(Defensive stats added Thursday, 12 pm) The Greene County varsity boys basketball added another game to the win column Tuesday in Jefferson as the beat the Roland-Story Norsemen 71-47. The Rams are at 4-0 overall and 3-0 in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference.
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Ram girls score more than average but lose to R-S
The Greene County girls varsity basketball team took their fifth loss in five games as the Roland-Story Norsemen beat them 61-33 in Jefferson Tuesday. As has become the pattern, the teams played close the first quarter. After one, the score was 13-12 for the Norse. Kenna Marquart set the pace, scoring eight points in the quarter.
Read MoreBranstad’s statement upon his nomination as ambassador to China
(DES MOINES) – Today, Gov. Terry E. Branstad issued the following statement in regards to being nominated to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to China in the Trump-Pence Administration: “I love Iowa and I love my country. For 22 years, I have been honored and privileged to serve the people of Iowa as their governor. My family and I will always…
Read MoreFamilies brave the cold to hear a warm ‘ho-ho-ho’ from Santa
Santa Claus did the honors of lighting a large Christmas tree to signal the “official” start of the Christmas season in Jefferson last Thursday evening. The community Christmas tree lighting was hosted by Jefferson Matters: Main Street at the Thomas Jefferson Gardens. About 150 attended the outdoor ceremony on one of the first very cold evenings this winter.
Read MoreWinners told in Patriot’s Pen essay contest
Winners at Greene County Middle School in the Patriot’s Pen essay contest, sponsored locally by VFW Post 9599, were announced at a school assembly Monday morning. Madison Hayes won first place. She was awarded $50 and her essay will be forwarded to the district competition. Avery Walker placed second and received $20 and Jonathan Mobley placed third place and received $10.
Read MoreChurdan library slates open house, silent auction
The Churdan public library board and staff will host a Christmas open house Saturday, Dec. 17, from 11 am to 1 pm. Special honored guest will be Joanne Legore, who is retiring after serving 40 years on the library board.
Read MoreJefferson publisher featured in The Iowan
Janice Harbaugh of Jefferson and Raspberry Ridge Publishing are featured in the “iowareads” column in the November/December issue of The Iowan magazine. Harbaugh, doing business as Raspberry Ridge Publishing, has since 2011 preserved books by republishing them. She digitally scans at high resolution vintage books that are in the public domain (published before 1923), corrects the pages to enhance the clarity, and…
Read MoreNew book recalls Cooper in the 1940s
Cooper, Iowa, as experienced by a fourth-grade boy in 1945, is an important chapter in a new book about an Iowa boyhood. “Mistaken for a King: Sketches of a Small-Town Boyhood,” by Dan Kellams, recalls the adventures and characters encountered by the author during the 1940s in Marion, Iowa, then a town with a population of less than 5,000.
Read MoreIowa Central bond referendum fails to get super majority
Results are unofficial Iowa Central Community College’s $29.5 million bond referendum got the approval of a majority of voters but missed the 60 percent needed to pass a bond issue.
Read MoreNew terms for county Extension council members start in January
Five Greene County residents were elected to the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Greene County council in the Nov. 8 general election. They are Tom Heater, Pam Olerich, Doug Rieder and Bob Smith of Jefferson and Shari Minnehan of Churdan.
Read MoreScranton selected for 2017 Community Visioning program
Scranton is one of 10 Iowa communities that have been selected to participate in the Iowa’s Living Roadways Community Visioning program in 2017. The award-winning program integrates technical landscape planning and design techniques with sustainable community action to assist community leaders and volunteers in making sound and meaningful decisions about the local landscape.
Read MoreE-57 bridge still closed after Nov. 29 accident
Greene County engineer Wade Weiss hopes to have County Road E-57 between K and L Avenues open again by the end of the week. The stretch of road has been closed since Pepsi truck driver Brad Ruhnke of Carroll lost control and dropped part of his rig through a bridge railing and into Greenbrier Creek last week.
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