Greene County Medical Center will honor its 12th DAISY Award winner Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 1:30 pm in the medical center’s main lobby . Nominees being recognized at the Nov. 6 award ceremony are nurses Carol Love, Theresa Davis, Brenda Groves, Tammy Kiner, Allie Hamilton, Brenda Seaman, Terry Rottinghaus, Gina Geisler, Heather Kinsey, Jess Steinberg, Kim Dentlinger and Kelsey Savits.
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Rams advance in post season play with win over Des Moines Christian
The Greene County Rams advanced to the quarter finals in the Class 2A state tournament with a 35-21 win over the Des Moines Christian Lions in Urbandale Friday evening. The Lions, like the Rams, were 8-1 going into the game. Both were ranked in polls, with the Rams 7th and the Lions 9th. The Lions led Class 2A in average…
Read MoreOrnamental and turfgrass applicators course offered Nov. 13
Greene County will offer the Ornamental and Turfgrass Applicators Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators Wednesday, Nov. 13. The program can be seen at locations across Iowa through the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) team. The local attendance site is the Greene County Extension and Outreach meeting room. Registration begins at 8:30…
Read MoreBehne discusses healthcare funding proposals
Medicare for All could have negative impact on rural hospitals Medicare for All, as proposed by some Democrats running for the presidential nomination, would be a “train wreck” for Greene County Medical Center and could result in the medical center being “only a shell” of the facility it is now. That’s what Carl Behne, CEO of Greene County Medical Center,…
Read MoreCandidate forum covers many issues
Local candidates who spoke at a forum hosted by the Rotary Club of Jefferson Tuesday agreed on many things, particularly in their optimism about Jefferson’s future. More than 50 persons attended the forum, which was held at Greene County elementary and moderated by Rotarian Rick Morain.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Jamie Daubendiek
Dear editor, We would just like to say a big thank you to all the volunteers who were involved in helping Jefferson Matters: Main Street put on Main Street Iowa’s annual Fall Workshop last week. This is an annual event where 94 attendees from more than 50 different Main Street Iowa communities come to learn and network with each other…
Read MorePick a dream or take your chances
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Daydreaming is part of our lives. Thank goodness. A daydream often kicks in when you’re bored. Think of: TV, teacher, talkative person, dull person, politician, your boss, parent, sibling…. You get the idea. You needn’t feel guilty about the subject of the daydream or the act of daydreaming itself. It is one of the brain’s…
Read MoreAllen, Byerly honored for valor
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors presented certificates of valor to deputy Shane Allen and Churdan firefighter Nate Byerly at the regular meeting on Oct 28. Board chair John Muir and sheriff Jack Williams recognized Allen and Byerly for rescuing a motorist whose vehicle had gone off the road into swollen Buttrick Creek on Oct…
Read MoreA Day to Celebrate: 4-H Awards Day
A group of more 50 people attended the annual Greene County 4-H Awards Ceremony Sunday at the Churdan library to see Greene County 4-H members, as well as 4-H volunteers and financial sponsors, recognized. Record books submitted by 4-H members were judged by volunteers who decided on the final awards, recognizing outstanding record books and excellence in project work over…
Read MoreCity, school election Tuesday
Polls open 7 am – 8 pm in seven precincts ~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 5, to cast ballots in the City and School elections. The polls will be open from 7 am until 8 pm in seven locations around the county. Absentee ballots can be voted at the Greene County…
Read MoreJPRD planning ‘Lazy Man Triathon’ and more
The Jefferson park and recreation department is making it a bit easier to be a triathlete with a new program, a “Lazy Man Triathlon.” The program begins Nov. 11 and ends Dec. 20. The challenge is to compile 26.2 miles of running or walking, 112 miles of stationary cycling, and either 10,560 feet of rope pull or 50,000 meters rowing…
Read MoreNativity displays needed for upcoming festival
Save the date – December 8 At some point in childhood, many kids don a blue shawl or fake beard and act out the nativity scene in front of doting parents and grandparents. Whether performed by children, set up as little figurines in a home or installed as a life-size tableau in front of a church, these scenes are a…
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