Kids with a Connection mentoring program sponsored Fun in the Park on June 17. Youth in kindergarten through 5th grade were invited to participate in a morning of games, food and fun at Kelso Park, starting with muffins and juice and ending with a picnic lunch. Seventeen youngsters were encouraged to play games with 20 Ram football players and coaches,…
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St Brigid, St Columbkille to oratory status
After 16 months of waiting, parishioners at St Brigid Catholic Church in Grand Junction got word Sunday that the church will go to oratory status next July. Parishioners at St Columbkille in Churdan also learned that their church will become an oratory at the same time. Members there learned in January their church was under consideration for the diminished status.…
Read MorePeoples Choice quilt raffle to benefit 4-H Foundation
For the third year, the quilt made with Peoples Choice blocks from the 2016 Greene County Fair will be raffled with proceeds donated to the Greene County 4-H Foundation. This year’s quilt was pieced and quilted by Suzanne Sievers at the Stitch in Jefferson. Sievers used 25 blocks made from batik fabrics entered in last year’s block contest to produce…
Read MoreHosts named for July Java & Juice
Jefferson Matters: Main Street invites the public to attend the Java & Juice in Jefferson’s Main Street district every Friday from 9:30 to 10 am. Locations in July are: July 7 – All Ability Cycles, 208 E. Lincoln Way July 14 – Skeeter Creek Fabricators Art & Antiques, 104 E. State St July 21 – the Stitch, 217 E. Lincoln Way July 28 – Welcome…
Read MoreHS equivalency classes start July 18
High school equivalency diploma classes are available through Iowa Central Community College at First United Methodist Church in Jefferson. Classes will begin Tuesday, July 18, and are held regularly Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 8:30 pm. Use the south entrance to the church.
Read MoreNew things to see on the courthouse square
Jefferson’s courthouse square has new things to see this summer, rain and/or shine. Three new historical plaques have been installed on pillars. A plaque highlighting Beta Tau Delta’s contribution to the community over the past 100 years is on the north side of the courthouse. Circus legend Yankee Robinson is highlighted at the corner of Lincoln Way and Chestnut St,…
Read MoreCrops in fair condition, weather a mixed bag
Iowa experienced scattered tornadoes, hail, and isolated precipitation but reporters expressed need for more rain across much of the state during the week ending July 2, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 4.6 days suitable for fieldwork. Activities for the week included herbicide application, cultivating, and haying.
Read MoreEdwardson, Naylor wed
Patti Edwardson and George Naylor were joined in marriage the evening of June 3, 2017. The ceremony took place on the Naylor farm in their new organic apple orchard. The Rev Bruce Espe, a friend of the groom and a Soto Zen Buddhist priest, officiated. All in attendance sang along with the selection of an old Shaker tune, “Tis a…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending June 29
In Greene County district court Scott Eldon Davis, 47, of Jefferson was sentenced June 23 to 90 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of theft- fourth degree, amended from theft- second degree. The jail time was suspended and he was placed on informal probation for one year. Davis was fined $315 with a $110.25 surcharge and a…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending June 29
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered June 28 against Allen George Smith of Grand Junction in a case initiated in district court. Smith pleaded guilty to a charge of assault- simple, amended from assault causing bodily or injury. He was placed on informal probation. He must pay a $150 fine with a $52.50 surcharge. Smith must also…
Read More‘Never Forget’ 9/11 exhibit draws crowds
The line was long to see the 9/11 Never Forget mobile exhibit at Wild Rose Jefferson Saturday, but area residents have three more days to visit. The exhibit is open at no charge Sunday and Monday from 12 to 6 pm and Tuesday, July 4, from 2 to 8 pm.
Read MoreFree tae kwon do, coed softball, mini cheer offered
Shin’s Tae Kwon Do Academy is offering a July session of free tae kwon do classes at the Greene County Community Center. The classes are open to all students ages 7-16 and will be Sundays July 9, 16, 23 and 30 from 2 to 3:30 pm.
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