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 MoreMonth: April 2018
V’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.
Read MoreVoters approve school bond issue
Voters in the Greene County Community School District approved a $21.48 million bond issue to fund construction of a new high school with a career center adjacent, and to renovate the current high school as a middle school. The vote was 1,960 in favor, (68.68 percent), and 894 against (31.32 percent). The referendum required a 60 percent approval to pass.…
Read MoreDrainage, road use permits okayed for wind turbine project
Progress will continue on Phase 2 of MidAmerican’s Beaver Creek Windpark. The Greene County supervisors on Monday approved the needed road use and repair agreement, and acting as drainage district trustees, they approved the public drainage system protection agreement.
Read MoreRelay for Life invites survivors, caregivers
RSVPs for reception requested by April 9 For the sixth year in a row, Greene County Medical Center is chosen to sponsor a reception honoring cancer survivors and their caregivers at the annual Relay for Life of Greene County, slated for Saturday, April 21, at the Greene County Community Center in Jefferson. This year’s super hero theme, “Who’s Your Hero”,…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Dick Finch
To the editor, Now that the most important school-college bond issue is passed, I think we should take a very, very hard look at any unnecessary expenditures in our financial position – Old Highway 30 beautification, $1 million dog park – and spend our time and resources on the next issue, and as important as school, housing.
Read MoreTeams told for Family Feud ~ Jefferson Edition
Family Feud~Jefferson Edition, a game show with a local twist, will be held Saturday, April 14, at History Boy Theatre in downtown Jefferson. Committee chairperson Amy Milligan announced the four “families” that will be squaring off, vying for the two traveling trophies.
Read MorePre-K registration is set for April 19 for Greene Co schools
Parents of a child who turns 4 years old before or on Sept. 15, 2018, and who live in the Greene County school district should plan to attend pre-kindergarten registration Thursday, April 19. The come-and-go event will start at 3:30 pm and end at 7 pm; parents can come any time at their convenience. There will be no parent meeting…
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