Also okays new playground equipment Greene County Schools board members spent close to an hour at a work session preceding their regular Sept. 18 meeting hearing administrators and high school teachers weigh in on a question of reducing the number of credits needed to graduate. The discussion led to the appointment of a visioning committee charged with determining what students…
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Barbecue proceeds to ARC food pantry
A community barbecue held Aug. 30 to launch Iowa Farm Bureau and Fareway’s ‘Real Farmers. Real Food. Real Meat’ statewide campaign netted morethan $1,800, which went to benefit the Greene County Christian Action Resource Center (ARC) food pantry.
Read MoreAmerican Legion expands eligibility
Membership now open to more veterans Finally. It’s about time. What took so long? These are recent phrases echoed by numerous veterans. On Sept. 16, 1919, the American Legion was chartered and incorporated as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. Focusing on service to veterans, service members and communities, the Legion is now one of the most influential…
Read MoreP-C students learn about sharing the road with farm equipment
Eighty-two Paton-Churdan students in grades 8-12 plus teachers took part in an Ag Equipment Transportation Awareness program coordinated by Greene County Farm Bureau on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at the Paton-Churdan school in Churdan.
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Greenbrier 4-H club The Greenbrier 4-H club met at Landus Co-op in Jefferson on Monday, Sept. 9. Roll call was, “If you could travel anywhere and get there in 60 seconds; where would it be?” Old business: 4-H records books were due by Sept. 3 to get awards. New business: Awards Day is Nov. 3 at the Churdan Library with…
Read MoreJPRD tells winners in Punt, Pass, Kick competition
Jefferson park and recreation hosted its annual Punt, Pass, Kick competition Sept. 17. There were 18 competitors. They were divided into age groups of 6/7, 8/9, 10/11, 12/13, and 14/15 year old boys division and girls division. Each participant punted, passed, and kicked for distance and accuracy.
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