It was an up-close and personal encounter with the Blank Park Zoo giraffe, Jacoby, for Greene County first grader Gotham Peterson-Ashworth. His experience was one that 110 other first graders from Greene County and Paton-Churdan had: to feed giraffes lettuce leaves, ride the zoo train, have a hot lunch, feed animals in the petting zoo, have an educational session with…
Read MoreDay: October 16, 2024
Laehn updates supervisors on possible actions against C02 pipeline
The Greene County supervisors paid little attention two years ago when Summit Carbon Solutions included five parcels of land in Greene County on a list of properties for which it would seek to use eminent domain for the construction of Phase 1 of its carbon dioxide pipeline from Iowa to North Dakota. With the proposed Phase 2 cutting a diagonal…
Read MoreName-calling
~ column by Cauliflower Ear, aka Colleen O’Brien Trump is getting on my nerves, and I’ve been through two hurricanes recently, so I’m in no mood to put up with bad behavior, especially his. I’m ready to put him down like he puts everyone else down – well, not exactly. I won’t be lying, I’ll be using his own words,…
Read MoreBomgaars Ladies Night supports Greene County Medical Center patients
For the past nine years, Bomgaars has held its annual Ladies’ Night in the fall, offering an evening of shopping with 5 percent of total sales donated to healthcare and women’s organizations in the communities they serve. This year the Jefferson Bomgaars will host Ladies’ Night Sunday, Nov. 3, from 5 to 8 pm, with the donation going to the…
Read MoreGet happily haunted at the museum
The ghosts of four well-known Jeffersonians will happily haunt guests Sunday, Oct. 27, at the Greene County Museum, 219 E. Lincolnway in Jefferson The free 2 pm program will include ghostly impersonations, comedy, music and refreshments. Clancy Clawson will appear as Mahlon Head, for whom a Jefferson street is named. Also looming up will be Don Van Gilder as Albert…
Read MoreExtension offers free program on wintering trees
Iowa State University Greene County Extension & Outreach is hosting a Tree Talk with Brad Riphagen. The topic will be helping your trees survive the winter. Riphagen will talk about keeping your trees alive and give information for the colder weather. This information is valuable to help develop and maintain healthy trees. “Many times, we are unsure of what to…
Read MoreKiwanis pancake breakfast is Oct. 26
The Jefferson Kiwanis Club will host its 51st annual pancake breakfast, Saturday, Oct 26, from 6 to 11 am at Greene County High School. The menu includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, scrambled eggs, link sausages and beverages. Carry-outs will be available. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children ages 3-10 and are available from Kiwanis Club members or at the…
Read MoreNew Opportunities offers help to problem gamblers
New Opportunities, Inc. has historically worked in area communities to help with prevention of substance use disorders and alcohol use disorders. We are also here to help with problem gambling preventions efforts! Gambling is defined as “to risk money or something of value on an outcome that is unknown in hopes of gaining something of value.” Did you know that…
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