The 13th annual Toddler Fest will be held Saturday, April 7, from 10 am to noon at the Greene County Community Center. Toddlers 2-5 years old and their families are invited to spend time together at this free event that encourages children to “Bee A Reader”. Special guest will be Scholastic’s Clifford the Big Red Dog. Parents will want to…
Read MoreDay: April 4, 2018
Author will be part of Greene County Reads discussions next week
Bryn Greenwood, in her book “All the Ugly and Wonderful Things,” grabs the reader from the first sentence: “My mother always started the story by saying, ‘Well, she was born in the backseat of a stranger’s car’ as though that explained why Wavy wasn’t normal.” By the end of the first paragraph, which continues with the circumstances of Wavy’s backseat…
Read MoreGeneaogical Society meets Saturday
The Greene County Genealogical Society will meet Saturday, April 7, at 10 am in the basement meeting room at the Jefferson public library. The room is handicapped accessible. Cindy Wiggins will have the program. Also, as of April 1, the genealogy room at the library will be open Wednesday afternoons from 1 to 4 pm and Saturday mornings from 9…
Read MoreInteract hosts ‘A Dance to Remember Your Prom’
Adults of every age are invited to an evening of dancing Thursday, April 5, from6 to 9 pm at the Greene Room at Wild Rose – Jefferson. The Greene County High School Interact Club is hosting the event. Adults are invited to dance under the Greene County prom’s “Starry Night” and celebrate their own prom memories by listening and dancing…
Read MoreScranton RAGBRAI meeting Thursday
RAGBRAI® (Register Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa) will go through Scranton on Monday, July 23. The riders will leave Denison Monday morning, traveling south and east toward Coon Rapids. The riders will exit Coon Rapids on County Road E-63, turning north on Highway 25. They are supposed to be routed into Scranton before turning east on County Road E-53…
Read MoreProm is this Saturday
Public invited to see decorations, watch grand march The Greene Room Events Center at Wild Rose – Jefferson will be transformed into a “Starry Night” for the Greene County junior-senior this Saturday, April 7.
Read MoreFloyd W. Brown scholarship to a son or daughter of a veteran
The Jefferson American Legion Post 11 is offering a $500 scholarship to graduating or homeschooled seniors who are the sons or daughters of honorably discharged veterans. All may apply and one scholarship will be granted each year. American Legion members want to help pay back our veterans in a tangible way by assisting with the college expenses of the children…
Read MoreV’ball team donates to Relay for Life
Seniors from the 2017 Ram volleyball team recently presented a check for $1,200 to the Relay for Life of Greene County. The donation represents three seasons of “Purple Out” games, raffles, jersey sales and passing the hat. Pancreatic cancer awareness and research has been their focus, coach Donna Carhill explained. She described her teams in recent years as “good kids…
Read More3-year-old preschool planned for 2018-19
The Greene County Schools will offer a 3-year-old preschool program during the 2018-19 school year. The tuition-based program will meet two half-days per week. Tuition assistance is available for qualified families.
Read MoreAnnual spring wildlife survey underway
Ordinarily, a slow moving vehicle at night in the Iowa countryside spotlighting deer, raccoons or coyotes would send Iowans to their phone, speed-dialing their local conservation officer, but in this case, it may be the officer doing the shining. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources annual spring spotlight survey is underway with Wildlife and Law Enforcement staff conducting nighttime counts…
Read MoreNuclear option
~a column by Colleen O’Brien I was going to write a column about Easter with my family and all the stories and shorthand talk of familiar minds and histories that brought laughter and tears through the day. We prepped and cooked traditional dishes, arranged the flowers, set a pretty table, mashed and carved and sat down to toast one another’s…
Read MoreGrow Greene County distributes $1.2 million in charitable funds
Transforming the Rippey in gymnasium into a fire station and city maintenance shed is closer to becoming reality with an $80,000 grant from Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation. The grant was the largest competitive grant awarded at Grow Greene County’s third annual Awards Night April 3 at Wild Rose Casino in Jefferson.
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