A tradition was started in 2016 by the Grow Greene County board of directors to surprise deserving agencies in Greene County with a Give Back Award during the holiday season. This year on the heels of another successful year at Wild Rose Jefferson, the Grow Greene County board gave out six Give Back Awards on Nov. 13. Rather than surprise…
Read MoreMonth: November 2023
Green announces bid for second term in IA Senate
Iowa Senator Jesse Greene announced his campaign for a second term in the Iowa Senate representing District. The district includes all of Greene and Boone counties and a portion of Story and Dallas counties. He lives on Boone. “When I ran for the Iowa Senate in 2020, one of my biggest goals was to give all Iowa parents the same…
Read MoreLegion members visit Regency Park
American Legion Post #11 made its annual visit to the local nursing homes to honor the veterans who reside there. “They are unable to visit the Veteran Day activities in the community meant to honor them, so we try to take Veterans Day to them,” Post commander Fred Long said. “We feel honored and privileged to show them that they…
Read MoreJeff council has quiet meeting, moves ahead on pickleball courts
The Jefferson city council, after having contention as recent meetings, had a relatively quiet meeting Nov. 14. The council moved forward on building two pickleball courts at Russell Park by awarding a contract with Bolton & Menk for engineering services at a cost of $37,000. The new courts will be north of the existing tennis courts. Park and recreation director…
Read MoreJail financing OK’d, but jail is still two years off
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors at the regular meeting Nov. 13 discussed recent voter approval for construction of a new jail. They estimated construction could start in early 2025 with an opening of the facility in spring, 2026. Supervisors John Muir, Dawn Rudolph, and sheriff Jack Williams reported they have met with representatives of…
Read MoreJerry Kelley, 1929 – 2023
Jerry Kelley, of Jefferson, passed away November 14, 2023, at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, at the age of 94 years. A Celebration of Life will be held Nov. 18 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home, Jefferson, 515-386-2171. Ryan Johnson will be the officiant. Interment will be immediately after with family only at the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery. Honorary bearers will be John…
Read MoreRams open inaugural bowling season Nov. 20
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal For the first time, Greene County students have the opportunity to join a bowling team as a school sanctioned sport. Nearly 30 students will open competition at Spare Time Lanes in Jefferson on Monday, Nov. 20, against Clarke of Osceola. John Woodford, owner of the bowling alley, is a volunteer coach. Some of…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Rippey United Methodist Church, Pastor Jon Williams Sundays –Adult Sunday School 10 am; Worship services 11 am Tuesdays 10 am, Fellowship. Everyone welcome. Soup lunch served first Tuesday of the month. Rippey Lions Club – Pat Essing, Northwest Lions Club District Governor, visited the Rippey Lions Club, Nov. 9. She complimentedthe Rippey Lions Club for their local work and donations to…
Read MoreBiden honors ‘sacred obligation’ to care for veterans and their families
~a column by Chris Henning Veterans Day has a place in my memory down throughout the years. This year is especially poignant: my father, George Henning, an Army tank mechanic who served with the 14th Armored “Liberators”, liberating concentration camps in France and Germany in WW II, would have celebrated his 101st birthday on November 1. In my extended family…
Read MoreHoyt, Vander Linden to All-State Music Festival
A pair of Greene County High School senior choir members are preparing for their third consecutive appearance at the All-State Music Festival. Olivia Hoyt and Gavin Vander Linden will perform in the Iowa High School Music Association All-State Music Festival in the choir. The two musicians earned a trip to the prestigious event during their sophomore, junior and senior years. …
Read MoreGrCo school board organizes following school election
Moves regular meeting date from third Wednesday to second Wednesday The Greene County Schools board of education met Monday, Nov. 13, holding both a regular and an organizational meeting. The board conducted routine business, approving the second reading of policies dealing with anti-bullying/ harassment investigation; parent and family engagement district-wide; personal use of student-owned laptop computers or mobile internet devices…
Read MoreRural population accounts for decline in county population
To the editor: Although my direct family is mostly gone from Greene County today, we first began to populate the area in the late 1800’s. Graves of my descendants can be found in area cemeteries throughout the county. “Spelunking” old newspapers published in Greene County has become a casual pastime. The old publications have provided fascinating glances into the day-to-day activities…
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