Greene County Development Corporation director Ken Paxton told the Jefferson city council at its Nov. 8 meeting that there are “exciting things happening in housing” in the county. He reported that Zach Mannheimer, who came to know Greene County well while working on the Vision 2020 plan and is now working in 3D housing, facilitated contact between GCDC and Kading…
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Java & Jazz brings great jazz to Jefferson
The Greene County jazz band and Iowa State University Jazz Lab 2.0 provided an evening of good listening at the second annual Java & Jazz Nov. 12 at Greene County High School. The Iowa State jazz bands are directed by Dr Michael Giles. According to Greene County band director Wes Anderson, Giles was so impressed with the first Java &…
Read MoreGreenbrier 4-H holds Family Night
Greenbrier 4-H club’s members and families gathered for the annual Family and Awards Night Sunday, Nov. 6, at Clover Hall. This event celebrated the accomplishments of the club and its members over the last year. Bailey Anderson welcomed people and called the meeting to order. Grace Hardaway led the introduction of families, and Cody Stephenson had people laughing while playing…
Read MoreFrame up, floor poured for storage shed at GrCoHS
Work is progressing on the storage/maintenance shed southeast of Greene County High School. Students in the construction trades program at the Greene County Career Academy are building the 30’ by 108’ shed rather than an entire house. Constructing the building will provide the students with many ‘real life’ experiences, and it will fill a need for storage at the high…
Read MoreFamily Medicine Clinic nurses support each other in obtaining nursing’s highest degree
~courtesy of Greene County Medical Center Two Greene County Medical Center Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners (ARNPs) recently completed a two-year journey, obtaining the highest nursing degree available, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). Diana Smith in Family Medicine and Heather Wilson in Behavioral Health both worked at Greene County Medical Center in the past. Both left to advance their education and…
Read MoreStudents hear from GrCo graduates who are now nurses
Students in the Greene County Career Academy Health Care Pathway heard from Lauren Carlson and Sydney Schiltz Nov. 10 in Jill Wanninger’s nurse aide class. Carlson and Schiltz went through the healthcare program in high school. After they graduated from Greene County High School in 2018, they attended Iowa Central Community College to earn their LPN degrees and then went…
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