Speakers highlight hope that the Jefferson Forge will be a model for rural rivitalization ~by Victoria Riley, GreeneCountyNewsOnline A brief ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday afternoon at Accenture’s Forge in Jefferson kicked off a grand opening celebration attended by hundreds of people from Jefferson, Greene County, across Iowa and across the country.
Read MoreDay: September 8, 2019
Pedersen, Uebel win Amazing Race for Charity
Eighteen teams participated in the Amazing Race for Charity Saturday morning, testing not only their strength and fitness, but also their smarts, their willingness to try new things, and even their dance moves. The winning team was Adam Pedersen and Nikki Uebel, who finished the race in 2 hours, 9 minutes. Jeri and Mike Cunningham finished in second place with…
Read More‘Webb House kids’ help at volunteer garden site
Over the Labor Day weekend, a group of volunteers from the Webb House of Jefferson Iowa spent part of the weekend helping fight hunger in Central Iowa. The group volunteered at the Iowa Gardening for Good site and picked more than 3,000 lbs of garden produce. All of this produce is donated to food pantries in Iowa, including the Greene…
Read MoreBlood drive Tuesday in Jefferson
LifeServe Blood Center will hold a community blood drive Tuesday, Sept. 10, from 12:30 to 5:30 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church at 801 Lincoln Way in Jefferson. Persons who want to make an appointment to give blood can visit online at www.lifeservebloodcenter.org or call 800-287-4903.
Read MoreJr black belt to Aden Bardole
Aden Bardole, a sixth grader at Greene County Middle School, was awarded his junior black belt in tae kwon do Aug. 25. He tested for the degree July 26 at Shin’s Tae Kwon Do Academy in Carroll. Aden has studied tae kwon do for five years. He said he started learning the martial art as a way to protect himself.…
Read MoreChurdan library wraps up summer reading program
The Churdan public library wrapped up its summer reading program with the start of school. Prizes were awarded to all participants. Winner of the “Guess the number of space candies” was Walter Wiklander. He received a telescope to go stargazing, following our summer reading theme “A Universe of Stories.” The correct number of pieces of candy was 53. Eighty-eight children…
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