Carol Christensen, RN, a nurse in the long term care unit at Greene County Medical Center, was honored with as the sixth DAISY Award recipient at a ceremony Wednesday morning at the medical center.
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Garden Club preparing for Tour of Homes
There will be a variety of houses on this year’s Jefferson Garden Club Tour of Homes ranging from early 1900s Craftsman to 1950 and 1970 ranch. The four homes will all be decorated for Christmas by Dec. 3 and ready to show their “Christmas Collections,” this year’s theme. The Tour of Homes takes place from noon to 4 pm.
Read MoreLocal Interact Club marks anniversary Friday
Members of the Interact Club at Greene County High School will celebrate the 19th anniversary of the club’s charter this Friday. Local Rotarians and Interact members will hand out Bunker’s Dunkers donut holes to the entire student body and staff between 7:45 and 8:15 am. Students will have the opportunity to take pictures and selfies in front of the Rotary banner.
Read MoreGreene County Extension celebrates 100th anniversary
About 100 persons gathered Sunday evening at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds to celebrate the centennial of Greene County Extension & Outreach. Greene County Extension council member Doug Rieder was emcee. Extension council chair Tom Heater introduced Robert Dodds, assistant vice president for county services, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. He congratulated Greene County on behalf of…
Read MoreStudents honor veterans with breakfast, cards and applause
Students at Greene County and Paton-Churdan along with veterans and members of the communities marked Veterans Day last Friday. At Greene County High School the National Honor Society hosted a breakfast for veterans and there was an all-school assembly first thing in the morning.
Read MoreTales of a traveler
~a column by Colleen O’Brien The following is a story told to me recently by an American who lived with her mother and father in Salzburg, Germany after World War Two, where Shelly D’s father, a U.S. Army officer, was stationed with the Allied occupation forces. The small wiry woman with barely a gray hair is 85. She is a hiker,…
Read MoreAbsentee ballot request forms available for Iowa beef checkoff referendum
Referendum to be held Nov. 30 in county Extension offices Absentee ballots are available to eligible beef producers who wish to participate in the referendum on whether the $.50 per head Iowa beef checkoff should be reinstated. The referendum will be held Nov. 30.
Read MorePheasants Forever raises funds for local habitat
~by The Scranton Journal More than 100 pheasant hunters and friends joined the Greene County Pheasants Forever chapter for its annual fundraising banquet Friday evening in Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson.
Read MoreUpdate: Rehab of city-owned downtown buildings
Work is progressing on the three buildings the city of Jefferson owns in the historic downtown district, city administrator Mike Palmer told the county supervisors Monday during his monthly update. The building at 205 N. Wilson, the first of the city’s acquisitions, now has new windows and work is being done on the second story. “It’s quite the look up…
Read MoreErnst staffers in Jefferson Wednesday
The office of U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R) will hold traveling office hours Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 4:30 to 5:30 pm at the Jefferson public library.
Read MoreGreat American Smokeout is this Thursday
Every year, on the third Thursday of November, smokers across the nation take part in the American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout event. By quitting – even for one day – smokers will be taking an important step toward a healthier life and reducing their cancer risk.
Read MoreCounty sets hearing to sell former armory to school
The Greene County board of supervisors is moving forward on the sale of the former National Guard armory to the Greene County schools. The supervisors at their Nov. 14 meeting set a public hearing for Monday, Nov. 21, at 9:15 am on the proposed sale.
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