Jefferson residents enjoyed a cooler Fourth of July than in recent years, and although there was debris to pick up and a few broken tree limbs, most residents were happy finally to receive some rain. High temperature for the week ending July 8 was 92 degrees, according to KCCI’s SchoolNet 8. Low temperature was 58 degrees. Jefferson received a total…
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Ram softball season ends with 4A Region 7 loss
Blue Jays 13, Rams 7 in Perry The softball season ended for the Greene County Rams with a first round 4A Region 7 loss to the 15th ranked Perry Blue Jays in Perry Thursday. The Jays outscored the Rams 13-7 in a game that was played early to avoid predicted severe weather.
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Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net July 5, 2016 Community picnic: The Rippey Lions Club will host a free picnic meal Saturday, July 9, from 12 to 1 pm at Osborn Park. All are welcome.
Read MoreLocal director named to Habitat for Humanity state board
Habitat for Humanity of Iowa has announced the selection of Erich Kretzinger, executive director at Heart of Iowa Habitat for Humanity, to serve on the state association board of directors. In his seventh year leading the local Habitat for Humanity affiliate serving Boone, Greene and Guthrie Counties, Kretzinger has guided new construction or renovation of ten homes with local low-income…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Tanner Lawton
To the editor, Hopefully our Pay It Forward Committee can help to answer the questions of our community, but remember we cannot speak on behalf of what the school is going to do outside of the school bond. That is not right for us as a committee to speculate, nor fair to the school board and school administration. We can…
Read MoreSupervisors hear plans for proposed animal shelter
The Greene County supervisors got the first look at a very preliminary plan for a proposed county-wide animal shelter at their July 5 meeting. Volunteer Don Orris was drafted by People for Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) and a steering committee to spearhead the effort. He has spent a year on the project already, researching and visiting animal shelters.
Read MoreRepairs nearly complete to Wilber statue
Dan Benitz, a retired industrial technology teacher and long time friend of Doreen and Skeeter Wilber, did the final repairs Wednesday morning on the Doreen Wilber statue at the corner of Lincoln Way and Vine St in Jefferson. According to Don Orris, who organized the fundraising and then did much of the work in creating the tribute to Olympic gold…
Read MoreRippey community picnic slated
The Rippey Lions Club will host a free community picnic Saturday, July 9, from 12 to 1 pm at Osborn Park in Rippey. All Rippey area residents are invited.
Read MoreBell Tower Foundation notes students’ effort on 50th logo
Bell Tower Community Foundation president Carole Custer (left) presented a donation for $200 to Greene County High School art instructor Sarah Stott (right) in recognition of her students’ creation of the tower’s 50th anniversary logo. “We are so pleased that Sarah’s talented students, Garrett Swain and Michael Hack, did a wonderful logo for this milestone anniversary and we hope this…
Read MoreDeath of a moral giant
~a column by Colleen O’Brien “We have the far-right gaining in popularity across Europe, fascism on the ascendance in the U.S., Islamic extremism tearing through nearly every country on earth. Now more than ever we must listen to Elie Wiesel.” Moshe Kantor, president of the European Jewish Congress, 2016 Activist, humanitarian, journalist, teacher, columnist, lecturer, author Elie Wiesel died last…
Read MoreDavid Morain appointed as magistrate
Attorney David Morain of Jefferson was sworn in as Greene County magistrate at a small ceremony Friday, July 1. He was appointed following the retirement of Rita Pedersen from the magistrate bench, a position from which she served the county for 22 years. Morain graduated from Jefferson-Scranton High School from 1999, from Simpson College in 2003, and from Drake University…
Read MoreFarmland leasing workshop set for July 28
Greene County Extension’s annual farmland leasing workshop is scheduled for Thursday, July 28, at 1 pm at the Extension office meeting room in Jefferson.
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