P.E.O. Chapter CZ is seeking applicants for a $400 college scholarship to a Greene County woman. Her education must have been interrupted and she must have been out of school for at least one year or have completed two years of higher education. Also eligible are daughters and granddaughters of active Chapter CZ members.
Read MoreMonth: September 2017
Prevalence of obesity falls slightly in Iowa
~by Polly Carver-Kimm for the Iowa Department of Public Health CDC data released Aug. 31 show the proportion of Iowa adults with obesity has fallen slightly, from 32.1 percent in 2015 to 32.0 percent in 2016. Of the 54 U.S. states and territories included in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) report, Iowa is one of 16 that showed…
Read MoreRam v’ball team falls at Ballard tourney
The Ram varsity volleyball team struggled at the Ballard tournament Sept. 16, losing all four matches. They lost to North Polk 20-22, 18-22; to Pella 9-21, 9-21; to Woodward-Granger 7-21, 7-21; and to Grandview Christian 16-21, 14-21.
Read MoreHarold Woodruff, 1922 – 2017
Services were held Sept. 16 at First United Methodist Church in Jefferson for Harold G. Woodruff, 95, of Jefferson. Words of comfort were offered by the Rev Julia Poulsen, pastor of the church. Gary Haupert was soloist, accompanied by Sheryl Sloan. Honorary bearer was his granddaughter Joy Campbell, deceased. Casket bearers were Harold’s grandchildren April Burnett, Ryan Woodruff, Jamie Rattanapamonsook,…
Read MoreMiddle school sports roundup
The middle school boys cross country runners placed first at another meet, time the Panorama Invitational Sept. 14. “I was extremely happy with how the runners competed in the hot weather and on the toughest course of the season. The times were a little slower, but that is to be expected with the conditions. We competed well; the boys team…
Read MoreRams fall to powerful Webster City team 40-18 on the gridiron
The Greene County Rams are done with the toughest part of their season, playing four outstanding teams, two of them ranked, to start their season. They lost their fourth game 40-18 against the Class 3A fifth-rated Webster City Lynx in Jefferson Sept. 14, despite a valiant effort on both sides of the ball. The loss puts the Rams at 0-2…
Read MoreRam v’ball loses twice to Tiger teams
The Ram varsity volleyball team lost to two Tiger teams at a triangular in Jefferson Sept. 14. Sept. 14 against the Game scores against the Gilbert Tigers were 6-25, 2125, 19-25. Game scores against the Carroll Tigers were 20-25, 20-25, 15-25.
Read MoreBernice Carter, 1921 – 2017
Bernice (Bruce) Carter passed away on Aug. 30, 2017, at Regency Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jefferson at the age of 96. A memorial mass will be held at St. Brigid Catholic Church in Grand Junction at 11 am on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, preceded by the Catholic Daughters’ rosary beginning at 10:30 am Saturday at the church. Visitation…
Read MoreRocket volleyball team 10-10 in games, 3-4 in matches.
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 MoreSocialism 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),…
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