The Greene County Medical Center Foundation is set to launch this year’s Greene Backer campaign, with a goal of raising $75,000 in support of the programs and services of the medical center. This year’s campaign is ambitious and will directly support equipment for a new pain clinic, coming to Greene County Medical Center in early 2022. As of Nov. 5,…
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GrCo HS presents play Friday, Saturday
Greene County High School students will present “The High Schooler’s Guide to the Galaxy” by Bryan Starcman Friday and Saturday, Nov. 12 and 13, at 7 pm in the high school auditorium. Tickets are $7 for adults and $2 for students, and will be available at the door. The cast includes Danielle Madsen, Eliot Schilling, Greyson Purdie, Allee Hinote, Ava…
Read MoreAuditions for CLUE the Musical Nov. 18, 20
The Community Players will hold open auditions for CLUE the Musical Thursday, Nov. 18, from 7 to 8 pm and Saturday, Nov. 20, from 2 to 3 pm at the Masonic lodge, 120 N. Wilson Ave, in Jefferson. Special arrangements can be made for persons who are unable to attend either of those audition times. CLUE the Musical is based…
Read MoreHarvest nearing completion
Warmer temperatures and minimal precipitation allowed Iowa’s farmers 5.6 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Nov. 7, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities included harvesting, fall tillage, fertilizer and anhydrous applications and baling corn stalks. Topsoil moisture levels across Iowa rated 1 percent very short, 14 percent short, 80 percent adequate and 5 percent…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Nov. 5
In Greene County district court Suanne Elaine Winters, 50, of Bayard was sentenced Nov. 5 to 30 days in jail after she pleaded guilty to a charge of assault causing injury, amended from domestic abuse assault causing injury or mental illness. All but five days of the jail time was suspended and she was placed on probation to Boone/Greene County…
Read MoreCounty attorney calls fed vaccine mandate ‘an abuse of power,’ says he’ll resign before he’ll enforce it
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline “I am a voice for moderation,” county attorney Thomas Laehn told the board of supervisors at their regular meeting Nov. 8, “but not in this instance.” “I am personally outraged,” he said, referring to the federal government as “an agent of tyranny.” Laehn spoke passionately to the board for 15 minutes about the recent federal…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Nov. 5
New cases listed in Greene County magistrate court during the week ending Nov. 5 were: Kelsey Jean Brooks of Des Moines, possession of drug paraphernalia; Robert Michael Guzman Jr of Carter Lake, possession of drug paraphernalia; Ryan Joseph Murphy of Jefferson, theft- fifth degree; and Benjamin Thomas Murphy of Jefferson, violation of no contact order.
Read MoreCovid vaccines for kids are on their way
The Greene County public health department anticipates receiving a shipment of pediatric (ages 5-11) Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine Nov. 8. More information about scheduling appointments for children ages 5-11 will be provided when plans are finalized, public health director Becky Wolf said. Wolf said on Nov. 8 that 27 cases of Covid-19 have been diagnosed in the past seven days; the…
Read MoreVFW, auxiliary slate fundraiser supper
Members of VFW Post 9599 and the VFW auxiliary are hosting supper Thursday, Nov. 11, from 5 to 6 pm at the hall at 109 N. Chestnut St in Jefferson. The menu will feature country fried steak and gravy, mashed potatoes, corn or peas, and dessert. A free will donation will be accepted. There will be limited seating. Persons who…
Read More‘Understanding Democracy’ series begins with speaker on open meetings, open records
About two dozen people attended the first program in a series entitled Understanding Democracy hosted by the Thomas Jefferson Gardens board at the Welcome Center Oct. 31. Randy Evans, director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council spoke on the First Amendment and the Iowa Freedom of Information and public records acts. Thomas Jefferson Gardens board member Janice Harbaugh introduced…
Read MoreLive music from bell tower Nov. 11 to honor veterans
On Veteran’s Day, November 11, a special Tower Tunes Live concert will be performed by Mahanay Maestro Rick Morain. From 12:15 to 12:30 pm, the public is invited to listen to the four-octave carillon concert. Morain’s playlist will certainly be selections to honor our military veterans. The Veteran’s Day concert is part of the regular Tower Tunes Live concert series…
Read MorePublic health will have pediatric Covid-19 vaccine, but not until next week
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) now recommends that all persons age 5 and older be vaccinated against Covid-19. “Elementary-age kiddos are well-known as the ‘shedders and spreaders’ of respiratory infections. Widespread vaccination for Covid-19 is a critical tool to protect everyone, especially those at highest risk, from severe illness and death,” said Greene County public health director Becky Wolf.…
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