Ballots must be received at auditor’s office by June 7 Eligible electors of Greene County can request an absentee ballot from the Greene County auditor’s office for the June 7 primary election March 29 through Monday, May, 23, at 5 pm. Regardless of the date the request for an absentee ballot is received at the auditor’s office, the ballots cannot…
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Drive-thru Toddler Fest coming to Greene County
Greene County libraries will present a re-imagined Toddler Fest after a two-year pause due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Toddler Fest is returning as “Toddle Through Your Library.” Each of the six libraries in the county will host a time families of children age 2-5 can drive through the library’s parking lot and pick up an activity bag. Each child will…
Read MoreMary Alice Duvall Woodruff, 1926 – 2022
Mary A. Woodruff passed away March 26, 2022 in Jefferson at age of 95. A celebration of Life will be held Saturday, April 30, 2022, at 10:30 am at First United Methodist Church (UMC) in Jefferson. Interment will follow in the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery. Visitation with family will be at the church from 9 to 10:15 am, prior to the Celebration…
Read MoreHerma Parr, 1920 – 2022
Funeral services for Herma Parr, 101, of Jefferson were held April 2, 2022, at Central Christian Church in Jefferson. Interment was at the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery. Herma Maxine (Hendershott) Parr was born on a farm south of Grand Junction on Aug. 10, 1920, to Baptist parents, Amy (Blanshan) and Oliver Hendershott. She had one sister, Saramae, who was three years older…
Read MoreMost of Kendrick Township pioneer cemetery now being farmed
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline “It’s a criminal act to destroy a pioneer cemetery,” supervisor Dawn Rudolph told the Greene County board of supervisors at their meeting March 28. “I support the cemetery.” Rudolph reported “discarded stones and bones” in the Kendrick Township pioneer cemetery called the Horan Cemetery, located north of the Raccoon River Bible Conference camp. She said…
Read MoreMany activities planned for National Library Week at Churdan library
The Churdan public library has many fun things planned for National Library Week, April 3-9. The week starts with a “Sound of Music” movie sing-along on Sunday, April 3, at 2 pm. The library will furnish popcorn, a “mix-in candy” bar and lemonade. Please feel free to bring a snack to share and your beverage if you don’t want lemonade.…
Read MoreVander Wilt named Main Street: Chamber director
Jefferson Matters: A Main Street & Chamber Community announced March 28 that interim director Beth Vander Wilt has been hired as the director. Vander Wilt has lived in Jefferson for 36 years and taught high school Spanish until her retirement in 2018. In the summer of 2018, she worked as a tour guide at Thomas Jefferson Gardens. In 2019, Vander…
Read MoreCommunity Conversations to feature RSVP 55+
Michele Hull, director of the RSVP 55+ volunteer program in Greene, Guthrie and Boone counties will be the speaker for Community Conversations Thursday, April 7, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson. RSVP 55+ provides opportunities for older residents to provide meaningful assistance to others. Opportunities range from being a pen pal with an elementary student to visiting the homebound elderly.…
Read MoreTree walk, pruning demonstration April 6 at Daubendiek park
How many of us take time to look at the trees around us? Two local experts will lead a walk focused on trees at Daubendiek park. Trees Forever’s Brad Riphagen will join Greene County conservation director Tanner Sheuermann Wednesday, April 6, at 2 pm for an educational tree walk and pruning demonstration. This free walk at Daubendiek Park is a…
Read MoreRegistration open for T-ball
The Greene County Youth Athletic Association (GCYAA) reminds parents that registration for the 2022 T-ball season is now open and will close on May 15. Parents can go to www.gcyaa.org to fill out the online registration. Parents will create a profile and enter their information only once that will save time for future registrations. Tee ball (Ages 4 – 6) The Tee…
Read MoreRotary sets date for centennial celebration
The Rotary Club of Jefferson will celebrate 100 years of “Service Above Self” and positive impact on the community Sunday, May 15, from 2 to 4 pm at the Rotary Room at Jefferson Community Golf Course. The public is cordially invited to attend. A program at 3 pm will highlight some of the projects and organizations that have shared in…
Read MoreLamb Producers hold annual banquet
The annual Greene County Lamb Producers banquet was held Saturday, March 12, at Clover Hall at the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. The meal of smoked leg of lamb was prepared by the Lamb Producers with side dishes and dessert provided by Lidderdale Country Store. More than 140 people were in attendance. The evening concluded with Kevin and Kaleb Lentz…
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