Once again the NHS Stompers offering a Ram Restaurant take-out meal as a fundraiser for the Relay for Life. Team members will deliver lunch to area businesses Friday, April 6. The menu is a Ram Restaurant favorite – ham balls, cheesy potatoes, green beans, rolls and a chocolate dessert.
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JPRD tells upcoming events
The Jefferson park and recreation department reminds parents that the registration deadline for the U8, U10, U12 and U15 soccer leagues is Friday, March 23, at close of business. Practices will begin the following week. Registration forms are available and can be returned to the Greene County Community Center. U6 soccer introduces participants in pre-school to 5 years old to…
Read MoreSchool is looking for 4s and nearly-4s for pre-kindergarten
Planning has already begun for the 2018-19 school year, and school administrators need to know how many 4-year-olds will be enrolling in the pre-kindergarten program.
Read MoreNominations for “Way We Live” awards
DES MOINES — The Iowa State Fair, along with DuPont Pioneer with media sponsors Iowa Farmer Today, WHO Radio and The BIG SHOW are seeking nominations for 2018 Way We Live awards. The Way We Live award, celebrating 10 years, will recognize 10 outstanding Iowa families who exemplify hard working farm values and a love for the occupation of farming.…
Read MoreStudents invited to submit art for IDALS calendar
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig encourages students from Iowa to submit artwork to be considered for inclusion in the “From the Farm to You” calendar. The calendars are distributed by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship at the Iowa State Fair and include artwork that emphasizes the connection between the production of Iowa’s farmers…
Read MoreIowa sets goals for monarch butterfly conservation
AMES – The Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium has set a goal of acres devoted to monarch butterfly habitat in the state by 2038. “The consortium has worked collaboratively with diverse stakeholders to develop a comprehensive plan to expand habitat on our agricultural land, urban areas, roadsides, and other public land. We appreciate the many partners that have been involved and…
Read MoreBaltimore not seeking re-election
Phil Thompson of Jefferson on the primary ballot Incumbent State Representative Chip Baltimore, a Republican from Boone, is not seeking re-election. Three Republicans, including a Jefferson resident, are on the Repubican ballot for the 47th House District seat for the June 5 primary. The filing deadline for statewide and federal candidates was Friday afternoon.
Read MoreThe Behn Report
March 16, 2018 Friday is our second major legislative deadline as we make our way towards adjournment. These deadlines help us focus on our priorities during the session and spend time on the issues that have enough support to pass through both chambers of the Iowa Legislature. Since our first day, our focus has been on a pro-growth agenda for…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Jan Rosdail-Aegerter
Dear Voters, I can think of over 1000 reasons to vote YES on the upcoming bond issue –OUR KIDS! For those of you who are considering voting NO in favor of building a new high school on the current site, I would like to address an issue which has been a growing concern- Ram Drive. In 1975, I started my…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Tyler Lowmiller
Dear editor, My name is Tyler Lowmiller and I have called Greene County my home for all of my 24 years. I graduated from Jefferson-Scranton High School in 2012, and I am currently in college pursuing a degree in education. I am currently a special education para-educator at the Greene County Elementary. The upcoming bond vote has me excited as…
Read MoreIowa Central board supports regional academy
The Iowa Central Community College board of directors is “all in,” in writing, for the Greene County School District’s bond issue project. Election day for the $21.48 million bond issue referendum is Tuesday, April 3. Absentee voting is now underway. The Iowa Central board on Jan. 9 voted 8-0 in favor of a resolution in support of the bond referendum.…
Read MoreWhy We’re Here
~by Thomas & Susan Laehn At a social gathering a few weeks ago, one of our friends commented, “I hate living in town; you can’t see anything!” We chuckled politely, unsure of what our friend, who is a farmer, meant. Indeed, most of the members of our generation would assert precisely the opposite: the city, not the country, is where…
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