The Jefferson Kiwanis Club will host its 47th annual pancake breakfast, formerly the Hunters Breakfast, Saturday, Oct 2t6, from 6 to 11 am at the Elks lodge in Jefferson. The menu includes all-you-can-eat pancakes with warm fruit toppings and syrup, scrambled eggs, link sausages, biscuits and gravy, and beverages.
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SHIIP counselors available to help with Medicare open enrollment
Open enrollment is now underway for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans. Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) volunteer counselors at Greene County Medical Center are available for free, unbiased and confidential assistance to Iowans eligible for Medicare.
Read MoreOne-woman show portraying Mamie Eisenhower coming to HBT
History Boy Theatre of Jefferson will host actress and playwright Diana Star Helmer in her one-woman show, I Like Mamie: Ike’s First Lady Friday, Nov. 1. The play imagines First Lady Mamie Doud Eisenhower visiting her birthplace of Boone, IA, to stump for her husband’s 1956 re-election. Helmer’s script is based on documented quotes and events from the Eisenhower’s life…
Read MoreFall offers fantastic fishing – get out and enjoy it
Fall is a great time to catch fish with family and friends. The air is cool, the views are picturesque, lakes are less crowded and the fish are easy to catch. Make lasting memories together and put your worries behind you. “Fantastic fishing opportunities await both new and expert anglers,” said Joe Larscheid, chief of the Iowa Department of Natural…
Read MoreJefferson city-wide clean-up is this week
Fall clean-up is slated for this week, Oct. 21-24, in Jefferson. Pick up will be done in each neighborhood on the regular garbage day. Materials must be separated: metal with metal, wood with wood, garbage with garbage, yard waste, etc. If items are not sorted, they will not be picked up. Scrap metal should be cut into lengths not longer…
Read MoreErnst staffers coming to county Oct. 22
The office of U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R) has scheduled traveling office hours across Iowa during October and November. Representatives of Sen Ernst’s office will be available in counties across the state to assist Iowans with problems or questions about eligibility for Social Security, veterans benefit or military affairs, passports, immigration issues, and other federal programs. Sen Ernst will not…
Read MoreHealthcare policy topic of program at Thomas Jefferson Gardens
Healthcare policies is the topic for the first in an intermittent series of educational public policy presentations hosted by the Thomas Jefferson Gardens board. Carl Behne, chief executive officer at Greene County Medical Center, will be the presenter Monday, Oct. 28, at 5:30 pm at the Thomas Jefferson Gardens and Welcome Center on the southeast corner of the courthouse square…
Read MoreRams remain undefeated with one regular season game remaining
The Greene County Rams football team moved to 8-0 on the season and stretched a streak of home wins to nine with a 60-8 victory over the winless Red Oak Tigers Friday in Jefferson. The win sets up next Friday’s game in Ida Grove against the OA-BCIG Falcons as the Class 2A District 9 championship game, as both teams are…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Oct.17
In Greene County district court Benjamin Anthony Allen, 29, of Jefferson was sentenced Oct. 14 to 10 years in prison after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of theft- first degree. The prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation for two years. He was fined $1,000 with a $300 surcharge; both were suspended. He…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Oct. 17
In Greene County magistrate court Ryan Douglas Patterson of Jefferson was sentenced Oct. 16 to jail in two separate cases. In the first, Patterson was sentenced to five days in jail on a charge of violation of a no contact order. In the second case, Patterson was sentenced to four days in jail, also on a charge of violation of…
Read MoreKeep recycling!
The loss of Genesis Development as a processor of recyclable material may be good news for county residents. According to Jefferson council member Matt Wetrich, who serves as a member of the Greene County Recycling Agency, county residents will see no changes in recycling in the near future.
Read MoreRams keep rolling with 26-0 win over Trojans
~courtesy of the Scranton Journal The Greene County football team remains unbeaten on the season with a victory over Atlantic Friday night. The Rams punished the Trojans 26-0 to move to 7-0. Atlantic falls to 2-5. The Rams host winless Red Oak this Friday in the last home game of the regular season. The Rams led 13-0 after the first…
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