A soup supper fundraiser hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary, and the American Legion is slated for Saturday, Feb. 3, at the VFW post on the east side the square in Jefferson. The three veterans groups will serve chili, chicken noodle soup, rolls and desserts from 5 to 7 pm. Free will donations will…
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Sixth graders put on their thinking caps
A team of Greene County sixth graders placed sixth among 43 Iowa teams in the Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl. The Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl is on online event in which students score points for quickly and correctly answering questions about math, geography, government, sports, spelling, science, literature, English, history, general knowledge and fun trivia.
Read MoreFree family event will promote new youth center
Freedom for Youth Ministries will host a winter Freedom Quest Tuesday, Feb 6, from 5:30 to 7 pm at the Greene County Elementary School gym. This is a free family event with crafts, games, prizes, food and music. The evening also includes the message of Jesus through a fun scavenger hunt. There will be a second event hosted later in…
Read MoreExtension promotes relationship education
Helping parents be better parents, together A good way to protect children is to make sure their parents have a healthy relationship. Whether they are together as a couple or apart, when parents have a healthy relationship with each other, their family is more likely to be stable and their children have a greater opportunity to flourish, says Dr David…
Read MoreChamber tell February Java & Juice schedule
Greene County Chamber and Tourism members outside Jefferson’s historic downtown district continue to host Java and Juice Friday mornings. Java and Juice begins at 9:30 am with coffee and a light refreshment. At 9:45 the host is welcome to tell the business’s story. The gathering finishes at 10.
Read MoreRAGBRAI overnighting in Jefferson
RAGBRAI, the Register Annual Bike Ride Across Iowa, will overnight in Jefferson Monday, July 23, organizers announced Saturday in Des Moines. The last time RAGBRAI riders overnighted in Jefferson was July 21, 2008. Other Jefferson overnights were in 1976, 1986 and 1989.
Read MoreDifferent gym, same results when Rams play NP Comets
Aside from the venue, Ram fans had a feeling of déjà vu when they played the North Polk Comets Jan 26. The first time the teams met it was a “home” game for the Rams in Wells Fargo Arena. The girls lost by 39 points and the boys won by 18 points. Their second meeting was in the Comets’ home…
Read MoreVFW ‘back in business’ after possible sewer problem
VFW Post 9598 “dodged a bullet” regarding a sewer problem at its building at 108 N. Chestnut St. Post commander Don Ihnken had alerted the city council to the problem Tuesday at the regular council meeting. He said the post would not have the money for a repair and would possibly “walk away” from the building if the city didn’t…
Read MoreRams drop both hoops games in Story City Tuesday
The Greene County Rams lost a pair of Heart of Iowa Activities Conference games in Story City to the Roland-Story Norsemen Tuesday. The boys game can be considered an upset, as the Norsemen had only two wins on the season and eight losses as they faced the 8-5 Rams.
Read MoreSpeech groups advance to state contest
The Greene County High School speech team will have five events at the state large group speech contest Saturday, Feb. 3. Six groups competed in the district contest last Saturday at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines. The contests are held under the auspices of the Iowa High School Speech Association.
Read MoreElks have busy weekend
Greene County was represented well at the Iowa Elks northwest district Hoop Shoot, held Saturday at the Greene County Middle School gym. Four competitors placed first in their division. Trevon Keely won among boys ages 8-9, Brynley Ruzicka won the boys ages 10-11 division, Bryce Stalder on among boys 12-13, and Natalie Towers won in the girls ages 8-9 division.
Read MoreGreene Gobblers set annual banquet for Feb. 2
The Greene County Gobblers chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation is hosting the annual hunting heritage banquet Friday, Feb. 2. The doors of Clover Hall at the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson will open at 5:30 pm with a meal catered by Lidderdale Country Store to be served at 7 pm.
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