The inaugural BOOST Bash, held Saturday in the Greene Room at Wild Rose Casino, was a huge success, raising more than $40,000 to support the educational endeavors of teachers and students in the Greene County school district. Tickets for the gala sold out. More than 300 persons had a pasta dinner, served without dessert. Sixteen desserts made by some of…
Read MoreDay: March 28, 2018
Middle schooler speaks out on bullying
Brooklyn Smithson, an eighth grader in the Greene County School’s home school assistance program, spoke to the school board about bullying during the open forum of the board’s March 21 meeting. She told of being the target of bullying that led her to self-harm, and she suggested steps parents and the school district should take.
Read MoreEaster egg hunt Saturday in Churdan
The annual Easter egg hunt in Churdan will be held Saturday at 9:30 am at the Churdan public library. All children birth through fourth grade are welcome. Children will be divided into age groups so everyone can find their share of goodies.
Read MorePractical Farmers holding field day at Frederick’s Greenbrier Township farm
Practical Farmers of Iowa will host a cover crop grazing field day on Tuesday, April 3, from noon to 3 pm near Jefferson (2458 M Ave, about 12 miles south of town), at the farm of Bill Frederick. The field day is free to attend and will start with lunch. RSVPs are requested for the meal to Debra Boekholder, debra@practicalfarmers.org…
Read MoreNew Medicare cards coming in the next year
New cards do not use Social Security numbers Des Moines – Identity theft affects everyone, including Iowans on Medicare. To help protect the identity of Medicare recipients, Medicare is mailing new Medicare cards between April 2018 and April 2019. “This is a welcome and important change that will affect many Iowans,” Iowa insurance commissioner Doug Ommen said. “We hear often…
Read MoreGenesis Development marking 45th anniversary by giving back
Genesis Development began in 1973 as the Greene County Sheltered Workshop with a rented building at the fairgrounds in Jefferson. Forty five years later and Genesis has 13 locations serving 16 counties across central Iowa. This past year has seen Genesis serve over 4,200 individuals with disabilities in a variety of services.
Read MoreJefferson’s only March for Our Lives
~by Denise O’Brien Van When I was a bride in Iowa City more than 50 years ago, a friend gave me a tiny pistol to protect myself while my husband spent his evenings doing research for his graduate degree in the University’s library archives, and I practiced housewifery in our trailer house. Having the firearm seemed to make sense to…
Read MorePhil Thompson is a candidate for Iowa’s 47th House seat
Jefferson resident Phil Thompson on March 16 announced his candidacy for the Iowa House of Representatives District 47, the seat now held by Republican Chip Baltimore. Thompson is running in the Republican primary June 5. Thompson is a 2009 graduate of Jefferson-Scranton high school. He served eight years in the U.S. Army as an Airborne Ranger, including a tour in…
Read MoreJeff council approves wayfinding signs
The Jefferson city council approved a compromise on the working on wayfinding signage that will be installed in the early summer. Signs intended to direct visitors will point toward the “downtown square,” not the “bell tower square” as was first suggested by the city, nor “courthouse square” as was proposed by the county supervisors.
Read MoreTaking matters into their own hands
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Time goes marching on: Another weekend, another protest march. This most recent one, March for Our Lives, “went viral,” to cap on a saying describing information on social media that spreads more quickly than the speed of light.
Read MoreSupes okay plans for summer road project
The contracts will be let next month for a road project on County Road E-18 (130th St) from County Road P-29 (N Ave) east 2.2 miles toward Paton. The county supervisors approved the construction plans at their March 26 meeting. The hot mix asphalt overlay will cost $400,000 per mile.
Read MoreGreene Co school board approves 2018-19 contracts
The early retirement of seven teachers at the end of this school year kept the Greene County board of education from having to make further reductions in staff for 2018-19. The board at its March 21 regular meeting approved renewing the contracts for all current teachers, classifed staff and bus drivers.
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