The Greene County girls basketball team traveled to Perry Tuesday night and lost 70-38 to the Perry Jayettes. The Rams’ 38 points were well ahead of their 31-point average. The Rams fell behind 14-9 in the first quarter. They were done 32-14 at intermission and 44-29 after three quarters. The Rams scored 13 points to the Jayettes’ 16 in the…
Read MoreDay: January 4, 2017
P-C girls still on the hunt for a win
When the Paton-Churdan Rockets met played the At-We-Va Rockets in girls basketball in Churdan Jan. 3, one of the teams was going to get its first win of the season. Paton-Churdan was one quarter away from the win with a 36-25 lead at the end of the third quarter. The visitors ignited for the last quarter, scoring more points in the fourth…
Read MoreNew physician joins UnityPoint Clinic in Jefferson
Greene County Medical Center and UnityPoint Clinic announce that Dr Susan Harte will join UnityPoint Clinic- Jefferson on Jan. 9. Harte’s clinical interests include family medicine and urgent care. Patient-centered care is important to her. “I want to know what is the best care plan for my patients. Finding what will work so they feel comfortable is very important to…
Read MoreGenealogical Society meets Saturday
The Greene County Genealogical Society will meet Saturday, Jan. 7, at 10 am in the basement meeting room of the Jefferson public library. There will be an “antiques roadshow” with someone there to look at our finds. There is a limit of two items per person. Guests are always welcome. The meeting room is handicapped accessible.
Read MoreChamber annual meeting is Jan. 29
The Greene County Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Greene Room Events Center at Wild Rose Casino in Jefferson. The evening will begin with a social hour and dinner. At the business meeting members will vote on a slate of officers for 2017. At this time, the slate includes Ora Stevens as president,…
Read MoreCurbside pickup of Christmas trees in Jeff Jan. 9-12
The Jefferson city crew will provide curbside pickup of discarded Christmas trees next week, Jan. 9-12. Residents are asked to have their tree curbside, cut end closest to the street, by 6 am on their regular garbage collection day. There is no additional charge for the service. Persons who want more information can call city hall at 386-3111.
Read MoreA message from GCNO publisher Tori Riley
Hello, readers. If you haven’t already read my recap of 2016 and preview of 2017 under the News tab, go back and take a look. 2016 was a good year in Greene County. It was also a good year for GreeneCountyNewsOnline, and you can help make 2017 even better.
Read MoreGenesis Development awarded 12th consecutive 3-year accreditation
CARF International announced that Genesis Development has been accredited for a period of three years for its Community employment, community housing, community integration, employment planning, organizational, services coordination, supported living, mental health assessment and referral (adults and children), mental health crisis intervention (adults and children), mental health crisis stabilization, mental health outpatient treatment (adults and children) and applied government standards…
Read MoreExtension offers tips for post-holiday trees, poinsettias
~by Richard Jauron, Greg Wallace, ISU Extension & Outreach AMES, Iowa – Christmas trees and poinsettias are popular, colorful additions to homes during the holiday season. But what happens to them when the holidays are over? Are they thrown to the curb or stuffed in a trash can? They don’t have to be. Here are some great alternative ideas to…
Read MoreCounty supervisors organize for 2017
The Greene County board of supervisors opened 2017 with the swearing in of newly elected officials by magistrate David Morain. Auditor Jane Heun, sheriff Jack Williams and supervisors John Muir, Mick Burkett and Peter Bardole took an oath of office at the Jan. 3 organizational meeting.
Read MoreSometimes a lot of good movies
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Sometimes there’s not a movie in sight that looks worth the investment and then there’s now: I saw three in one week and I have six more on my list. “Allied” is a Second World War tale from Paramount Pictures. Screen writer Steven Knight wrote the original script from what he said was a true…
Read MoreApplications due Feb. 11 for Community Foundation grants
Foundation expects to award $250,000 to fund community projects Due dates for the 2017 Greene County Community Foundation grant applications have been announced by Linda Hedges, co-chair of the Foundation’s grant-making committee. “Grow Greene County will be providing about $250,000 from their proceeds from The Wild Rose Casino this year to the Foundation. This will be by far the largest…
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