The renovation of the former Ace Hardware store on the northeast corner of the downtown square in Jefferson into a restaurant/tap room got one step closer Thursday when Jefferson Matters: Main Street was awarded a $75,000 grant for the project from the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA). The business will be known as the Public House. Owners Amanda Bills and…
Read MoreMonth: November 2019
Kyler Kiner, 1995 – 2019
Services were held Friday, Nov. 8, at First United Methodist Church in Jefferson for Kyler Walter Kiner, 24, of Grand Junction. Words of comfort were offered by Pastor Steve Ransom of the First United Methodist Church in Grand Junction. Brian Reimers, Ogden High School wrestling coach, gave the eulogy. Honorary bearers were the Bulldog Elite Wrestling Club, Landyn Venteicher, Haidyn…
Read MoreVoters return many incumbents
Updated with write-in vote tallies Write-ins chose Gerald Herrick as Grand Junction mayor Incumbents won in every race in the city and school election except in Jefferson. In Jefferson, challenger Matt Gordon, who has served on the city council for two years, ousted Craig Berry, who has been Jefferson mayor for 12 years and a city council member for 19…
Read MoreLoudmouthed, bullying whiners
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Speaking of loudmouths, bullies and whiners – I’m not at this moment connected to the media – radio, Facebook, TV – but I figure someone is either speaking about them or being loudmouth, whining bullies themselves. The country hears a lot of loudmouth, bullying whining going on a lot of the time these days –…
Read MoreDAISY Award to Theresa Davis
Theresa Davis, acute RN, was named Greene County Medical Center’s 12th DAISY Award honoree at a ceremony Tuesday, Nov. 5. There were 12 nurses recognized at the event. Davis has been an acute nurse at the medical center since 2017. Her nomination came from a visiting care provider who noted that when her patient desired to have end of life…
Read MoreSchools plan Veterans Day events
The Paton-Churdan High School invites all veterans, spouses and the community to attend the annual Veterans Day program Monday, Nov. 11, at 9 am. The event will be held in the gymnasium. Students will perform musical and dramatic presentations. Veterans and their families are invited to join the students and staff for coffee and rolls following the program.
Read MoreGrCo HS to present ‘Boyfriend by Blackmail’ this weekend
A cast of 29 Greene County High School students will present Tony Howell’s comedy “Boyfriend by Blackmail” Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 9-10, at the high school auditorium. Both performances will begin at 7 pm, with the National Honor Society selling refreshments at intermission. Tickets are $5 for adults and $1 for students. The public is invited.
Read MoreCounty’s credit rating is good, supes set to sell bonds
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors heard reports on its credit rating and then approved a resolution to sell bonds at an interest cost of 2.012 percent. Reports were heard from Heidi Kuhl, Northland Securities, and Nathan Summers, D.A. Davidson, at the board’s regular meeting Nov 4 concerning the next steps in funding the career…
Read MoreBlood drives slated in Scranton, Jefferson
Each year, more than 500,000 lives are positively impacted across Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota because of LifeServe Blood Center blood donors. It takes less than one hour to give blood and in that hour, a volunteer blood donor can help save the lives of up to three different hospital patients. LifeServe encourages regular blood donors to schedule their next…
Read MoreGreene County Pheasants Forever raise funds, promote habitat
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal An estimated 125 people supported the Greene County Pheasants Forever chapter at their annual banquet Saturday night held at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. It was deemed a success by organizers with more than $7,800 raised through the auctions plus additional funds coming through the games and raffles.
Read MoreScranton mail boxes moved to Main Street
No progress on getting post office re-opened ~courtesy of The Scranton Journal It’s been a year since the Scranton Post Office was closed due to what postal officials stated as “safety concerns.” It appears that Scranton is no closer to getting the office open again than they were a year ago. The CPUs (cluster box units) and blue drive up…
Read MoreExtension slates CIC on fumigation
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Greene County office will host a fumigation continuing instruction course (CIC) for commercial and private fumigant pesticide applicators on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The program provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) can be seen at office locations across Iowa.
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