Jack Lashier and the late Vernon Eagle to be honored Leaders oftentimes are characterized with words like passion, commitment, vision, and tenacity and the two 2017 Bell Tower of Fame Award recipients represent those words well.
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Jim Riley, 1949 – 2017
Mass of the Resurrection was offered for James F. Riley, 67, of Jefferson Monday, June 5, at St Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson. The Rev Jeff Schleisman, pastor of the church, was celebrant. Lector was Sue Wind and Kate Hardigan presented the offertory gifts. Music was provided by the St Joseph guitar group, soloist Dustin Hall accompanied by Wes Anderson,…
Read MoreDanielson sixth in state, earns First Team honors
Greene County junior Rachael Danielson played in her second straight Class 4A State Golf Tournament May 23-24. Danielson is the first female in 55 years of girls’ high school golf in Jefferson to play in two State tournaments. The Iowa High School Golf Coaches Association honored her with a spot on the Class 4A first team All-State list.
Read MoreMichael R. Fisher, 1957 – 2017
A Service of Remembrance was held Saturday, June 3, at First United Methodist Church in Jefferson for Michael Roy Fisher, 60, of Jefferson. The Rev Cathy J. Van Gundy of Panora officiated. Casket bearers were Jeff Grow, Walter Hatfield, Joe Burchfield, Steve Ogren, Rick Humpal and Cory Crawford. Friends of the family provided guitar music.
Read MoreDean, Sutton to wed Sept. 23 in Augusta
Mr and Mrs William Sutton of Jefferson announce the engagement of their son, Dr Zachary William Sutton, to Miss Megan Leigh Dean of Augusta, Georgia. Megan is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Jeffrey Dean. Megan is a 2004 graduate of Westside High School in Augusta and attended Georgia College and State University. In 2009, she received a degree in…
Read MoreP-C, Greene County hold commencements
The number of alumni from Greene County high schools grew by 100 this month, with 11 students graduating from Paton-Churdan High School and 89 students graduating from Greene County High School.
Read MoreBell tower will play the same tunes, but “for real”
Supervisors also add to insurance for the bell tower The installation crew from the Verdin Company put in what county engineer Wade Weiss called “a very productive weekend” as they neared completion on the four-octave carillon atop the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower.
Read MoreBell Tower Festival June 9-10
Includes premier performance and dedication of new carillon The steering committee for the 37th annual Bell Tower Festival is in the final stages of planning, as this year’s festival, “Back to the Festival,” is slated for June 9-10. The opening ceremony will be memorable this year as it will include the dedication of the four-octave carillon at the festival’s centerpiece,…
Read MoreSupes OK Dreyfus money for Lakeside Golf Course
The possible uses for the county’s Louis Dreyfus funds was widened by the board of supervisors Tuesday as the board approved allocating $5,000 to Lakeside Golf Course to pay for jetting out drainage tile lines.
Read MoreJava & Juice June locations told
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 June are: June 2 – Iowa Realty/MacDonald Insurance, 110 E. State St June 9 – Greene Bean Coffee, 202 N. Wilson June 16 – VFW Post #9599, 109 N. Chestnut St June 23 – Catherine’s Hairem, 223 S.…
Read MoreSafety check point in Jefferson May 26
The Jefferson police department, in connection with the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau and its Special Traffic Enforcement Program (sTEP), conducted a safety check point in the 1600 block of N. Elm St (Highway 4) in Jefferson last Friday from 3 to 7 pm.
Read MoreMidAmerican to start construction yard this week
The first construction on MidAmerican’s Beaver Creek Windpark is slated to begin the Friday according to Greene County zoning coordinator Chuck Wenthold. Work will begin on a construction yard east of Dana at the southeast corner of the intersection of County Road E-26 (the Dana pavement) and P-46.
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