Home State Bank celebrated the Newsradio 1040 WHO Tractor Ride in Jefferson June 25-28 with “A Reason To Ride.” For every mile driven by each tractor, Home State Bank donated five cents to one of three agricultural and youth-minded organizations: the Greene County 4-H Foundation, Greene County FFA and the Greene County Fair Foundation.
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2017 Fair queen to be crowned Friday
The 2017 Greene County Fair queen will be crowned Friday, July 14, at 6:30 pm at Clover Hall on the fairgrounds in Jefferson. The fair queen will represent Greene County in the State Fair queen pageant next month. Gwen Black, Mariah Durlam, Emily Heupel and Hannah Stein are candidates. Gwen Black will be a senior at Greene County High School.…
Read More‘Sundaes on Sunday’ July 16 at the fair
The family and friends of the late Roger Nailor are hosting the fourth annual Sundaes on Sunday next Sunday afternoon, July 16, at the Greene County Fair. They’ll serve ice cream sundaes from 1 to 3 pm in the Roger Nailor Memorial Shelter House on the fairgrounds, across from the fair office. Free will donations will support a scholarship for a graduating Greene County…
Read MoreGoat learning lab kit added at Extension
A new learning opportunity is now available through ISU Extension & Outreach – Greene County. The goat learning lab kit contains hands-on, durable learning materials for use in teaching and evaluating knowledge of livestock. Purchase of the kit is made possible with funds received through Communities for Children and Community Partnerships for Protecting Children.
Read MorePlenty of free entertainment at the fair
The Greene County Fair will offer entertainment for all ages, in addition to livestock exhibits, open exhibits and 4-H project exhibits. In the line-up are an ag educator/magician who like “corny” puns, a family band that may remind people of Shirley Partridge and her clan, and the always-popular Poppin’ Penelope.
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