Greene County High School hosted a Career Planning Fair April 19 for students in grades 8-12. Students participated in guest speaker sessions, choosing from 22 sessions that featured 27 different speakers. Students also had access to 37 booths where they learned about a variety of careers with local and regional employers. School officials thanked the businesses and speakers for attending…
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County’s indigenous population topic of Historical Society meeting May 5
~by Denise Van for the Greene County Historical Society Mary Weaver of Rippey will give a program on Greene County’s original inhabitants on Friday, May 5, at the Churdan public library, 414 Sand St. The free presentation is part of the Greene County Historical Society’s 2023 program series. It will follow lunch, which will begin at noon. Weaver has been…
Read MoreJefferson Wants You awards funding to CHiRP Coffee
A new business in Jefferson has been awarded $5,000 in Jefferson Wants You incentive funds for a new start-up. CHiRP Coffee is a partnership of four women with their last names making up the name of the business – Rona Challen, Shannon Hansen, Terri Renwanz and Carrie Peters. CHiRP Coffee is located at 409 E. Gallup Rd east of the…
Read MoreWin T-bone steaks Tuesdays in May, Beef Month
It’s no secret that Iowans love meat. The month of May is celebrated as Beef Month and Greene County Farm Bureau and Jefferson Fareway are pleased to collaborate together to offer a promotion called “T-bone Tuesdays” during the month. Shoppers will have the opportunity to register at the Fareway meat counter to win a 4-pack of T-bone steaks to be…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending April 21
In Greene County district court Daniel Alan Sturm, 42, of Carroll was granted a deferred judgment April 19 after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated. He was placed on probation to Boone/Greene County Probation for one year, and he must undergo a substance abuse evaluation and complete any recommended treatment at his own…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending April 21
Cases were initiated in Greene County magistrate court during the week ending April 21 as follows: Yula May Foy of Fort Dodge, disorderly conduct- loud raucous noise; Denise Ann Kuhns of Grand Junction, possession of drug paraphernalia; Michael Thomas Kennedy of Jefferson, harassment- third degree and disorderly conduct- fighting/violent behavior; McKinley Neal Robbins of Scranton, possess alcohol on school property…
Read MoreP-C to present school play April 29
Paton-Churdan 8th-12th grades will present “The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong” by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields, Saturday, April 29, at 2 pm and 7 pm in the school auditorium. The public is invited to attend. General admission tickets are available at the door or in advance at the school and are $8/adults, $5/students. It has been quite a few…
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To the editor, It is alarming, the rough shod ways the Republican majority in the Iowa State Senate are using to ram legislation through. A low point showing this disregard for Iowans’ right-to-know occurred earlier this week on Senate File 542 dealing with child labor laws. During the debate, which went on through the night, State Senator Dotzler (D) Black Hawk County…
Read MoreDemo of former school gym off the to-do list
The 1952 gymnasium attached to the former middle school will remain standing for the next several years, although it has seen no use since the opening of the new Greene County High School in 2020. The fate of the gym is tied to the repurposing of the school building as apartments, an ambitious project of Nate Adams of Carroll, doing…
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State funding for rural economic development ~a column by Mary Weaver This is going to be a convoluted circuitous column. It involves Springbrook Park, a nephew by nursing sisterhood, a workshop, and rural economic development. I am an only child, but I have a BROW family. The BROW family sisters were assigned dorm rooms at our original diploma nursing program.…
Read MoreRAGBRAI info meetings planned
All those interested in being a vendor when RAGBRAI passes through Jefferson July 25, as well as community members who want to know more about the day, are invited to attend an informational meeting hosted by Jefferson Matters: A Main Street & Chamber Community. Vendor requirements and general RAGBRAI information will be shared, followed by a time to ask questions.…
Read MoreMedical center receives inaugural workplace safety award
Representatives from Greene County Medical Center traveled to Des Moines April 18 to receive the first Spotlight Safety Award from Assured Partners and Iowa Hospital Association (IHA) ServiShare Service for implementation of a program to address workplace violence. “Greene County Medical Center has gone to great lengths to research, design and implement a robust workplace violence prevention program,” said Elizabeth…
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