Year: 2016

Does Drove 196 of Jefferson presented the Freedom Rock committee a check for $1,000 last Tuesday. Of that, $500 is from the Does treasury and $500 is from memorials in honor of Ruby Springer, a long time member of the Does.

Scroll down for a slide show Paton-Churdan and Greene County students enjoyed homecoming activities during the past week including themed dress-up days, powder puff football, a twilight glo-run, “color wars” and more. The homecoming parade on Friday afternoon is a favorite event for many members of the community.

An outdoor painting event, en plain air, hosted last Sunday by the Jefferson Matter: Main Street Tower View Team, drew The Jefferson Matters: Main Street Tower View Team invited artists to Jefferson last Sunday for an en plain air outdoor painting event on the courthouse square. Denice Peters, a pastel artist from Denison, was one of the artists who came. With…

~by Marilyn Parker A group of eight Japanese farmers plus their interpreter visited the farm of Paul and Mary Parker north of Churdan on Tuesday, Sept. 13.  The group was hosted by Greene County Farm Bureau board members Perry and Marilyn Parker.

The weather was unusually hot for the third week in September, but the high temperature was still eight degrees lower than the record. High temperature for the week ending Sept. 23 was 94 degrees on Wednesday. According to John Beltz, former volunteer weather observer, the high temperature for Jefferson in September is 102 degrees on Sept. 5, 1913. Low temperature was…

(Editor’s note: While the Relay for Life is the most visible of the American Cancer Society’s efforts, the ACS works year-round to raise awareness  of cancer. Watch GreeneCountyNewsOnline for monthly informational articles provided by the ACS.) While there is no way to prevent cancer completely, there are things you can do to lower your risk. These are basic guidelines that…