Trucks carried commodities away from the old Milligan elevator for the last time last week. Landus Cooperative is in the process of giving the elevator to the Greene County Fair Association as a location for Greene County’s Freedom Rock. The elevator had most recently been used as storage for specialty soybeans. The last of the beans were taken out last…
Read MoreDay: July 24, 2016
Lincoln Highway Day draws hundreds for a day of fun
Organizers of Lincoln Highway Day in Grand Junction Saturday were excited by the number of people who participated in the varied events and the financial support they gave the “Keep Our Pool Afloat” fund. Many of the activities, including a silent auction, two meals and a 5K Glow Run were fundraisers to meet the $130,000 goal needed to repair the…
Read MoreHome State Bank sponsors free swim lessons
Home State Bank added another year to a long tradition of providing a week of free swimming lessons to area youngsters at the Jefferson municipal swimming pool. Stormy weather canceled lessons Tuesday morning, but hot weather the remaining days made the lessons not only educational, but refreshing.
Read MoreVFW donates to 4-H Foundation
Jefferson VFW Post 9599 presented a $250 donation to the Greene County 4-H Foundation Board in support of the 4-H program at this year’s premium auction concluding the 2016 Greene County Fair.
Read MorePoppin’ Penelope still a favorite at the county fair
Poppin’ Penelope, as she has at previous Greene County Fairs, was her own sort of Pied Piper, drawing lines of children whether she was standing outside a barbecue or cooling off in Clover Hall at the fair a week ago. A member of the Omaha-based Balloon Brigade, Penelope has been crafting animals, insects, flowers, tiaras, rainbows, cakes and more for…
Read MoreWomen catch timeless beauty, rapid changes in Iowa watersheds
~courtesy of Jim Caufield and The Perry News The opening of “River Stories: Views from an Iowa Watershed” Sunday, June 13, at the TownCraft Center in Perry revealed scenes both of natural beauty in the Iowa landscape and of degradation caused by methods of modern industrial-scale agriculture.
Read MoreFloating the river is an Iowa summertime tradition
Swimming, canoeing and floating the river on tubes is a summertime tradition in Iowa. But as relaxing and enjoyable as a river float is, it does come with an element of risk. Iowa rivers are dynamic systems in a constant state of change and can hide obstacles just beneath the water surface. Todd Robertson, with the Iowa Department of Natural…
Read MoreWeather data week ending July 22
Jefferson residents received needed rain, but high heat and extreme humidity sent many people looking for indoor air-conditioned activities during the week that ended July 22. Rainfall totaled 3.65 inches. High temperature for the week was 96 degrees Wednesday and Thursday. The low temperature was 61 degrees last weekend. Once a heat dome settled on Iowa, Jefferson had two nights when the low…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Julie and Steve Karber
GCCSD school bond birth and rebirth To the editor, Recent discussion with several people has raised questions about decisions to present a second bond issue that has had minimal change from the first format that was defeated.
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