Mary 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…

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Herma 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…

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Most 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…

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Vander 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…

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Community 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.…

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Registration 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…

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Rotary 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…

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Lamb 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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Reunion Rendezvous returns to Bell Tower Festival

The Greene County School Foundation will host an event to welcome class reunions to the Bell Tower Festival this year. Foundation board member Karen Lawton is chairing the Reunion Rendezvous event along with Peg Raney and Annie Ostendorf. Classes planning a reunion are asked to contact Annie Ostendorf at 515-370-1397 or ostee@netins.net or Beth Vander Wilt at 515-386-2155 or info@jeffersonmatters.org…

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