March 2, 2020 After a quiet week in Rippey, Jean Borgeson offers the following: Jean’s Jottings – A person can find a lot about their community by reading obituaries. Bearing in mind, the words are usually written by those left to mourn the death of a loved one and sometimes the early papers’ editors would have kind words about certain…
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GrCo boys fall in Rams vs Rams hoops showdown
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys basketball season ended Monday, Feb. 24, in Glenwood when the home team won the first round of Class 3A Substate 8 tourney play 75-40. Everyone in the building was cheering for the Rams! The Glenwood Rams took an 18-10 first period lead over the Greene County Rams, building their advantage to…
Read MoreLloyd Richards, 1937 – 2020
Lloyd Richards, the son of Frank and Rose (Finger) Richards, was born August 31, 1937, at Scranton, and departed this life February 29, 2020, at Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson. He lived his life to the age of 82 years, 3 months and 8 days. Lloyd attended and graduated from Scranton High School in 1956. He joined the National…
Read MoreI have a winner
~a column by Colleen O’Brien 1. Who’s the whiniest person you know? It could be siblings, once-friends, parents, your child, your grandchild, a great aunt, a boss, your roommate, your president? It’s such a weenie way to live, complaining. Especially when it’s about everything, like a differing point of view. Or a questioning of point of view. Or a mere…
Read MoreElementary program March 12
Greene County second, third and fourth graders will present their spring music and movement program and art display Thursday, March 12, at the middle school gym. Performance times are 1:45 and 6:30 pm. This year’s theme is “Greene County Gold.” All are invited.
Read MoreRegional director at March 7 Genealogy Society meeting
The Greene County Genealogy Society will meet Saturday, March 7, at 10 am in the basement meeting room of the Jefferson public library. The room is handicapped accessible. The speaker will be Ron Gruber, a regional director of the Iowa Genealogical Society. He will pass out handouts concerning the state genealogical society and what it has to offer. Anyone with…
Read MoreLamb Producers slate annual banquet
The Greene County Lamb Producers will host their annual banquet Saturday, March 14, at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds. Serving will begin at 6:30 pm. The Lamb Producers will prepare leg of lamb, with sides catered by Lidderdale Country Store.
Read MorePrescribed burns set by DNR at two locations
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources plans to conduct prescribed burns this spring in Greene County on Dunbar Slough and Snake Creek Wildlife Management Areas. Dunbar Slough is located one mile south and three miles west of Scranton. Snake Creek is located two miles north of Rippey.
Read MoreMoney Smart essay contests offer chance to win $1,000 for college
Home State Bank will participate in Money Smart Week, April 4-11, and encourages Greene County students to enter the Money Smart Kid and Money Smart Teen essay contests, sponsored by the Iowa Bankers Association in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Read MoreZmolek elected to Jeff council
Pat Zmolek was elected in a special election Tuesday to fill a vacancy on the Jefferson city council. He will serve until Dec. 31, 2021. Unofficial results show Zmolek with 365 votes (55.05 percent) and Sean Sebourn with 298 votes (44.95 percent). There were three write-in votes.
Read MoreErnst slates town hall Friday in Jefferson
Sen Joni Ernst (R-IA) will host a town hall meeting Friday, March 6, at 12:30 pm at the Greene County Community Center. The event is open to the public. Ernst “looks forward to hearing from constituents in the area about the issues most important to them,” a press release stated. The town hall meeting is one of three stops Ernst…
Read MoreChamber holds annual meeting
The Jefferson Area Chamber of Commerce has “made leaps and bounds in the right direction,” as Chamber board president Ian Wilkinson said at the Chamber’s annual meeting Feb. 27. In the past year, the Chamber has “gained ground, has become a more trusted organization in the community through their (the board’s) hard work,” he said. About 60 persons attended.
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