Marianne Carlson of Jefferson added to her collection of State Fair ribbons. She demonstrated why her homemade cinnamon rolls have earned top dollar in charity auctions around the county, winning reserve sweepstakes honors in the King Arthur flour yeast rolls competition judged Aug. 11. She placed first in the cinnamon rolls (frosted or glazed) category, second in the cinnamon rolls…
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Cattle producers exhibit at State Fair
Exhibitors competed on Saturday, Aug. 10, in the Prospect Calf Cattle Show at the Iowa State Fair. Fraker Show Cattle of Malcom exhibited the Grand Champion Prospect Breeding Heifer. The Grand Champion Prospect Market Animal was shown by Matilyn Lautner of Adel.
Read MoreSpecial school election Sept. 10 on use of SAVE funds
Voters in the Greene County School District will cast a ballot on the revenue purpose statement (RPS) to authorize spending revenues from the state 1-cent Secure an Advanced Vision for Education (SAVE) sales tax. The special election is slated on Tuesday, Sept. 10, with polls open in Grand Junction, Jefferson and Scranton from noon to 8 p.m. Click here for…
Read More‘Museum party’ to welcome centennial military convoy
~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society The Greene County Historical Society is hosting a “museum party” this Saturday, Aug. 24, to help welcome those coming to Jefferson on the re-enactment of the trans-USA 1919 military vehicle convoy. The historical museum at 219 E. Lincoln Way will be open for its normal Saturday visitor hours from 9 am.…
Read MoreRegular city, school election is Nov. 5
Nominations open Aug. 26 – Sept. 19 ~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Changes made by the Iowa state legislature have combined the regular school and city elections in 2019. Rather than electing school board members in September and city officials in November as in past years, voters will go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 5, to elect both school board…
Read MoreCounty supes have ‘quiet’ meeting
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline It was a quiet morning Monday for the Greene County board of supervisors with two supervisors absent and no controversial topics to consider. Supervisors John Muir, Pete Bardole, and Tom Contner discussed Bardole becoming a liaison between the board and Jefferson Matters: Main Street’s Tower View Team when board assignments are made at the first…
Read MoreIowa gets more rain, cooler temps than normal
Much needed rain fell across parts of Iowa during the week ending Aug. 18, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork. Fieldwork activities included scouting, spraying fungicides and insecticides and harvesting hay and oats.
Read MoreSandy Scheuermann, 1954 – 2019
Sandra Kay Rice Scheuermann, daughter of Ruby and Bill Haynes and Don Rice, was born June 30, 1954, in Jefferson. Sandy died August 18, 2019, at her home in Scranton, Iowa with her family by her side. She was 65 years old. Sandy grew up in Jefferson and graduated from Jefferson High School. She had a love for learning and…
Read MoreAmazing Race for Charity-Greene County slated for Sept. 7
The second Amazing Race for Charity – Greene County will be held Saturday, Sept. 7, in downtown Jefferson. The chosen charity for all the proceeds is the new proposed animal facility for Greene County. Pre-registration is suggested through the website at www.amazingraceforcharitygc.com with teams of two competing with good-natured challenges – physical, mental and new experiences. There is a limit…
Read MoreWilliam Lawton, 1933 – 2019
A celebration of the life of Bill Lawton, 86, of Cooper was held Saturday, Aug. 24, at 11 am at the First United Methodist Church in Jefferson. Words of comfort were offered by Pastor Larry Monthei of Hope United Methodist Parish. The eulogy, “Inspiration through Action: Family, Farming, Food and Cyclones,” was given by Rob Lawton. A private interment was…
Read MoreScranton class of ’66 meets
The Scranton High School Class of 1966 met June 29 at the Wild Rose Casino in Jefferson. Jennifer (Morgan) Hupp visited in the afternoon and Tom Hilts in the evening.
Read MorePheasant harvest up, but number of hunters down
Pheasant hunters harvested nearly 320,000 roosters in Iowa during the 2018 season, which was the highest harvest total since 2008. In 2017, hunters harvested an estimated 221,000 roosters. “The 2018 roadside survey showed our pheasant population was 39 percent higher than in 2017, so we were expecting an improved pheasant harvest,” said Todd Bogenschutz, upland wildlife biologist for the Iowa…
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