A public test of the voting equipment to be used in the Sept. 12 school election will take place Tuesday, Aug. 29, starting at 9 am on the third floor of the courthouse. Testing of the OpenElect Voting Optical (OVO) scanners and OpenElect Voting Interface (OVI) machines will be done. Public testing of the equipment is required by the Code…
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Courthouse 100 celebration set for Oct. 27
The Courthouse 100 committee invites the public to mark the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Greene County courthouse Friday, Oct. 27, with a program reminiscent of the ceremony held exactly 100 years earlier. The committee will start the day hosting Java and Juice at 9:30 am in the rotunda. Tours of the building will be available during the…
Read MoreCrops struggle with continued dry weather
Most of Greene County in moderate drought All of Iowa experienced cooler than normal temperatures with very little precipitation scattered across the state during the week ending August 13, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork. Activities for the week included applying fungicides and insecticides, hauling grain, and haying.
Read MorePlant seduction
~a column by Colleen O’Brien The sight of my first palm tree when I stepped off the plane in San Diego as a young Navy bride hit something so familiar in my mind that it took me by surprise: I had been romanticizing palms since my preschool encounter with the line drawings of them in Kahil Gibran’s The Prophet, a…
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Please send news to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Aug. 14, 2017 The summer reading program went great! We had approximately 10 kids including one teen. We kicked it off on July 14 by building a Rube Goldberg machine. The kids enjoyed using their building and thinking skills with this project. It taught them leadership and team building skills, along with…
Read MoreSheila Runkle – 1950 – 2017
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Aug. 19, at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson for Sheila Kay Runkle, 66, of Jefferson. The Rev Linden Wendzel of Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson will offer words of comfort. Honorary bearers will be Earl Williams and many beloved co-workers. Casket bearers will be her loving surgery team – Brenda Luther, Heather Shipley, Christie…
Read MoreGreene county district court, week ending Aug. 10
In Greene County district court Suzanne Marie Eliserio, 55, of Altoona was granted a deferred judgment Aug. 4 after she changed her plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated- first offense. She was placed on informal probation for one year. She must complete the recommendations of a substance abuse evaluation she has already undergone, and she must…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Aug. 10
Persons paid fines for scheduled traffic violations in Greene County during the week ending Aug. 10 as follows: *Justin Lee Dencklau of Otho, failure to obey stop sign at railroad crossing, $200; and Alexandra Mae Ratliff of Jefferson, operate non-registered vehicle, $50.
Read MoreCounting up the years at the community center
Esther Weaver started her 98th birthday on Saturday the same way she starts most days – with a work out at the Greene County Community Center, followed by coffee “out”. Esther, who was born Aug. 12, 1919, has been a member at the community center since it opened in November 1998. Included in the birthday celebrations was pie at the…
Read MoreGretah Johnson in Bill Riley semi-finals
Greene County will have at least one act in the semi-final round of the Bill Riley Talent Search at the Iowa State Fair. Gretah Johnson, 12, of Jefferson will perform her tap dance solo next Thursday, Friday or Saturday. She is no stranger to the Bill Riley Talent Search. She was one of six Sprout acts (ages 2-12) selected to…
Read MoreRegister now for youth soccer, flag football, and more
Registration deadlines are approaching for several Jefferson park and recreation fall programs, including soccer. Youngsters who plan to play in the U8, U10 or U12 soccer leagues must register by Aug. 25. The U8 (born in 2010-11) games will begin Sept. 16 and will be played in Jefferson and Ogden. U10 (born 2008-09) and U12 (born 2006-07) games will be…
Read MoreFundraiser slated for Pat Fields Memorial Scholarship
The Greene County Cattlemen, Community State Bank, Dunlap Livestock Auction and friends are collaborating on a fundraiser to establish a scholarship fund to honor Pat Fields, the Paton farmer who was killed while driving his tractor on a county road in June. A meal and live auction is planned for Saturday, Aug. 27, at the home farm of Mike and…
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