The Greene County Rams handed Iowa Falls-Alden a loss in their homecoming game last Friday, and this time it was the Rams’ turn to be handed a big loss for their own homecoming. The No. 8 rated Boone Toreadors topped the Rams 52-7 in a game in which all but the first 22 seconds of the second half were played…
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National 4-H Week Oct. 1-7
Membership in 4-H grows confidence, creativity, curiosity, courage, character and so much more by allowing youth to use the skills they learn to go out and make a positive difference in their communities. All are invited to help Iowa 4-H celebrate the outstanding impact youth have made throughout the state during National 4-H Week Oct. 1-7.
Read MoreRams run at Leon Fox invitational in Perry
The Ram cross country runners competed in the Leon Fox Invitational hosted by Perry at the Perry Golf and Country Club Sept. 27. “It was a great night for Ram cross country,” coach Jeff Lamoureux said. “I see us getting better and better every meet. As most of our meets have been, this was a tough field of competitors and…
Read MoreGreene Co homecoming royalty named
Haley Hall and Jordan Patterson were crowned as Greene County High School’s homecoming queen and king on the second floor balcony of the courthouse Friday afternoon. They were crowned by 2016 homecoming queen Olivia Hansen. Doug Rieder was emcee for the coronation. Homecoming festivities will wrap up Friday night with a football game against the Boone Toreadors, who are 5-0…
Read MoreGrassley to hold town hall meeting Oct. 9 in Boone
Sen Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold a town hall meeting Monday, Oct. 9, from 2:15 to 3:15 pm at the city hall auditorium, 923 8th St, in Boone. Grassley, 84, has visited all 99 counties every year since he was first elected in to the U.S. Senate in 1980.
Read MoreConcussion testing keeps sports safer for young athletes
~by Victoria Riley, GreeneCountyNewsOnline Most Greene County student athletes have taken an extra test this fall, not one they can study for and not one they pass or fail. High school football and volleyball players, cheerleaders, and seventh and eighth grade football players, as well as younger players in the Greene County Youth Athletic Association’s flag and tackle football programs,…
Read MoreScavenger hunt fundraiser for Shop with a Cop
Jefferson Telecom is sponsoring a scavenger hunt in Jefferson on Saturday, Oct. 7, from 9 to 11 am. All proceeds raised will support Shop with a Cop, a local cause for the holidays. Shop with a Cop was started three years ago by the Greene County Peace Officer Association. Jefferson police captain Heath Enns explains, “Shop with a Cop originated…
Read MoreFrauds and scams topic of Community Conversation
“Avoiding Frauds & Scams” is the topic of the Community Conversation Thursday, Oct. 5, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson. Diane Humphrey, marketing manager for Iowa Home Care, will lead the conversation, discussing a variety of scams going on in Iowa, what to watch and listen for, and ways to handle callers.
Read MoreTickets available for Family Feud ~ Jefferson Edition
Where do you get ice cream in Jefferson? Name a business on the Square … or a street named after a President. It’s questions like these that will have four teams competing in the second edition of Family Feud~Jefferson Edition on Saturday, Oct. 21, at the History Boy Theatre Company at RVP~1875 in Jefferson.
Read MoreIncentives for Main Street topic of Business After Hours
Incentives available to business and building owner in the Main Street district and more will be discussed at a Business After Hours presentation on Monday, Oct. 9 at the Elks Lodge in Jefferson. The presentation entitled “Incentives for Main Street” will be led by Main Street Iowa business specialists Robin Bostrom and Jim Thompson. They will review programs available from…
Read MoreFirst look at Vision 2020 plan
Improved Greene County School District facilities, a business-class restaurant/brew pub with music and entertainment, a youth sports complex that includes a water park, and childcare and after school programs are at the top of an action plan developed for the Vision 2020 project.
Read MoreCity council okays animal shelter operating expenses
Construction could begin next spring Nine months after a proposed new animal shelter was tabled, the Jefferson city council approved operating expenses for it, allowing the project to move forward. The motion was approved unanimously at the council’s regular meeting Sept. 26.
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