Karen Ruth Wisecarver Cunningham, daughter of Harold and Elsie Schultz Wisecarver, was born December 20, 1943, in Bryn Mawr, PA. Karen died at the Greene County Medical Center Long Term Care Center in Jefferson on August 23, 2020, at the age of 76 years. Karen lived in Pennsylvania until the family moved to Fairfield when she was 10 years old.…
Read MoreDay: August 23, 2020
VFW to serve beef & noodles dinner Thursday
VFW Post 9599 and the VFW auxiliary are hosting a meal Thursday, Aug. 27, at the VFW hall on the east side of the downtown square in Jefferson. Serving will be from 5 to 7:30 pm. The meal will include beef and noodles over mashed potatoes, corn or beans, and dessert. A free will donation will be accepted. Due to…
Read MoreSchool board wants more info before deciding fate of 1952 gym
Construction, technology purchases also on agenda The future of the gymnasium at the former Greene County middle school will be determined in the next couple of months, but it appears the building’s days are numbered. Greene County school superintendent Tim Christensen reported to the board at its Aug. 19 meeting that Jeramie Hinote is no longer interested in acquiring the…
Read MoreGrCo school board discusses face masks
Majority of board ignores advice of retired physician The debate that has been taking place for months about wearing masks to reduce the spread of Covid-19 had its time at the regular meeting of the Greene County Schools board of education Aug. 19. The discussion was part of an agenda item, “reopening protocol update.” The reopening protocol approved by the…
Read More‘Imagine YOUR Story!’ summer reading recap
Once upon a time 126 children went on book adventures all summer long. They climbed beanstalks, wove straw into gold, rode bicycles, visited their grandmas and the three bears, built houses, kept an eye on that big bad wolf, and read until the wee hours of the morning. And throughout the summer, they maintained and improved their reading skills and…
Read MoreJefferson Rotary donates school supplies
Service to youth is one of Rotary International’s Avenues of Service. With that in mind, Jefferson Rotary Club members recently donated school supplies and $150 for purchase of supplies. The items will be distributed to students in need by New Opportunities. Pictured is Rotary Club president Jon Law presenting a check to Teresa Lansman of New Opportunities.
Read MoreScam awareness workshop offered Sept. 15
Protecting savings and assets becomes increasingly important as people age. Older adults can be attractive targets for fraudsters. Studies have suggested that older Americans lost at least $2.9 billion to financial exploitation in 2010 by a broad spectrum of perpetrators, including persons they know and trust, as well as strangers. Financial education practitioners can help to prevent, recognize, and report…
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