For all of you who know about People for Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), and those of you who do not, we are the board of directors for the Greene County Animal Shelter, a very small 501(c)(3) county shelter located in Jefferson. The majority of our dealings with Greene County’s animals is handling stray cats and dogs, and either returning them…
Read MoreDay: April 18, 2021
GrCo Democrats donate trees to eight county towns
With the assistance of Trees Forever, Brad Riphagen, and with the use of some funds from a donation from Shelly Stotts’ campaign, Greene County Democrats are funding an oak tree sapling for each of the county’s towns. Committees in each town are in the process of identifying where the trees will be planted on community property and getting the permissions.…
Read MoreGreene County Community Foundation awards $125K in grants
The Greene County Community Foundation once again made the choice to not hold its annual Grant Awards Night due to consideration of COVID gathering guidelines. Grant recipients were mailed their checks. Since the opening of Wild Rose Casino, the local foundation no longer receives state funds distributed to non-gaming counties, but now receives a portion of gaming proceeds from Grow…
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