Vacation Bible school is slated for June 26-29 from 5:45 to 7:30 pm at First Presbyterian Church, Jefferson. There is no charge for this program and all children 3 years old and older (and toilet trained) are invited. The curriculum is created, led, and taught by high school Youth-in-Training (YIT) members with lots of volunteer help.
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Free family event to promote new Christian youth centers
Freedom for Youth Ministries, a statewide Christian non-profit serving youth with after school programs and more, will host “Freedom Quest” Tuesday, June 27, from 5 to 7:30 pm at Kelso Park in Jefferson.
Read MoreYard of the Month to Cheslers
Jefferson Garden Club has awarded June Yard of the Month honors to Roger and Teresa Chesler. The Cheslers’ home at 1202 W. Lincoln Way is nestled in a scenic wooded area. Standing in their yard gives a beautiful view in any direction. Large stately oak trees are plentiful and there are pine and apple trees as well. Further from the…
Read MoreNEW Cooperative donates to Greene Co 4-H
The NEW Cooperative Foundation has again shown its commitment to supporting local 4-H programs by donating $43,545 to area 4-H groups. The money is donated for half of each youth 4-H member’s dues in NEW Cooperative trade area, which includes Greene, Webster, Calhoun, Carroll, Franklin, Sac, Pocahontas, Humboldt, Hamilton, Kossuth, Cherokee, Plymouth, Monona and Woodbury counties.
Read MoreCarnival celebrates success of PBIS at elementary school
Students in grades K-3 at Greene County Elementary School enjoyed a PBIS carnival June 1. Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) teaches and reinforces behaviors by giving specific feedback while positively reinforcing desired behaviors. At the elementary school, students receive tickets for demonstrating appropriate behaviors. Students can use the tickets to “purchase” a wide variety of incentives ranging from trinkets…
Read More40-year reunion for Scranton class of 1977
The Scranton High School class of 1977 met recently for its 40-year reunion. Doug and Rosie Sukovaty of Jefferson hosted the event where classmates laughed and shared memories. They all agreed it was a fun evening.
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Hardin Happy Hustlers The monthly meeting of the Hardin Happy Hustlers was held on June 4 at the Extension office. There were 10 members present. Fair entries are due by June 15. The club voted to participate in Extravaganza at the fair this year. Home State Bank has once again donated shirts for 4-H members for the fair. These can…
Read MorePat Fields, 1970 – 2017
Services will be held Tuesday, June 20, at St Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson for Patrick Fields, 46, of Jefferson. Patrick Duane Fields was born June 26, 1970 in Jefferson. He was one of four children born to Jerry and Mary Jane (Walter) Fields. Pat grew up on the family farm near Paton. He worked diligently in all of the…
Read MorePlan ahead – Driver’s license station closed
The driver’s license station at the Greene County treasurer’s office will be closed Tuesday through Friday, June 20-23.
Read MoreAnimal shelter costs still higher than committee wants
Also okays contract for last clean-out of Pizza Ranch building The effort to formulate an acceptable operating budget for an animal shelter is continuing, according to Jefferson city council member Dave Sloan, chair of the steering committee working toward building a new shelter.
Read MoreLandus announces multi-year plan of consolidation, growth
Reducing staff by 5 percent Landus Cooperative recently announced and implemented Project 2020: Consolidate Then Grow, a multi-year initiative to enhance profitability and re-invest in more efficient assets on behalf of the cooperative’s approximately 7,000 member equity holders. Landus was formed April 1, 2016, when a merger of West Central Cooperative and Farmers Cooperative was finalized.
Read MoreJeff council to fill vacancy by appointment
The Jefferson city council will appoint someone to fill the vacant second ward seat left by the resignation of Dan Benitz last month. The consensus among council members was that a special election at this time would be a waste of money since there’s a regular election in November. The appointee will serve only until that election. The position will be…
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