Donations needed to purchase food Greene County Adopt-a-Family’s Christmas Campaign is underway. Registration forms are available at Jefferson’s New Opportunities Family Development Center at 1401 N. Elm. This is the only location for forms.
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Get ready to start holiday shopping in Jefferson
The holiday shopping season begins in Jefferson Nov. 9-11 with “Browse Days”. This annual event, sponsored by Greene County Chamber and Tourism’s business promotions committee, is held during regular business hours, and features a select group of Chamber members who invite shoppers to participate in discounts and weekly prize drawings.
Read MoreTeacher leadership system improving education in Iowa
Greene County district sees improvement Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg released two new reports Tuesday showing how Iowa’s Teacher Leadership and Compensation system is transforming the teaching profession statewide, with most school districts meeting their goals and most educators reporting improvements in their classroom instruction and professional environments.
Read MoreCounty moving toward new mental health region
The Greene County supervisors on Monday approved a letter to the Central Iowa Community Services (CICS) region notifying that board of Greene County’s desire to join. A formal application that includes financial information is also required. Greene County will continue to pay its share of expenses to the Heart of Iowa Community Service (HICS) region until the change becomes effective…
Read MorePaton picks mayor by write-in, council name drawn from a hat
Paton mayor Steve Burrell, who did not file nomination papers and was not on the ballot, was elected to continue in that position by write-in. Burrell received 21 votes. Jake Bohnet and Dave Crandell received 11 each and Brian Tasler got one vote.
Read MoreVoter turnout good in towns with contested races
Voter turnout was strong in the Grand Junction municipal election, with the mayor and the council races contested. In the mayoral race, Brock Lyons was elected with 117 votes (55.45 percent), with Teresa Lansman, who was appointed at mayor last winter when mayor Dave Kersey resigned, getting 89 votes (42.18 percent).
Read MoreABC Award nominations still open
Greene County Chamber and Tourism has extended the deadline to Dec. 15 for nominations for the ABC (Above and Beyond the Call) Award. The ABC Award is presented annually to an individual or couple who through their personal involvement, their leadership qualities and their unselfish gift of their time and talent, have positively affected activities or projects beneficial to the…
Read MoreCorn harvest nine days behind average, soybean harvest three days behind
Dry weather for most of the week allowed many Iowa farmers to make good progress with harvest during the week ending Nov. 5, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 5.7 days suitable for fieldwork. Farmers in west central Iowa had 6.5 days suitable. A wide variety of activities were performed during the week, including drying…
Read MoreStudent leaf raking continues for 21st year
Greene County High School seniors weren’t born yet the first year members of the Jefferson-Scranton Interact Club raked about a dozen yards of elderly residents as a service project. The project grew quickly after its inception in 1997 and became an school-wide project in 1999. The project has continued. The 21st annual leaf raking service project, done under sunny skies…
Read MoreA letter from France, Nov. 1918
Janice Harbaugh of Jefferson shares with readers a letter her grandfather wrote in 1918 describing the Nov. 11 cease-fire that signaled the end of hostilities in World War One. The letter was printed in the local paper at the time, and Harbaugh found the clipping in family records. Roy Elmer Taylor was born on the family farm in Grant Township…
Read MoreDeadline near for 4-H re-enrollment
All current 4-H members are reminded to finish the online re-enrollment process for the 2017-18 4-H year. The deadline for re-enrolling is by the close of business (4:30 pm) on Wednesday, Nov. 15.
Read MoreA better way to get there
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Daydreaming is a time-honored endeavor. It’s invention time, it’s poetry time, it’s take-a-break time, it’s wasting time, it’s probably been going on since the first hominoids had a chance to relax for a minute when the local Giganotosaurus (length 47 feet, weight 8 tons) was way on the other side of the swamp. I like…
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