Nicole Gohn of Jefferson was the winner of the adult Tag-a-Tree drawing held as part of the Community Christmas tree lighting Dec. 6. She wished for her children to be happy and healthy. Shelby Finley of Jefferson wished for an American Girl doll. The Thomas Jefferson Gardens board gave each winner a $25 Chamber Check, redeemable at any Greene County…
Read MoreDay: December 26, 2018
Marchant Library hours changing
The H. F. and Maude E. Marchant Memorial Library in Scranton is making a schedule change in its hours of operation starting January 1. The change comes to better align hours of operation with the times that most patrons are using the library. The Library board of trustees has been considering a change for several months. January 1 seemed an…
Read MoreCommunity Foundation grant apps available
Applications for the 2019 grant cycle of the Greene County Community Foundation are now available, said Tom Wind, president of the Foundation board. The board expects to have close to the same amount of funds available for distribution this year as last. Grow Greene County, which provides funds to the Community Foundation, has provided reassurance that the large financial commitment…
Read MoreWhere credit is due
~a column by Colleen O’Brien It is the season of giving, of charity and goodwill (peace on earth to men of goodwill), it’s an apt time to remember someone who changed things for the better, in several ways. Sixty years ago, in 1958, a retired teacher, a woman of goodwill named Ethel Percy Andrus, founded the American Association of Retired…
Read MoreHappy Hiking New Year from Iowa DNR
Ledges State Park in Boone County and Springbrook State Park in Guthrie County are among the 27 state parks hosting a First Day Hike on New Year’s Day. Hikers can expect to be surrounded by the quiet beauty of nature in winter.
Read MoreIntroducing Wellness Wednesday
The Jefferson park and recreation department will introduce a new series, Wellness Wednesday, in January. Each Wednesday over the noon hour a professional from the community will discuss a health-related topic over the noon hour, 12 to 12:30 pm, at the Greene County Community Center.
Read MoreRam wrestlers lose duals in Forest City
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County wrestlers lost two duals in Forest City Tuesday, Dec. 18. Webster City took a match 60-17 and the host team won 51-17. Webster City 60 ~ Greene County 17 106 – Braden Gallagher lost by fall to Camron Phetxoumphone :34 113 – Brenner Gallagher lost by fall to Reece Sadler 1:17 120…
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