(Statistics edited Dec. 1 per QuickStats) The Greene County boys basketball team hit the Collins-Maxwell gym in Maxwell at full speed Tuesday night as they doubled up the C-M/Baxter Raiders 94-47 in Heart of Iowa Activities Conference play. The Rams are 2-0 on the season and 1-0 in the conference under new head coach Chris Nelson.
Read MoreDay: November 30, 2016
Ram girls still looking for hoops win
If the game had been called after only one quarter the Greene County girls basketballm would have won. The Rams were ahead of the Collins-Maxwell/Baxter Raiders 12-8 at the end of the first quarter. But, games are four quarters long, and in the next three quarters the Rams scored only 12 points. The final score was 40-24 with the Raiders…
Read MoreTour of Homes is this Saturday
Garden Club members and four cooperating homeowners are putting the final touches on decorations for the Garden Club’s biannual Tour of Homes, slated for this Saturday from 12 to 4 pm. Included on the tour is the vintage Crafstman home of Kate and Steve Cuddy on S. Maple St. Kate is pictured with an original stained glass window that provides…
Read MoreGuided painting class to benefit Churdan library
Artistically inclined people who are looking for a bit of peace in the hectic holiday season are invited to a guided painting fundraiser to benefit the Churdan public library building fund. Jolene Peters of Art on the Fly will lead “artists” at any skill level as they created a wintry scene in shades of blue Monday, Dec. 12, from 6…
Read MoreDavid Yepsen to host IPTV’s ‘Iowa Press’
Johnston, Iowa – Veteran political journalist David Yepsen, a Jefferson native and nationally recognized as an expert on the Iowa political scene, will return to Iowa Press as the program host in early 2017. Yepsen takes the reigns from Dean Borg, whose retirement from the statewide network and Iowa Press was announced last week.
Read MoreEdwardson tells of weekend with Standing Rock Sioux
During the weekend of October 21-23, I had the immense honor of visiting the Standing Rock Sioux tribe of North Dakota to march in solidarity with those working to protect their water, land, and sovereignty as they resist the Dakota Access Pipeline, the same pipeline that is being constructed diagonally across Iowa.
Read MoreFall farminar will be led by Holz, Frederick
~The Scranton Journal No matter the farm enterprise, wintertime allows farmers a chance to reflect on the previous year and consider adjustments to improve their operation the following year. In order to support farmers’ efforts to continually improve, Practical Farmers of Iowa offers a free webinar series – called “farminars” – featuring practical knowledge on a range of topics for…
Read MoreSupervisors okay CAFO despite concerns of safety of Jefferson city water supply
Supervisors trust DNR to protect water quality (Edited Dec. 6, location of artesian well) The Greene County supervisors recommended approval of a construction permit for a new hog CAFO in Hardin Township despite a possibility it could lead to contamination of Jefferson’s drinking water supply. At a public hearing Monday on the permit for Ostrander Home Site, located in Section…
Read MoreDiversity: mostly irregular…..
…all manner of different original variable distinct contrasted nuanced shades of mixed bag = fun ~a column by Colleen O’Brien Thanksgiving is a week gone, but I will remember this one for a long time; it was one Turkey Day that was about immigrants, just like the first one. I was not taking notes, but the conversation, without the many…
Read MoreToys for Tots returns to Fareway stores
Fareway Stores, Inc. is partnering with the U.S. Marine Corps on their 2016 Toys for Tots campaign. The program provides toys to less fortunate children during the holiday season. Stores are selling paper trains in $1 and $5 increments, as well as collecting new, unwrapped toys at all 116 Fareway locations from Monday, Nov. 28 through Saturday, Dec. 24.
Read MoreJefferson receives $80,000 in Main Street grants
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) on Tuesday awarded $965,500 in Main Street Iowa Challenge grants to 14 communities around the state. The grants will benefit local improvement projects such as façade upgrades and restoration, upper floor rehabilitation, building stabilization and repairs and remodeled spaces for expanding downtown businesses. The announcements were made during a ceremony held at the Greater…
Read MoreJPD tells results of special enforcement wave
Jefferson police officers wrote eight citations and gave 56 warnings during a special Traffic Enforcement Project (sTEP) Nov. 20-27 according to JPD captain Heath Enns . Officers also investigated three accidents during that time. Officers wrote three citations for speed, three for driving with a suspended or revoked license, one for a registration violation and one for an equipment violation.
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