~by The Perry News Eight area fire departments responded to a blaze in an old grocery store building in downtown Grand Junction Sunday morning. No injuries were reported in the fire at 301 Main St. E., which was reported shortly after 5:30 am. The Grand Junction fire department responded, receiving mutual aid from the Churdan, Jefferson, Ogden, Paton, Rippey, Scranton…
Read MoreDay: July 4, 2021
Four competing for Fair Queen title
A quartet of Greene County High School 2021 graduates are vying for the title of Greene County Fair Queen and the privilege of competing at the Iowa State Fair queen pageant. Hannah Curtis is the daughter of Kent and Danille Curtis. She plans to attend Simpson College to study English. She has danced competitively for many years, and has been…
Read MoreCram the Cab nets nearly $1400 for food pantry
A grand total of $1,382 was raised at this year’s Greene County Farm Bureau’s Cram the Cab event held June 12 – 19 at the Jefferson Fareway store. The dollar total represents a combination from Fareway customers who purchased pre-packed bags of non-perishable food items, customers who rounded up their grocery bill at the cash registers, and cash donations from…
Read MoreJuly Yard of the Month honors to Daytons
Charming rustic décor creates a cheery welcome to the home of Kim and Galen Dayton, 501 Hickory Lane, chosen as the July 2021 Yard of the Month by the Jefferson Garden Club. Throughout the gardens, Kim’s vintage decorating touches create warmth and interest in surprising ways as containers for bright pots of annuals on the porch and as backdrops for…
Read MoreNew Opportunities updates Alternative Activity Directory
Parents and families looking for something fun to do this summer have a resource in an Alternative Activity Directory updated by New Opportunities’ prevention department. Alternative Activities promote skills or knowledge that might cause participants to refrain from future alcohol and drug use. They occupy free time that may otherwise be idle or unstructured. Typically, alternative activities can provide meaningful…
Read MoreHistorical Society annex, one-room school to be open at the county fair
The Greene County Historical Society’s Fairgrounds Annex will be open Friday and Saturday, July 9 and 10, from 10 am to 7 pm, during the Greene County Fair. The annex is full of inventions, gadgets and memorabilia of rural life in the first 100 years of the county. Historical Society members will serve as docents. The restored one-room country school,…
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