More than 300 Barbie dolls will be on display at the Greene County Historical Museum, 219 E. Lincoln Way, Saturday, Aug. 12, from 9 am to noon. The vast collection, which includes dolls from Barbie’s debut in March1959, was donated to the museum by former Jefferson resident Arlene Garland Klatt in 2003. The dolls are dressed in their best, from…
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50107 Summerfest this weekend
Grand Junction will be a busy place this Friday and Saturday during 50107 Summerfest. Activities begin Friday at 5 pm with carnival rides, a barbecue served by the Pork Producers, yard games, a beer tent and entertainment by the Jesse Wilson Band. Saturday activities start with a breakfast from 7 to 9 am at the Community Center and a 5K…
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Aug. 2, 2023 Rippey library, Cara McCoy, librarian RIPPEY LIBRARY HOURS – Sunday and Monday, closed; Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 2-5 pm; Wednesday, 2-6 pm; Saturday, 9 -11 am.Online catalog : https://www.rippey.lib.ia.us/ Rippey United Methodist Church, Jon Williams, pastor10 am, adult Sunday school; 11 am, worship. CALLING ALL SINGERS – TheRippey UMC sesquicentennial plans for Sunday, Aug. 27, are being finalized.…
Read MoreSupervisors move forward with jail bond 2.0
The Greene County supervisors at their July 31 meeting began the task of placing a bond referendum for a new Greene County jail on the Nov. 8 ballot, with the plan down-sized from one nixed by voters last November. During the Reports portion of the meeting sheriff Jack Williams and auditor Billie Jo Hoskins told the board that Ahlers &…
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~a column by Colleen O’Brien Wonder of wonders, the Pentagon, of all entities governmental, is releasing to the great unwashed of America some very secret secrets they’ve been keeping for decades. The secrets are interesting, titillating, really, and I am now hoping that this unusual generosity of sharing will wash over onto politicians as much as it has with the…
Read MoreChurdan receives USDA grant for sewer rehab planning
The city of Churdan has been awarded a $29,000 grant from USDA Rural Development through the Special Evaluation Assistance for Communities and Households (SEARCH). The Rural Development funds will be used for technical assistance to plan improvements for the outdated sewer system. The project will produce a facility plan with alternatives and recommendations to meet the rehabilitation needs of the…
Read MoreOpen house Thursday at the Jeff public library youth department
All patrons of the Jefferson public library are invited to an open house in the youth department this Thursday, Aug. 3, from 2 to 7 pm. Children ages 0-10 can pick up a passport, complete activities to collect stamps, and be entered into a drawing for a Back to School basket. Children younger than 7 years should be accompanied by…
Read MoreDry conditions stressing crops, livestock
A dry and hot week allowed Iowa farmers 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending July 30, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities included cutting hay and harvesting oats. More reports were received of farmers applying fungicides. The continued dry conditions made crop stress more widespread. Topsoil moisture condition statewide rated 19 percent very…
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Meeting place reflections ~by Mary Weaver Does Rippey have an Uber service? Is there a bar in town? What is that tall white round building? Where is the water filling station? Those were just a few of the numerous questions posed to “local” volunteers on Tuesday, July 25, as RAGBRAI® riders came into the smallest MEETING PLACE town on the…
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