Please send Rippey news to jeanb@iowatelecom.net November 7, 2018 Rippey library news: Reminder: The Rippey Library will be closed Monday, Nov. 12, in observance of Veterans Day. The Halloween party at the Rippey library was attended by approximately 30 colorfully-costumed persons who enjoyed admiring each other’s attire and eating hot dogs, chips and drink before traipsing off to trick-or-treat in…
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Doug L. Walker, 1947 – 2018
Douglas Lorn Walker, the son of Roy and Phyllis (Clements) Walker, was born January 31, 1947 at Jefferson, Iowa and left this life November 4, 2018 at the Iowa University Hospital in Iowa City. He lived his life to the age of 71 years, 9 months and 3 days. Doug grew up in the Jefferson area and attended and graduated…
Read MoreLeaf raking service project continues
Greene County High School students spent a near perfect autumn day last Thursday raking 134 yards in Grand Junction, Jefferson and Scranton. Temperatures were in the mid-50s and the wind was calm; the next day was cold, windy and wet.
Read MoreLocal Pheasants Forever opens season with annual banquet
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Members and friends of the Greene County Pheasants Forever chapter opened the season Saturday, Oct. 27, with their annual banquet held at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. A good-sized crowd enjoyed a meal catered by Lidderdale Country Store. Planning the event were committee members Kevin Devilbiss, Jeff Gorsuch, Mike Minnihan, Fred…
Read MoreA book that deserves a hand
~a column by Colleen O’Brien An old book of clichés has fallen off my bookshelf into my eager hands. I forgot I owned this book. I love clichés. They are apt, funny, even more often weird. This book, Tenderfeet and Ladyfingers, by Susan Kelz Sperling, relates how we use our mortal selves as fodder for clichés that over the centuries…
Read MoreOutcome of treasurer’s race should be known Friday
Update – The absentee ballot board will not meet until Tuesday, Nov. 13, at noon Unofficial final results of the race for county treasurer may be announced Friday afternoon, according to county auditor Jane Heun. Balloting on Tuesday yielded 2,023 votes for incumbent Democrat Donna Lawson and 2,026 votes for Republican Katlynn Gannon/Mechaelsen. However, there were 40 absentee ballots not…
Read MoreGrCoHS plans veterans’ breakfast, program
All area veterans are invited to a free breakfast Friday, Nov.9, from7:30 to 8:10 am at the Ram Restaurant at Greene County High School. The breakfast is hosted by the student council.
Read MoreNext contract with county sec roads employees will be union-less
The Greene County supervisors are in new territory as they and secondary roads employees consider a new contract. The current union contract expires June 30, 2019. The new contract will be the first since the state legislature changed collective bargaining laws for public employees in 2017. Adding to the unknown is the employees’ recent decertification of Public Professional and Maintenance…
Read MoreBells will ring on Veterans Day
The bells of the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower will toll 21 times this Sunday, Nov. 11, at 11 am as part of the national “Bells of Peace: A World War One Remembrance.” In Washington, D.C., bells will toll in the National Cathedral at an interfaith service, marking the centennial of the armistice that brought an end to hostilities in what…
Read MoreAll singers invited for Nativity Festival
The Greene County Singers community chorus, which got its start from the massed choir that concluded the 2015 Nativity Festival concert, will again be featured at Habitat for Humanity’s Nativity Festival scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 9, at the First United Methodist Church in Jefferson.
Read MoreCounty changing health insurance carriers
Supervisors hope to save money going back to Wellmark Just three years after changing third party administrators for the county’s employee health insurance, the county supervisors decided Monday to go back where they were – with Wellmark. This time, it’s with a new insurance broker.
Read MoreHarvest nearing completion
Iowa farmers had another good week for harvesting with 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Nov. 4, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Activities for the week included harvesting corn and soybeans, baling stalks, anhydrous and manure application, fall tillage, tile repair, and planting cover crops.
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