The Greene County girls track & field team will have at least five events and the boys will have at least four events at the state meet next weekend in Des Moines. First and second place finishers at the meet qualify automatically. The field is filled based on times and distances across the state. The co-ed Class 2A district meet…
Read MoreMonth: May 2018
DAISY Award to Gina Geisler
Gina Geisler, RN, is the most recent recipient of the DAISY Award at Greene County Medical Center. She was one of 10 nurses nominated for the award, which is used to recognize exceptional patient care in more than 1,700 medical facilities worldwide. Recipients are nominated by patients and their families or by co-workers. The award was presented Wednesday as part…
Read MoreEarly/absentee voting open for June 5 primary
Early voting opened May 7 for the June 5 primary election. Voters must register as a Republican, Democrat or Libertarian to vote in the primary. Each party will have a separate ballot. In the Republican primary Cyndi Hanson is challenging incumbent Congressman Steve King for the Fourth Congressional district seat.
Read MoreDorothy Groves, 1923 – 2018
Services were held May 11 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson for Dorothy Lucille Groves, 95, of Rippey. The Rev Paul Burrow, pastor of the Rippey Methodist Church, offered words of comfort. Danille Curtis was soloist. Honorary bearers were Brenda Slight, Deb Lindgren, Theresa Boettcher, Sharon Larson, Renee Thornburg, Jeremy Erickson, Regina Dearth and Caroline Erickson.
Read MoreNaig highlights ag provisions of ’18 legislative session
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig on Wednesday highlighted key agriculture provisions passed by the Iowa Legislature during the 2018 legislative session. This includes long-term funding for water quality efforts, additional funding for foreign animal disease response preparations, continued funding for the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program and updates to the Iowa noxious weed law.
Read MoreFister is Iowa ‘Elk of the Year’
Several Jefferson Elks were front and center at the Elks Association state convention April 27-28. Jefferson Elk Les Fister, past state president from 2010, installed Bill Berger, also of Jefferson Lodge 2306, as the state president for 2018-19. Berger’s slate of officers includes Steve Smith as sergeant at arms and Cliff Said as state chaplain. Berger is the fourth member…
Read MoreThe story of Iowa’s Monuments Man told in Jefferson
The story of a mission to protect European art during World War Two was little known until the 2014 movie, “The Monuments Men.” A cast including George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Hugh Bonneville and Cate Blanchett brought the story told in Robert M. Edsel’s book by the same title to more public knowledge. Nancy Trask, director at…
Read MoreConservation groups tell scholarship recipients
Recipients have been named for three scholarships for graduating high school seniors who plan to enter college in the fall for agriculture or natural resources.
Read MoreRohner joins Jeff Telecom team
Jefferson Telecom has announced the addition of a new staff member, Daniel Rohner. Rohner has started employment and is working as a customer service representative/cellular specialist. Rohner’s primary duties include helping customers establish or renew cellular service and assisting with questions with their devices. Rohner will also assist with all the product lines including landline telephone, long distance, cable TV,…
Read MoreLandus purchasing ADM’s Manilla facility
Landus Cooperative on Tuesday announced it has signed an asset purchase agreement with ADM to acquire ADM’s grain facility in Manilla, Iowa. Under the purchase agreement, Landus Cooperative gains more than 2.3 million bushels of grain capacity for its first wholly-owned Crawford County, Iowa location including · 775,000 bushels of upright storage · More than 1.5 million bushels of bunker…
Read MoreJeff council poised to accept ‘gift’ of historic house
A historic Jefferson home will be saved from demolition if city council members follow the recommendation of their housing committee. The housing committee met prior to the council’s regular meeting Tuesday. City building official Nick Sorensen fleshed out a proposal he presented at the last council meeting to move the house now at 305 W. State St to a vacant…
Read More‘Confirmation bias,’ a fancy term for my way or the highway
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Because the world changes so fast now, I often have the feeling that I’m getting behinder and behinder. Sometimes I think, “So what?” And other times I try to catch up. In desperation with my most despised but most necessary device – my computer – I made a pact with myself to learn each day…
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