Sponsored by Jefferson Telecom and MacDonald Insurance Jefferson Telecom and MacDonald Insurance have partnered to sponsor a distracted driving education program and simulator for the Greene County High School students. The Arrive Alive Tour® from UNITE will visit Greene County High School Monday, May 9, for the entire school day.
Read MoreMonth: May 2016
Cold, wet weather hampers farmers
Although some fieldwork was done early in the week, as the week progressed rains halted planting across much of Iowa for the week ending May 1, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were only 2.0 days suitable for fieldwork; there were only 1.4 days suitable in west central Iowa. Cool and wet weather slowed crop emergence,…
Read MoreDorothy ‘Dot’ Lawton, 1936-2016
Dorothy Lou “Dot” Lawton, 80, passed away Monday, May 2, 2016 at her home in Jefferson. Services will be Friday May 6, at 10:30 am at the First United Methodist Church in Jefferson. Visitation will be Thursday, May 5, from 5 to 8 pm at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson. Dot, daughter of, Cyril and Luella (Gardemann) Boddicker, was born…
Read MoreQ & A: Mental Health Awareness Month
~with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: What’s the purpose of Mental Health Awareness Month? A: For 365 days a year, mental health advocates, public policymakers, medical researchers and health care professionals work collectively to support mental health and to bring what is oftentimes an invisible health issue out of the shadows and into the daylight. During Mental Health Awareness month,…
Read MoreBertrand, opponent of Steve King, to visit Jefferson
State Sen Rick Bertrand, who is challenging Rep Steve King in the Republican primary for the Fourth Congressional seat, will meet with voters Wednesday, May 4, at 10 am at Homestead Coffee & Bakery, 121 E. Lincoln Way, in Jefferson. Bertrand grew up on a small farm near Sioux City. He studied economics and political science at the University of Northern Iowa…
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Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net May 2, 2016 The Rippey Lions Club will meet May 5 with a potluck meal. Mary Weaver honored: Mary Weaver, president of the Friends of Rippey, was honored Sunday, May 1, with the Greene County Impact Award. Many friends and neighbors from the Rippey area attended the ceremony in the…
Read MoreTree Tracings
~by Valerie Ogren for the Greene County Genealogical Society Meeting notice: The Greene County Genealogical Society will meet Saturday, May 7, at 10 am in the basement meeting room of the Jefferson public library. Shirley Clark will tell us about the Franklin family. Dr Franklin was a relative of her husband’s mother. Come and join us. Genealogy is sharing. Guests are always welcome. The reference library will be…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending April 29
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered against Brett Everett Grundon of Grand Junction in a case initiated in district court last November. A charge of operating while intoxicated-first offense was amended to public intoxication, a simple misdemeanor. A judgment was entered against Grundon for a $250 fine with an $87.50 surcharge. Court costs were $140.
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending April 29
In Greene County district court Stephanie Arvella Goff, 45, of Jefferson pleaded not guilty April 25 to charges of possession of methamphetamine- third or subsequent offense, possession of marijuana- third or subsequent offense, burglary-third degree (two counts0 and theft third degree. A trial date was set for June 21.
Read MoreImpact Award presented to Mary Weaver
Mary Weaver of rural Rippey was honored with the 2016 Greene County Impact Award. About 50 relatives, friends and well-wishers attended a Sunday afternoon presentation in the rotunda of the courthouse. Now in its seventh year, the Impact Award honors a volunteer whose activities have affected not just one community, but all of Greene County. Weaver was saluted for her…
Read MoreFIFTY Fest T-shirts now available
Bell Tower Festival T-shirts are now available. The 37th annual Bell Tower Festival, FIFTY FEST, in recognition of the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower’s 50th anniversary, is slated for June 10-12. Angie Pedersen, tourism and events coordinator for the Greene County Chamber of Commerce, announced Friday that commemorative T-shirts are now available for purchase at the Greene County Chamber of Commerce…
Read MoreMedical center auxiliary garage sale is this week
The Greene County Medical Center auxiliary will hold its annual garage sale this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Clover Hall at the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. One of the auxiliary’s bigger fundraising sales every year, it relies on donations from the community as well as from auxiliary members.
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