Year: 2018

  Greene County Medical Center’s imaging department began offering 3D mammograms in mid-June with t new Senographe Pristina equipment. The 3D mammogram is now the standard method for mammogram testing. It offers more comfort for the patient; improves the technician’s ability to get a clear, crisp image; and provides the most state-of-the-art results. Imaging director Jennifer Miller said, “We are…

Railroad quiet zone put on “visit about it” list The near-miss of a big sewage problem caused by the city-wide power failure after a twisting storm in Jefferson April 13 has the city sewer committee considering back-up generators. The power outage that night was long enough that the city crews were concerned untreated sewage would flood into the river or…

Home State Bank on Tuesday announced plans for the addition of a second floor to its current location on W. State St in Jefferson. President and CEO Sid Jones said, “In response to the continued support of the community, and in our pursuit of being leaders in building lasting relationships, we continue to grow in the number of employees and…

Greene County Farm Bureau’s third annual Cram the Cab event will be held June 25-30 at the Jefferson Fareway Store, John McCormick, Greene County Farm Bureau president, recently announced. When the big, red tractor courtesy of Rueter’s Red Power in Grand Junction arrives at the store, that will mark the start of this year’s Cram the Cab campaign. The goal…

Above normal temperatures were felt throughout Iowa with severe storms hampering fieldwork and causing some localized damage during the week ending June 17, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 4.7 days suitable for fieldwork. Activities for the week included harvesting hay, delivering grain, re-planting storm damaged fields and applying post-emergent herbicides.

~by The Scranton Journal The Jamaica and Panorama communities are mourning the tragic loss of a young man. Adam Michael Meinecke, 27, of Nashville, TN, drowned while swimming in Missouri over the weekend. He is the son of Sheri and Robert Meinecke, long-time Jamaica residents who moved late last year to Lake Panorama.