Rippey News, January 31, 2023 Rippey United Methodist Church, Rev. Cat Stokes, Pastor Tuesdays at 10 am – Fellowship. All are welcome. There will be a soup meal beginning Feb. 7 at 11:30 am and continuing on the first Tuesday of each of each month. Sunday Worship service 11 am Rippey public library new hours Beginning Feb. 6, library hours will…
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Fareway customers donate funds, toys to Toys for Tots
Fareway recently presented a check for more than $319,000 to the U.S. Marine Corps for their Toys for Tots campaign, which provides toys to children during the holiday season. In addition, more than 75 pallets of toys were collected and donated. Monetary and toy donations were accepted at all 133 Fareway store locations from Friday, Nov. 25 through Saturday, Dec.…
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Greenbrier 4-H The Greenbrier 4-H club met at Clover Hall on Jan. 9, 2023. The Young Leaders reported that there is a chocolate covered strawberry sale order coming up. You can order chocolate covered strawberries from Young Leader members or at the Greene County Extension office. New business for January, 2023 programs were handed out and a reminder was made…
Read MoreNothing is ever over when it comes to a woman and her looks
~a column by Colleen O’Brien How many men worry about their hair in the wind? Or check their faces in a compact mirror after lunch with their cohorts? Have you ever come across your husband contemplating a face lift by pulling the skin on his face back taut? “Men tend to judge themselves in terms of what they can do,…
Read MoreElks donate to Churdan fire department
Jefferson Elks Lodge 2306 last Thursday presented a $2,500 donation to the Churdan fire department to purchase a defibrillator and other equipment. The funds come from an Elks National Foundation (ENF) grant. Pictured are (front, from left) Elks grant writer Joyce Fister, Churdan FD secretary/treasurer Bill Gebhart and firefighter Colton Morlan, and Elks lodge officer Les Fister; and (back, from…
Read MoreDNR hopes more will use Chickadee Check-off on their Iowa income tax return
Last year, more than 6,200 Iowa taxpayers helped wildlife conservation with donations to the Fish and Wildlife Fund on their state tax form, which is nearly 1,000 fewer than who donated in 2020, and represents about 0.4 percent of total taxpayers in Iowa. The donors contributed nearly $150,000, which was a decrease of roughly $25,000 from 2020. “Donations on the…
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History was made: The school choice war is finally over in Iowa ~by State Senator Jesse Green January 27, 2023 Thank you to those who have fought so long and hard on behalf of the parents and children in Iowa. It’s an honor to serve during this historic time of our state’s history as we pass transformative, pro-family legislation like…
Read MoreVelma “Jean” Moranville,
It is with great sadness that the family of Velma “Jean” Moranville announces her sudden passing on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at the age of 91 years. Funeral services will be held Monday, Jan. 30, at St Brigid Catholic Church. Fr Merlin Schrad will be celebrant for a Mass of the Resurrection. Lector will be Rick Gannon, with Sheilah Pound…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Jan. 27
In Greene County district court Curtis Patrick Carr, 49, of Sioux City was sentenced Jan. 27 to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a charge of theft- second degree. The prison term was suspended. H was fined $1,025 with a $153.75 surcharge; both were suspended. Carr also pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal mischief- fourth degree,…
Read MoreSupervisors adopt building and grounds policy
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors met Jan. 23 and 26 to continue discussion of previous issues including funding for emergency communications towers and equipment, 28E agreements with non-profits in the county, the proposed Courthouse Building and Grounds policy, and the county’s possible withdrawal from the Western Iowa Workforce consortium. On Jan. 23, the board…
Read MorePolice blotter – January 2023
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Jefferson police department: Tuesday, Jan. 31: At 9:24 am a caller advised of a careless driver on Highway 30 near Elm St. The officer spotted the vehicle in a nearby parking lot and spoke to the driver about the issue. At 1:57 pm a complainant reported receiving a scam message on Facebook.…
Read MoreSheriff’s report – January 2023
Following are excerpts of activity reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Tuesday, Jan. 31: Routine activity reported. Monday, Jan. 30: At 9:50 am a deputy investigated a burglary in the 800 block of Hills Ave in Highland Township. At 1:47 pm a deputy investigated a violation of a no contact order in the 1900 block of 140th St in…
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