~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys wrestling team took part in a two-day tournament in Independence last Friday and Saturday, with the team taking 18th place out of 32 teams. Greene County was one of the few teams to have two individual champions. Seniors Kale Petersen and McKinley Robbins both finished first in their 32-man…
Read MoreDay: December 7, 2022
Dreams of a civilized species
~a column by Colleen O’Brien In March of 1986, I wrote a column about friends and strangers helping one another after two weeks of monster snowfall – more than 17 feet fell at Lake Tahoe in Nevada, where we lived. According to newspapers, “Several families were evacuated in front of an advancing onslaught of high winds, heavy snow and…
Read MoreCommunity blood drive next Tuesday in Jefferson
The community blood supply has been low due to lower donor turnout. LifeServe is calling on all blood donors to help boost this blood supply as the holidays approach. Someone requires a blood transfusion every two seconds. One hundred percent of the blood products needed by your community hospital come from LifeServe blood donors. The Greene County Medical Center auxiliary…
Read MoreHabitat for Humanity’s Nativity Festival returns this Sunday
After a Covid-required hiatus, the Nativity Festival returns to Greene County Sunday, Dec. 11, at the First United Methodist Church in Jefferson as a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity. The event will begin with a display of nativity sets at 3 pm. A community Christmas concert will begin at 4 pm in the church sanctuary. The concert will feature the…
Read MoreCommercial manure applicator training in Greene County Jan. 5
Registration deadline is December 30 Commercial manure applicators should plan to attend the Commercial Manure Applicator training program scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 5, from 9 am to noon or from 1 to 4 pm. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, will conduct the required three-hour training workshop at that time. There…
Read MoreJefferson-Scranton alumna Kris Curnyn-Hagedorn inducted into Iowa Track Coaches Hall of Fame
Kris Curnyn-Hagedorn, a 1994 Jefferson-Scranton graduate and four-sport athlete, was inducted into the Iowa Association of Track Coaches Hall of Fame. Curnyn-Hagedorn graduated from Iowa State University in 1999 after four successful years on the ISU track and field team. During that time she won Big 12 titles, set Big 12 records, and earned All American honors. Curnyn Hagedorn first…
Read MoreTown & Country Band performs this weekend
The Town and Country Band will present Music of the Seasons Saturday, Dec. 10, at 7 pm at the Baptist Church in Churdan, and again Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2 pm at Central Christian Church in Jefferson. The band will perform a variety of Christmas music, with favorites like “Silver Bells” and Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride”, along with Celtic music,…
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