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Read MoreDay: September 2, 2018
Free concert by newest Hall of Fame inductees
The Bushmen, Jefferson’s own 1960s rock ‘n roll band, will perform Sunday, Sept.9, at 2 pm at the Thomas Jefferson Gardens. The Bushmen is being inducted in the Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame Sunday, Sept. 2. They’re among 31 groups and individuals being inducted over the Labor Day weekend. The free performance in Jefferson will include excerpts from…
Read MoreJPRD tells coed softball champs
Bomb Squad finished the season at the top of the Jefferson park and recreation department’s coed softball league, and Power Life won the league tournament. The regular season opened July 17 and ended Aug. 21. Final league standings after 12 games among the seven teams in the league were Bomb Squad 11-1, Power Lift 8-4, Hit Faced 7-5, Raccoon Valley…
Read MoreBlock party in Jefferson Sept. 7
Area residents are invited to a customer appreciation fall block party Friday, Sept. 7, in the Hy-Vee parking lot in Jefferson. Hosts for the party are Hy-Vee, McFarland Clinic- Jefferson, and Greene County Extension and Outreach. There will be free hot dogs, chips, beverages, games and prizes, as well as live music and free blood pressure checks.
Read MoreSeptember Java & Juice hosts told
The schedule for Friday morning Java & Juice get-togethers in September includes a pair of businesses, Hamilton Redi-Mix and Kingsgate Insurance, and a pair of non-profits, the Amazing Race Charity and Webb House. Java & Juice begins at 9:30 am with coffee and a light refreshment. At 9:45 the host is welcome to tell the story of the business,…
Read MoreMidAmerican files plan for bat, eagle conservation plan for Iowa wind farms
In a plan filed Aug. 30 with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MidAmerican Energy Company proposes a series of measures to help minimize how wind turbines may impact bald eagles and four bat species. The company’s habitat conservation plan reflects insights gleaned from the most extensive research effort of its kind, spanning four years and covering most of MidAmerican…
Read MoreIowa’s pheasant population second highest in a decade
Iowa’s pheasant hunters can expect to find more birds this fall when they head to the fields, predict state wildlife experts. That forecast is based on the recently completed statewide population survey of pheasants, quail, partridge, cottontail rabbits and jackrabbits. Iowa’s pheasant population increased in every nine county region except northwest where it was similar to last year. The survey…
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