The First Presbyterian Church in Jefferson was recently awarded two mission grants through the North Central Iowa Presbytery. The mission team applied for the grants to benefit Adopt-A-Family and the Good Samaritan Fund. Adopt-A-family helps brighten the holidays for more than 150 families who receive food baskets at Christmas time and they distribute winter coats each fall. The Good Samaritan…
Read MoreDay: February 20, 2024
Scheuermann places sixth at state wrestling tournament
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal A quartet of Greene County wrestlers competed at Wells Fargo Arena in the state tournament last week with Gavin Scheuermann placing sixth in the 2A-157 weight class. Scheuermann was 30-6 his senior season, losing in the fifth place match by a fall with 35 seconds left in the match. Scheuermann’s first loss of…
Read MoreCattlemen hosting annual banquet, trophy auction this Saturday
The Greene County Cattlemen are hosting their annual banquet Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Greene County Fairgrounds, Clover Hall. Social hour begins at 5 pm with a ribeye steak dinner to be served at 6 pm. Following the meal, the trophy auction will be held. Money raised at the annual banquet and trophy auction will go toward the many…
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