Mildred (Millie) A. Said, the daughter of William R. and Florence (Gotter) Hoyt, was born November 28, 1935 in Scranton, Iowa and departed this life May 19, 2019 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. She lived her life to the age of 83 years, 5 months and 21 days. Millie graduated from the Scranton Consolidated School in 1954 and…
Read MoreDay: May 22, 2019
A new take on news
~a column by Colleen O’Brien The free press part of the first amendment to the Constitution is there so that the government won’t be able to control the news and that the press itself will ferret out the wrongs done by government (and business) for the rest of us. This presupposes a press that is not itself full of evil…
Read MoreMemorial Day observances slated
Memorial Day will be observed Monday, May 27, around the county as follows: St Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Jefferson – 9:30 am, blessing of graves, a VFW/American Legion firing squad and Taps Jefferson Municipal Cemetery – 10:45 am, with flag raising by the Jefferson fire department, Pastor Marilyn Millard giving the invocation, Addison Gannon reading her winning flag essay, the Memorial…
Read MoreScranton sesquicentennial update
The Scranton Sesqui parade Saturday, June 29, is scheduled to begin at 10:30 am, departing from the east side of the Community Center. The parade entry participation form is online at https://www.scrantonsesqui2019.com/, or register for the parade by filling out a form at city hall. Gale and Lorrie Zellweger will announce the entries as they pass by.
Read MoreTower View Team asks for meeting with supes
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnlline Art as free speech and the use of the courthouse grounds will be the topic of a meeting between members of Jefferson Matters: Main Street’s Tower View Team (TVT) and some county elected officials. County attorney Thomas Laehn offered at the May 20 supervisors’ meeting to facilitate such a discussion. Earlier this month Laehn advised…
Read MorePleasant Hill Church community coming to life again
‘Memorial Homecoming’ is Sunday in one of county’s most historic spots ~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society The annual Pleasant Hill Memorial Homecoming service and potluck dinner will be held Sunday, May 26, at the 138-year-old pioneer church located about five miles southeast of Jefferson. The event is presented by the Pleasant Hill Memorial Inc. committee, with…
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