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…
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Students 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.
Read MoreCounty could lose funds under President-elect Trump’s immigration plan
Greene County could lose an estimated $420,000 a year in federal funds if President-elect Donald Trump is able to carry out one particular point in his pre-election plan for immigration reform.
Read MoreAnother lively public hearing on drainage matters
For the second time in less than three months the county supervisors, serving as trustees of drainage districts, on Monday listened to technical information and lively comments from property owners and farmers.
Read MoreBurrell leaves P-C school board; Happe appointed
The Paton-Churdan school board at its Nov. 14 meeting honored Steve Burrell and thanked him for 15 years of service on the board. Burrell resigned from the board in September. Eric Happe was appointed to fill the vacancy.
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