The Paton-Churdan volleyball team topped Woodbine at home Tuesday by scores of 25-20, 25-16, 25-9. Coach Tom Kennedy reports that senior Grace Geisler was 8 for 9 serving with five aces. Junior Megan Carey was 7 for 10 with seven aces, and senior Faith Davis was 8 for 14 with one ace.
Read MoreDay: September 13, 2017
Socialism is really all right
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Thomas Paine (a Founding Father who wrote lot of good radical stuff for his times), in his “Agrarian Justice” said, “All accumulation, therefore, of personal property, beyond what a man’s own hands produce, is derived to him by living in society; and he owes on every principle of justice, of gratitude, and of civilization, a…
Read MoreNew animal shelter on Jeff council agenda for Sept. 26
The Jefferson city council expects to have a new animal shelter on its Sept. 26 agenda for approval of a two-phase project contract with an architectural firm and operating expenses once the shelter is built.
Read MoreKarber, Wilson, Dennhardt elected to Greene Co school board
Official results, post canvass Sept. 15 P-C voters approve PPEL The vote totals were close in the Greene County school election, with every candidate getting more than 20 percent of the vote, as voters re-elected incumbent Mike Dennhardt along with Dr Steve Karber and Catherine Wilson to four-year terms on the board of education. Karber received 590 votes (27.97 percent),…
Read MorePublic hearings slated for two hog CAFOs
Public hearings will be held Monday, Sept. 18, on two proposed confined animal feeding operations that would add five buildings with capacity for 12,200 hogs to the county. The county supervisors reviewed the master matrices for both construction applications on Sept. 11.
Read MoreFair auction raises $80K for cattle barn
The Greene County Fair Association netted almost $80,000 in the annual dinner and auction held Sept. 5 at Clover Hall. The money will go to the Fair Foundation to build a new cattle barn to replace two decades-old barns.
Read More‘Community celebration’ at Beaver Creek wind farm Saturday
The public is invited to what MidAmerican Energy is calling a “community celebration” Saturday, Sept. 16, at one of the wind turbine sites in the Beaver Creek wind farm. Billed as a “family event,” attendees will learn about wind energy and the construction of the Beaver Creek wind farm, and see construction equipment and components of a turbine. A free…
Read MorePublic health offering community flu vaccine clinics
Greene County Public Health is offering community flu vaccine clinics throughout Greene County in the coming weeks. Flu shots are billable to Medicare, Medicaid, Title 19, Blue Cross Blue Shield and other private insurance. Cost is $35 per injection.
Read More‘4-H for grown-ups’ has inaugural ‘meeting’
More than a dozen adults checked out what “4-H for grown-ups” looks like last Thursday at Deal’s Orchard. Part of the Greene Living series, Greene Plate explored local foods, with a focus on growing apples and hops. Like most 4-H meetings, the evening included food, education, and a fun activity.
Read MoreBell Tower Square or Courthouse Square?
Is it the Courthouse Square or the Bell Tower Square that occupies the center of Jefferson’s downtown district? That’s a question the county supervisors would like to discuss before the city of Jefferson moves forward with wayfinding signage as suggested by a plan spearheaded by Jefferson Matters: Main St.
Read MoreRelay for Life planning begins Sept. 21
All are invited to join event leadership team Planning for the 2018 Relay for Life of Greene County will begin with a meeting of the event leadership team Thursday, Sept. 21. Anyone who wants to be part of organizing the annual, countywide event that raises funds for the American Cancer Society is welcome and encouraged to attend. The meeting will…
Read MoreFall used book sale is Sept. 23-30
The Jefferson Friends of the Library will hold its 25th annual fall used book sale Sept. 23-30 in the Jefferson public library basement. The week-long book sale begins Saturday, Sept. 23, at 9 am. Shoppers and readers can stock up on winter reading and holiday gifts. Included will be all types of books, including large print, mysteries, romance, cookbooks, history,…
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