P.E.O. Chapter CZ is seeking applicants for a $400 scholarship to a Greene County woman. Her education must have been interrupted and she must have been out of school for one year or have completed two years of higher education. Also eligible are daughters and granddaughters of active Chapter CZ members. Financial need and future goals will be among…
Read MoreMonth: March 2021
Update on Covid-19 vaccine availability
Updated information about how local providers are using their allotment of Covid-19 vaccines was provided Saturday by Greene County public health director Becky Wolf. Wolf explained that public health is receiving 100 doses from the state per week. Hy-Vee Pharmacy in Jefferson is allocated about 300 doses of week from the CDC Retail Pharmacy Program. As of Friday, 46…
Read MoreMore than 2,200 Covid vaccines given in county
Greene County public health director Becky Wolf reports that as of March 3, 2,204 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in the county; 470 series have been completed. Twelve percent of Greene County residents have received their first dose of vaccine; 5 percent are fully vaccinated. Wolf requests persons who are on the public health vaccine waiting list and…
Read MorePartnerships 4 Families partnering in 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count! initiative
Partnerships 4 Families is partnering with Iowa Department of Public Health and other early childhood providers in Greene, Audubon, Carroll, and Guthrie Counties to promote the 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count! initiative to families with young children in the four county area. 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count! is part of the Healthiest State initiative and has resources for Early Care & Education…
Read MoreVFW, auxiliary serving lasagna March 11
Members of VFW Post 9599 and the VFW auxiliary will host a lasagna supper Thursday, March 11, from 5 to 6:30 pm at the hall at 109 N. Chestnut St in Jefferson. Garlic toast and dessert will round out the menu. A free will donation will be accepted. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there will be no indoor seating. Persons…
Read MoreGreene County to start next tier of Covid vaccinations next week
Greene County public health will begin vaccinating persons in Phase 1B, Tier 2 against Covid-19 next Monday, March 8. Tier 2 includes the following: Group 1: Individuals with disabilities living in home settings who are dependent on attendant care staff (according to the Americans with Disabilities Act definition of disability as “someone who has a physical or mental impairment that…
Read MoreJoanne Legore, 1932 – 2021
A celebration of the life of Joanne Legore, 88, will be held March 6 at First Baptist Church in Churdan. The Rev David Arulnathan will offer words of comfort. Organist Matt Schutt will accompany congregational singing. Casket bearers will be Nathan Guess, Lucas Fatka, James Helms, Jamie Loeffler, Todd Sawyer and Jon Ayers. Interment will be at Highland Township Cemetery…
Read MoreSecond arrest in Peoples Bank robbery
A second suspect has been arrested in the connection with the robbery at Peoples Bank in Scranton Feb. 25. Tyler Mattingly, 26, of Carroll was arrested March 3 on charges of robbery- first degree aiding and abetting and theft- first degree aiding and abetting. Mattingly is being held in the Carroll County jail.
Read MoreBank robbery, propane tanks, tower music and more discussed by supervisors
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At the regular meeting of the Greene County board of supervisors on Mar. 1, county attorney Thomas Laehn praised county sheriff Jack Williams and county deputies for the arrest of a person who allegedly robbed the Scranton office of Peoples Bank last week. Laehn praised the evidence-collecting skills of law enforcement. Laehn also reported convening…
Read MoreNever too old to learn
~a column by Colleen O’Brien I was sailing along into old age with nary a complaint. I did not brag about it around my contemporaries, several of them aging with serious health problems. I did not brag to my friends, but I admit I was full of relief…and hubris: great pride; as if I had something to do with it.…
Read More‘Triton Tour’ at Greene County Career Academy March 22
Students who are interested in attending Iowa Central are invited to attend a Triton Tour with their families on Monday, March 22, from 4 to 7 pm. This will be held in Iowa Central’s Greene County Career Academy located at 1901 N. Grimmell Rd in Jefferson. Admissions representatives from Iowa Central will provide assistance with completing financial aid, enrolling in…
Read MoreCattlemen raise $22,800 with annual auction
-courtesy of The Scranton Journal Despite the trials and tribulations of 2020, the Greene County Cattlemen’s Association raised about $2,000 more on its 2021 trophy auction held at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson Saturday evening. A grand total of $22,800 was spent on the trophies, pies and other merchandise by businesses in support of the Cattlemen.…
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