The Greene County Community Schools board of education at its June 12 regular meeting held a public hearing on the instructional support levy. No one spoke and the board approved renewing the levy for five years. Superintendent Brett Abbotts explained the instructional support levy is included in property taxes. The levy rate is set by the state and fluctuates year…
Read MoreDay: June 13, 2024
Barbie doll open house at the museum Saturday
The Greene County Historical Society is hosting the second annual Barbie open house Saturday, June 15, at the museum (291 E. Lincoln Way, Jefferson) from 9 am to noon. This year the Historical Society will have more of its vintage Barbie dolls on display, and will offer more Barbie activities. There will be a Barbie scavenger hunt in the museum,…
Read MorePaul ‘Skeeter’ Wilber, 1928 – 2024
Paul L. “Skeeter” Wilber passed away May 16, 2024, at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson, at the age of 95 years. Skeeter was born on October 14, 1928, in Paton, to Viola Hansen Wilber and Roy Wilber. He was raised by his Aunt Ester and Uncle Paul Pemble after his mother died in 1933, and he always felt so…
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