The Mahanay Tower up close

Activities at the top of the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower have drawn many people to Jefferson’s courthouse square this week. After 51 years, the bell tower will finally sport a complete four-octave carillon. People have been looking up since the first of the bells arrived from Verdin Company in Cincinnati on Wednesday, some newly forged in the Netherlands and some retrofitted…

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Our Greene County Gallery, 2017

May 29:  Chris Henning of Franklin Township cherishes the peonies and irises planted by Florence Molle, the original owner of the vintage farmhouse where Chris now lives. According to Florence’s granddaughter Lynn Ezekiel of New York City, the peonies are more than 50 years old. Lynn commented that she can almost smell them as she looks at Chris’s picture.  …

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Free fishing weekend June 2-4

Iowa residents may fish without a license on June 2, 3 and 4 as part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) free fishing weekend. “Free fishing weekend is a great opportunity for Iowans to reconnect with fishing,” said Joe Larscheid, chief of the Iowa DNR’s Fisheries Bureau. “Invite a kid, your best friend or your mom to come…

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