The county supervisors trimmed the 3 percent salary increase recommended for county elected officials by the compensation board to 2.5 percent and gave themselves no salary increase. The board made its decision Thursday for FY18, which begins July 1, 2017.
Read MoreMonth: February 2017
In the neighborhood
Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson Feb. 6, 2017 Rippey public library: Librarian Shawneene Kenan; phone: 515.436.7714; website: www.rippey.lib.ia.us; E-mail: rippeyli@windstream.net. HOURS: Monday 1-6 pm; Tuesday 2-6 pm; Wednesday 3-6 pm; Thursday 2-7 pm; Friday 3-6 pm.
Read MorePlan ahead: Driver’s license station closed next week
The driver’s license station at the county treasurer’s office will be closed all next week. Also, the courthouse – including the treasurer’s office – will be closed Monday, Feb. 20, for Presidents Day.
Read MoreRams get along-awaited win over Gilbert Tigers
Now in second place in HOIAC at 12-3 This year’s graduating seniors were in seventh grade the last time the Jefferson-Scranton Rams beat the Gilbert Tigers in varsity boys basketball. The Tigers’ domination ended with a 64-55 Ram win in Gilbert Tuesday.
Read MoreRam girls lose last game of regular season
The Greene County girls varsity basketball team finished its regular season with a 4-17 record overall and 3-13 in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference. Their last game was a 56-17 loss to the Gilbert Tigers in Gilbert Feb. 7.
Read MoreCookies for a Cause
This year’s Valentine’s Day bake sale at Jefferson Telecom has been dubbed “Cookies for a Cause.” The bake sale will be held Tuesday, Feb. 14, from 8 am to 5:30 pm at the Jefferson Telecom showroom at 105 W. Harrison St. All proceeds will benefit the Greene County Relay for Life. This year’s Relay, “A Game Changer,” will be Saturday,…
Read MoreWomen landowners’ watershed photo exhibit at Reiman Gardens
Includes stories and photos by Greene County women; brown bag lunch seminar Thursday “River Stories: Views from an Iowa Watershed,” a community photo exhibit, is on exhibit at Reiman Gardens on the Iowa State University campus in Ames, IA now through end of March. Des Moines and Raccoon River watershed landowners Courtney Turnis, Chris Henning, Jan Kaiser, Danielle Wirth, Patti…
Read MoreWhy a Black History Month?
~a column by Colleen O’Brien It is February, Black History Month, sometimes now called African American Heritage Month. February was chosen because of two people whose birthdays happened to fall in February and who were instrumental in obtaining justice for African Americans: Frederick Douglass, 19th Century political activist, writer and vice-presidential candidate who worked for the abolition of the crime…
Read MoreHealthy meals, fast, is topic for Extension program
Anyone looking for ways to eat healthier, save money on food and reduce stress is welcome to attend Healthy Meals in a Hurry with Katie Knobbe, ISU Extension & Outreach nutrition and wellness specialist. All who attend will leave with one freezer-ready meal for her or his family and a lot of good information.
Read MoreA wedding story, 100 years later
Dean Parr of Jefferson shares the following story his grandmother Amy Blanshan Hendershott wrote of her wedding day 100 years ago, Feb. 8, 1917. She wrote the story on her 50th wedding anniversary.
Read MoreAward-winning eggs at Scranton library
The H.F. and Maude E. Marchant Memorial Library in Scranton is hosting a beautiful display of decorated, award-winning eggs provided by the Iowa Egg Council. The eggs in the display were entered in the annual egg decorating contest at the Iowa State Fair. The large chicken eggs provided Iowans the opportunity to showcase their artistic abilities while promoting the Incredible…
Read MoreGreene County Gobblers combine fun and fundraising at annual banquet
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County Gobblers chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation hosted their annual banquet Saturday evening in Clover Hall with a crowd of about 100 guests in attendance. The chapter used games, auctions and raffles to raise money for the organization.
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