~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society The Greene County Historical Society is sponsoring an excursion for members and for the public — a special visit to the James H. Andrew Railroad Museum & History Center in Boone on Thursday, June 23.
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Honor Flight slated for Sept. 17
The Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight board is planning its 13th Honor Flight for Saturday, Sept. 17. The Sept. 17 Honor Flight will take any World War Two and Korean War veterans who have submitted applications for the flight. The remaining seats on the aircraft will be filled with Vietnam veterans who have applied on a first come first served…
Read MoreFIFTY Fest parade is fun for all
Overcast skies created a pleasant setting for the thousands who watched the 37th annual Bell Tower Festival parade Saturday. The parade, which draws the largest audience of any festival event, is organized by the Rotary Club of Jefferson. The parade featured a pair of bands, 32 tractors, power tumblers, the Rat Patrol of the Abu Bekr Shrine of Sioux City,…
Read MoreJPD tells sTEP results
Jefferson police officers wrote 16 citations and issued 70 warnings during a special Traffic Enforcement Project (sTEP) wave May 23-June 5. Citations were issued as follows: stop sign/stop light violation, three; driving with license suspended or revoked, three; seat belt violation, two; speed, two; driving without a license, one; driving without a license, one; and other traffic violations, four.
Read MoreHunter Farms, Hunter of IA pay late taxes
Mega tax sale avoided The spectre of a huge tax sale next Monday faded into the mist Tuesday with the payment of $99,441 taxes on 162 parcels of land owned by Hunter Farms and Hunter of Iowa. According to deputy county treasurer Denise Stofer, there are 143 parcels still on the delinquent tax list, and she anticipates property owners will…
Read MoreGreene Co Middle School honors exemplary students
Students earned special recognition for their achievement at Greene County Middle School during the spring trimester as follows:
Read MoreJeff council handles personnel matters
The Jefferson city council dealt with three personnel matters at its meeting Tuesday. Jefferson police sergeant Heath Enns was promoted to captain.
Read MoreGreene Co HS tells honor rolls
Honor rolls have been announced for the third trimester at Greene County High School. Students named to the high honor roll with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher are:
Read MoreWild Rose tells summer entertainment lineup
Wild Rose Casino and Resort has rolled out a summer entertainment line-up that’s “a little bit country and a little bit rock ‘n roll with some laughs thrown in for good measure.”
Read MoreWomen landowners host community photo project
Project available to other organizations, venues “River Stories: Views from an Iowa Watershed,” a community photo exhibit, took place last Sunday at the Town/Craft Center in Perry. The exhibit was created by a group of six area women landowners this spring. The landowners provided a short presentation to introduce the exhibit.
Read MoreJPRD tells winners of FIFTY FEST events
The Jefferson park and recreation department’s Ding Dong Dash drew fewer runners than last year and the times were a bit slower, perhaps due to the forecasted high temperatures. Saturday started with overcast skies and a pleasant breeze, but the temperature at race time was still in the mid 70s.
Read MoreSoybeans well ahead of normal year
Sunny and hot temperatures spurred growth and fieldwork progress during the week ending June 12, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 5.9 days suitable (6.8 days in west central Iowa) for fieldwork, the second highest number of days suitable so far this year.
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