The Greene County Class of 2019 is the first class that can boast that every student received a scholarship. Greene County Foundational Scholarships in the amount of $500 were awarded to every graduating senior, regardless of his or her future plans. The scholarships represent the interest drawn from a bequest of more than $900,000 from the estate of Floyd Dunlop…
Read MoreDay: June 2, 2019
Impact Award presented to Jerry Roberts
For the past nine years Jerry Roberts has served as emcee and presenter of the Greene County Impact Award. Sunday it was Roberts’ turn to listen and then stand up to receive the 2019 Impact Award from stand-in emcee Chuck Offenburger. The Impact Award was initiated to honor someone for his or her volunteer efforts that have touched the entire…
Read MoreFarmers market senior coupons now available
Sign-up and distribution of farmers’ market senior coupons will take place Tuesday, June 11, and Wednesday, June 12, from 8:30 to 10:30 am at the Greenewood Community Center at 401 West Greenewood Road in Jefferson. The program is available to persons age 60 and older (MUST be 60 or older) who are single with a yearly income less than $23,107…
Read MoreRam softball team still winless after B-F tourney
~by Noah Rohlfing for The Scranton Journal The Greene County softball team’s rough start to the season continued on Saturday, as the Rams lost both games they played in the Bondurant-Farrar tournament.
Read MoreVeterans memorial dedicated in Churdan
The names of 202 military veterans are etched on two large, black granite stones at the Highland Township Cemetery. Those stones, along with a third bearing the emblems of the five branches of the U.S. military, comprise a Veterans Memorial that was dedicated on Memorial Day. Lighted American flags flank the memorial.
Read More‘Chews Jefferson’
Lunch on Wednesdays will be a special time in Jefferson’s downtown, with an added attraction to the daily Tower Tunes Live concerts at the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower. Each Wednesday in June, a different downtown restaurant will offer a $5 box lunch special. The lunch will need to be ordered after 11 am and will be available to pick up…
Read MoreSign up now for JPL’s summer reading program
The theme for the 2019 summer reading program is “A Universe of Stories”. The Jefferson public library staff invites children ages 4 years through the 5th grade to begin registering this week for the free program. Everyone can begin reading June 12 and participate in activities throughout the months of June and July. There will be a “Where In the…
Read MoreVets serving spaghetti after BTF parade
The local veterans groups will serve a spaghetti meal Saturday, beginning immediately after the Bell Tower Festival parade until 2:30 pm. The menu features pasta and sauce donated by Barilla America of Ames, garlic bread and beverage. The lunch will be served at the VFW post on the east side of the courthouse square. The building will be cool even…
Read MoreStill time to register for local Bill Riley Talent Search
Registrations are still being accepted for the Bill Riley Talent Search slated for Saturday, June 8, as part of the Bell Tower Festival. Cash prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place winners in both the Sprout and the Senior divisions. First place winners will qualify to compete at the Iowa State Fair in August.
Read MoreKids tractor pull Friday at Bell Tower Festival
Greene County Farm Bureau will host a children’s pedal pull for kids ages 4-11 Friday evening, June 7, to kick off Greene county’s Bell Tower Festival weekend. The event will be set up in the southeast corner of the Bell Tower square in front of Thomas Jefferson Gardens. Farm Bureau board members will be on hand to start registering participants…
Read MoreHosts told for June Java & Juice get-togethers
Locations for Java & Juice in June will take attendees far and wide. The June schedule is: • June 7: ShineOn Designs/More Time – 106 E. State St • June 14: Genesis Development – 401 W. McKinley St • June 21: Congregate meal site at the Greenewood Center – 401 Greenewood Rd • June 28: Landus Cooperative – 1500 N.…
Read MoreRams of the Month told for April, May
Greene County Elementary has named the Rams of the Month for April and May. One student in each grade is named a GCE Ram of the Month. These students are chosen by the staff for almost always being respectful, responsible, and safe. They also exhibit the school’s mantra – Right Attitudes Make Success.
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