Month: December 2017

Greene County High School music department will present its annual dessert concert Monday, Dec. 11, at the middle school gym. Doors will open for dessert and to begin bidding on silent auction items at 6:45 pm. The music will begin at 7:30. The concert band, concert choir and treble choir will perform, and the Jazzatonics will sing carols. Items for…

Winners of this year’s Patriot’s Pen essay contest sponsored by VFW Post 9599 of Jefferson were announced last week. The theme was “America’s Greatest Gift to Our Generation.” Eighth grader Avery Walker placed first at the local level and received $50. Her essay will be submitted for district competition. Chad Maston placed second and Chelsea Richardson placed third.

The Salvation Army in Greene County is the topic of the Community Conversation Thursday, Dec. 7, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson. All are invited.

Greene County teachers bagged groceries at Fareway and Hy-Vee last Friday and Saturday as a follow-up to a book study they recently completed. The teachers’ goal was to improve the school culture within the community. They donned Greene County Schools shirts and included in the groceries they bagged was a flyer listing the district’s vision and mission statements. On the…

Commercial pesticide applicator training is wrapping up for 2017. There are several scheduled re-shows on the December calendar to provide last-minute training to applicators who were unable to attend this fall’s sessions. The final day for 2017 re-shows is Friday, Dec. 22.

Greene County farmers will receive letter in January The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will continue contacting farmers who have previously registered a livestock premises in an effort to update the Iowa Premises Registration database. Farmers are asked to respond to the letter and either confirm the information is correct or respond with their updated information.