To the editor, Even though I think the career academy is a good idea I have some concerns. I see no reason for buying 80 acres of farmland. I think the proposed location is poor. Students will no longer be able to walk to school. There will be traffic and safety problems. Why not build at the present high school…
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Letter to the editor – Jeffrey Melton
To the editor, I have seen so much of the “Our Kids, Our Future” that I had to say something. So forgive me for being long winded. But to those of you all out there that think a new school and a career academy will help to bring anything in, I’m sorry it won’t. The brainwashed youth of the town…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Laura Marshall
Letter to the editor, My name is Laura Marshall and my husband and I are lifelong residents of Greene County that farm near Paton. I graduated from East Greene in 2003. My picture used to hang on the wall with all of the other graduates of East Greene but has since come down with the closure of the Grand Junction…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Susan Sanders
To the editor: I am not a Greene County native, but after a move from NC five years ago, I have chosen to make Jefferson my home. I have a job that allows me to live anywhere in the state, but I chose Jefferson. I believe that this a community with an incredible opportunity to grow and become a vibrant…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Nick Morlan
Dear Greene County citizens, I would like to express my support for and encourage others to join in the “Our Kids, Our Future” campaign and bond issue being voted on April 3rd. Although I am not a current Greene County resident, I am a Greene County graduate with many family and friends still in the district and I have a…
Read MoreBOOST Bash called a ‘smashing’ success
The inaugural BOOST Bash, held Saturday in the Greene Room at Wild Rose Casino, was a huge success, raising more than $40,000 to support the educational endeavors of teachers and students in the Greene County school district. Tickets for the gala sold out. More than 300 persons had a pasta dinner, served without dessert. Sixteen desserts made by some of…
Read MoreMiddle schooler speaks out on bullying
Brooklyn Smithson, an eighth grader in the Greene County School’s home school assistance program, spoke to the school board about bullying during the open forum of the board’s March 21 meeting. She told of being the target of bullying that led her to self-harm, and she suggested steps parents and the school district should take.
Read MoreEaster egg hunt Saturday in Churdan
The annual Easter egg hunt in Churdan will be held Saturday at 9:30 am at the Churdan public library. All children birth through fourth grade are welcome. Children will be divided into age groups so everyone can find their share of goodies.
Read MorePractical Farmers holding field day at Frederick’s Greenbrier Township farm
Practical Farmers of Iowa will host a cover crop grazing field day on Tuesday, April 3, from noon to 3 pm near Jefferson (2458 M Ave, about 12 miles south of town), at the farm of Bill Frederick. The field day is free to attend and will start with lunch. RSVPs are requested for the meal to Debra Boekholder, debra@practicalfarmers.org…
Read MoreNew Medicare cards coming in the next year
New cards do not use Social Security numbers Des Moines – Identity theft affects everyone, including Iowans on Medicare. To help protect the identity of Medicare recipients, Medicare is mailing new Medicare cards between April 2018 and April 2019. “This is a welcome and important change that will affect many Iowans,” Iowa insurance commissioner Doug Ommen said. “We hear often…
Read MoreGenesis Development marking 45th anniversary by giving back
Genesis Development began in 1973 as the Greene County Sheltered Workshop with a rented building at the fairgrounds in Jefferson. Forty five years later and Genesis has 13 locations serving 16 counties across central Iowa. This past year has seen Genesis serve over 4,200 individuals with disabilities in a variety of services.
Read MoreJefferson’s only March for Our Lives
~by Denise O’Brien Van When I was a bride in Iowa City more than 50 years ago, a friend gave me a tiny pistol to protect myself while my husband spent his evenings doing research for his graduate degree in the University’s library archives, and I practiced housewifery in our trailer house. Having the firearm seemed to make sense to…
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