Raising children has its rewards and challenges, but the Covid-19 pandemic has brought with it new challenges for families, says Malisa Rader, a human sciences specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. “ACT Raising Safe Kids” teaches positive parenting skills to parents and caregivers of children from birth to age 8. The series of lessons is sponsored by ISU…
Read MoreMonth: January 2021
Blood drive Tuesday in Jefferson
LifeServe Blood Center will hold a community blood drive Tuesday, Jan. 12, from 12:30 to 5:30 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church, 801 W. Lincoln Way, Jefferson. To help ensure the safety of blood donors and team members during the Covid-19 pandemic, appointments are required. Donors who do not have an appointment will not be able to give blood. Blood donors…
Read MoreChicken and biscuits Jan. 14 at the VFW
Members of VFW Post 9599 and the VFW auxiliary will serve supper Thursday, Jan. 14, from 5 to 6:30 pm at the hall at 109 N. Chestnut St in Jefferson. The menu features creamed chicken over biscuits, corn or green beans and dessert. A free will donation will be accepted. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there will be no indoor…
Read MoreReading through a pandemic
~a column by Tori Riley, GCNO publisher/editor While 2020 wasn’t a great year in some ways, it was a great year for reading. With so many activities suspended and with prudent people just staying home, there was more time to read. I surpassed my annual goal to read a dozen books and tallied 16 books. I chose the books intentionally,…
Read MoreScranton library notes
Happy New Year from all of us at the Scranton public library! This is the time of year when many people start making resolutions. Did you make a reading resolution this year? We would love to help you with that! There are many reading apps out there, like Good Reads, where you can make a goal of reading a certain…
Read MoreLandus reports $8.6M profit in FY 2020
Landus, Iowa’s largest farmer-owned cooperative, held its annual meeting Dec. 14. It was conducted virtually due to social distance requirements related to the pandemic. Included in the program were the election results for four board director positions, an update regarding the company’s strong financial health, and an outlook for future growth. Board of director elections – As announced during the…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
January 4, 2021 Rippey Lions Club Zoom meeting – The Rippey Lions Club will meet via Zoom on Thursday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m. Following a short business meeting, Roger Curtis, Northwest Lions Club district governor, will share comments on Lions Club in Iowa, including his duties. Nancy Hanaman will email the Zoom contact information to members prior to the meeting…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Lloyd shot in his yard
Letter to Editor Dear Tori, Late in the night of Dec. 19 a cruel and terrible thing happened. Some low life scum of the earth coward hiding behind a rifle with an infrared scope, under the cover of darkness, shot and killed our beloved family dog. Our whole family loved Lloyd, but our Mom was his real owner. He was…
Read MoreTracy Bigley, 1933 – 2021
Tracy Raymon Bigley Jr. was born July 31, 1933, in Iowa City, to Tracy Sr. and Eula Bigley. He passed away January 4, 2021, in Jefferson. Tracy grew up in Leon, where he loved playing sports: football, basketball and baseball. He also loved music, math and history in school. After graduating from high school Tracy entered the United States Navy, where he proudly…
Read MoreB. Banister re: purchase of Midland Power building
To the editor, The county supervisors have decided to buy the Midland Power building out on Old 30. Everyone knows that commercial real estate in Jefferson is cheap and very hard to sell. So it makes me wonder why we, the taxpayers, are paying $600,000 for a building that is probably not worth 100K, assuming that a buyer could even…
Read MoreCovid-19 vaccine distribution planning shared
The much-heralded Covid-19 vaccines are in limited supply everywhere, including Greene County. Greene County director of public health Becky Wolf on Monday provided more detailed information about vaccine distribution. Currently, healthcare workers and long term care facility residents are receiving the vaccine in Phase 1a. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), and…
Read MoreCovid positivity rate remaining stable
The number of cases of Covid-19 in Greene County increased by 15 over the New Year holiday, from 658 reported Dec. 29 to 673 reported Monday afternoon, Jan. 4. That’s according to Greene County public health director Becky Wolf. The 14-day positivity rate remains at 9.6 percent. There have been two new cases diagnosed in the last 24 hours, two…
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