St Joseph Catholic Church as it has been known since 1909 will cease to exist next summer. Greene County Catholics learned this past weekend that the church, along with St John in Ogden, Sacred Heart in Boone, and St Malachi in Madrid, will become worship sites in one large Boone/Greene County parish. The larger parish will have a new name…
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A form of Zen
~a column by Colleen O’Brien I’ve been stacking rocks for some time . . . since the mid-1990s when I found myself doing it without plan or thought. I was in a slough of despond after my sister-in-law Ellen died of AIDS and there I was in my front yard wandering around like a sad dog. It was a bad…
Read MoreErnst in Webster County Aug. 14
Sen Joni Ernst will hold a public town hall meeting Monday, Aug. 14, at 4:30 pm at the Fort Dodge middle school auditorium. Ernst, like Sen Chuck Grassley has for decades, plans to visit all 99 Iowa counties this year. However, not all visits have been open to the public. Her visits to Greene, Carroll, Boone and Calhoun counties were…
Read MoreTailgate event celebrates farm families and football
Greene County Farm Bureau invites Ram fans to join them for a “Football, Families, Farming and Fun” tailgate event Friday, Aug. 18, from 5 to 7 pm at Linduska Field east of the high school in Jefferson.
Read MoreAugust Yard of the Month belongs to Todd, Shannon Hansen
~by Jeanne Myers for the Jefferson Garden Club A profusion of petunia blooms, bright pink and an apricot blend, greet visitors to the gracious front porch of Todd and Shannon Hansen’s home at 501 Hillcrest Place. Gigantic Kimberly Queen ferns in large urns flank the front door. As you move to the side yard, a lilac and row of Euonymus,…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Aug. 9, 2017 Family reunion – Gary and Mary Weaver of rural Rippey hosted Mary’s cousins on Saturday evening for their annual family gathering. The usual building of a human pyramid and the breaking of a piñata was overshadowed this year by the introduction of group line dancing.
Read MorePlan ahead, driver’s license station closed
The driver’s license station at the Greene County treasurer’s office will be closed Thursday and Friday, Aug. 11-12; Monday, Aug. 14; and Thursday, Aug. 17. The treasurer’s office will be open for all other business.
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Aug. 3
In Greene County district court sentencing was completed July 28 in five cases against Zachery Waters, 21, of Grand Junction. The cases were initiated between April 6 and June 25, 2017. Waters was charged with harassment- first degree in a case initiated April 6. He was sentenced to two years in prison. The prison term was suspended and he was…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Aug. 3
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered Aug. 3 against Patrick J. Doepp of Grand Junction on a charge of public intoxication. Doepp was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge. Court costs were $60.
Read MoreSchoolyard habitat project part of summer school
Summer school for Greene County students was more than practicing the reading skills of phonics, fluency and comprehension. Every student also completed one of several project based activities.
Read MoreBuilding Teamwork outdoor obstacle challenge party caps summer reading program
During the 2017 summer reading program, “Build a Better World” at the Jefferson public library, children worked individually on their BINGO sheets and reading, and also participated in team activities. Not only did children earn a final party complete with performer Richard Renner at the end of the program, but children who read at least 240 minutes during the program…
Read MoreJefferson Telecom tells photo contest winner
Tiffany Smith of Jefferson will have her photo of Brown Bridge featured on the cover the 2017-18 Jefferson Telecom telephone directory. As winner of Jefferson Telecom’s directory photo contest, Smith won $100 in Greene County Chamber Checks. Smith took the photo at the Brown Bridge access three miles north of Scranton on County Road E-33 as the sun was setting…
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