What comes next?

~a column by Colleen O’Brien The thing about Trump that offends me most is not Trump himself – difficult to tell myself because of his childish obnoxiousness, his physical rudeness, his quick oral nastiness, his illiteracy about the country he lives in and especially the Constitution it lives by, his braggadocio, his petty cheating, his vicious lack of heart –…

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Vocalists selected for All-State Music Festival

A trio of vocalists will represent Greene County High School at the Iowa All-State Music Festival in Ames Nov. 21-23. Seniors Hailey Carman and Daniele Madsen, and junior Carter Petterson will sing in the chorus. This will be the first All-State Festival for them. Senior Darian Davis was selected as an alternate for the All-State Band on tuba. All-State auditions…

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Author talk in Jefferson Friday

The explosion of a commercial airliner over Iowa in 1962 is the topic of Iowa author Enfys McMurry most recent book, “Disaster at 39,000 Feet.” McMurry will discuss her book Friday, Nov. 1, at 2:30 pm at First Presbyterian Church in Jefferson. McMurry is a native of Wales. She studied at the University of London, the University of Arizona, and…

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