~provided by Greene County Medical Center Do you have eight women in your family? Or eight women with whom you share a close connection or bond? According to the American Cancer Society, one of those women you know and love will develop breast cancer at some time in their lives. Take a moment to think about that. One in eight.…
Read MoreMonth: October 2023
In support of jail bond referendum, Chuck Offenburger
To the editor, I’m going to vote “yes” on Nov. 7 for the $10 million bond issue to build a new Greene County jail, and I encourage others to join me. I view this mostly as a growth measure, for three reasons: 1) The current jail is from another era, worn out, undersized and inadequately equipped. 2) We in Greene…
Read MoreKading project again dominates Jeff city council meeting
The Jefferson city council meeting Oct. 9 again drew about 30 persons, many of them to share their opinions of the workforce housing project proposed by Kading Construction and supported by Greene County Development Corporation. The regular council meeting two weeks earlier had a report on the Kading project on the agenda. At this meeting, seeing many of the same…
Read MoreDog park closed temporarily
The Rotary Centennial Dog Park will be temporarily closed starting Friday, Oct. 13, to let newly sown grass seed take hold. The city crew will re-evaluate after two weeks. “The City is sorry for any inconvenience this may cause – we know you’re enjoying it! – but your pups will appreciate nice soft grass under their paws in the near…
Read MoreRams host HOIAC cross country meet
The Ram boys cross country team finished fifth in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference meet held Oct. 9 in Jefferson on the middle school grounds. Noah Hinote finished fourth with a season best time of 17:46.29. That’s just 13 seconds off the Greene County record, which he holds. Hinote was followed by Gavyn Winters, 25th, 19:05.00; Brady Carstensen, 26th,…
Read MoreRams lose to SEV after penalty nullifies winning TD
~with Taylor Teays of The Scranton Journal The Greene County football team hosted their final home game of the season Friday night, falling 26-21 to Southeast Valley on senior night. The game went down to the final minute. The Rams’ final possession began with just less than 6 minutes to play. The Rams had retaken lead of the game with…
Read MoreHy-Vee customers can round up to support Variety
Hy-Vee is partnering with Variety – the Children’s Charity to once again conduct a round up at the register campaign to raise funds to help children who are at-risk, underprivileged, critically ill, or living with special needs. Customers will have the opportunity to round up to the next dollar from October 8 – 14 to help fund Variety’s mission. Dollars raised…
Read MoreCounty working on agreements for use of animal shelter impound and with Bell Tower Foundation
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors heard updates at their meeting on Oct. 9 from county attorney Thomas Laehn on progress with 28E agreements between the county and the City of Jefferson regarding the new animal shelter and with the Bell Tower Community Foundation. Laehn said the county attorney also works for the townships and…
Read MoreRam spikers win two matches
Ram Spikers Win Two Matches ~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal A two-win week boosted the Greene County volleyball team to a 13-10 overall season record, going 4-2 in conference play and putting them third in the Heart of Iowa Conference. The Ram volleyball team hosted West Marshall on Tuesday, winning 3-0 with set scores of 25-11, 25-23 and…
Read MoreJCHS grad named to Waldorf Athletics Hall of Fame
Janet Kundrat O’Neill, a 1980 Jefferson Community High School graduate, was named to the Waldorf Athletics Hall of Fame during Homecoming festivities there last weekend. O’Neill earned All-American and All-Conference honors in 1982 and participated in the national junior college all-star game. She continued her basketball career as a starting center at Creighton University. Along with Waldorf and Creighton, she…
Read MoreEarly/absentee voting begins Oct. 18
Iowans who want to participate in early voting can begin casting ballots for the 2023 city-school election on Wednesday, Oct. 18. This marks the start of the absentee voting period and the first day Iowans can vote in person at their county election office. October 18 is also the first day county auditors can mail absentee ballots to voters who…
Read MoreTrinity Lutheran to host retreat for busy women
“Are you busy? Too busy? Wouldn’t it be nice to take a day—or even half a day—to…slow. down. a. bit? And, to be ‘in the Word’?” Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson is hosting just such an event Saturday, Oct. 28, from 9 am to 1:45 pm. Led by Visual Faith® Ministry coach Jenny Long of Papillion, NE, this retreat will…
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