Editor’s note – The name of Tony Sims’ business has been corrected to Middle of Nowhere Studio. Members of the Jefferson Matters: Main Street board previewed what’s to come when they provided their quarterly update to the Jefferson city council Tuesday. Jefferson residents are asked to get accustomed to new names, some of which are old, for some downtown buildings.…
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Township budget hearings
Townships will hold public hearings on their FY19 budgets as follows: Bristol – Monday, March 4, at 1 pm in the boardroom at the courthouse. Clerk Justin Durlam. Kendrick -Tuesday, March 5, at 9 am in the boardroom at the courthouse. Clerk Doris White. Franklin – Tuesday, March 5, at 10 am in the boardroom at the courthouse. Clerk Carla…
Read MoreEumenical worship, soup supper slated for March 10
Persons of all faith denominations are invited to gather for an ecumenical Lent worship service Sunday, March 10, at Central Christian Church, 108 N. Elm, in Jefferson. The worship service will begin at 6:30 pm with Pastor Bobby Palmer preaching. An offering will be taken for renovations at the new Action Resource Center (ARC) food pantry. The Greene County Clergy…
Read MoreA late reminisce for a 20th-century Twain
~a column by Colleen O’Brien New York Times columnist Russell Baker died five weeks ago. For me to get his autobiography, Growing Up, from an interlibrary loan took a month, but I was happy to have it in hand, however belated. I’d read it when it came out in 1982 because he, along with columnist Ellen Goodman of the Boston…
Read MoreCattlemen dodge blizzard with Friday night meeting
Net $22,830 in trophy auction ~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The threat of blizzard conditions on Saturday night resulted in the Greene County Cattlemen’s Association moving its annual banquet to Friday evening. That decision appeared to have no effect on the crowd as close to 200 people enjoyed a ribeye steak dinner. J J Hoyle and Andrew Michaelson grilled the…
Read MoreGJ 150 plans soup supper for March 3
The GJ 150 Committee will have a soup supper on Sunday, March 3, from 5 to 6:30 pm at the Grand Junction Community Center. (The event was originally planned for Feb. 17 and rescheduled due to a winter storm.)
Read MoreLamb Producers slate annual banquet
The Greene County Lamb Producers will hold their annual banquet Saturday, March 9, at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. A meal featuring leg of lamb will be served starting at 6:30 pm.
Read MoreFarm Bill meetings slated for March 7
ISU Extension and Landus Cooperative co-hosting events Landus Cooperative and Iowa State University Extension invite area farmers to attend one of two Farm Bill and grain marketing sessions on Thursday, March 7. · 8:00 am – Ames at the Oakwood Church/City Church · 1:30 pm – Carroll at the Carrollton Hotel & Event Centre
Read MoreCrop fair March 7 in Coon Rapids
RSVP by March 4 In the tradition of providing farmers the latest industry insights, the Iowa Corn District 4 Committee along with the Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB) will host a crop fair Thursday, March 7, from 9 am to 12 pm in Coon Rapids at the American Legion Center, 419 Main St.
Read MoreGrCoHS slates musical March 1-3
Greene County High School music students are in the final rehearsals of the musical “The Drowsy Chaperone,” which will be on stage March 1-3. The 1998 musical, with book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar and music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, is a parody of American musical comedy of the 1920s.
Read MoreSchool calendar adjusted to make up missed school
Greene County school superintendent Tim Christensen said Tuesday that Monday’s snow day will be “made up” by eliminating the early dismissals on April 24, May 1, and May 8. The early-outs for May 15 and May 22 have already been taken off the calendar to make up other time missed from school. Schools must have 1,080 hours of instruction to…
Read MoreGenealogy Society meets Saturday
The Greene County Genealogy Society will meet Saturday, March 2, at 10 am in the basement meeting room at the Jefferson pubic library. Shirley Ross will give a presentation on finding records at the Greene County courthouse. The meeting room is handicap accessible. The public is invited to attend.
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