The final touch was added earlier this month to the Rotary Centennial Dog Park – a metal sign fabricated and donated by Shane Olson of Olson Iron Works. Other artistic elements have been added by art teacher Sarah Stott’s classes at Greene County High School. The project began with a $50,000 donation from the Rotary Club of Jefferson to the…
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Concert, open house at St Pat’s
All Strings Attached of Carroll will perform Sunday, Dec. 1, at 3 pm at St Patrick historic church, 449 E Ave, Churdan. The concert will be preceded by an open house at the church at 2 pm. All are welcome.
Read MoreHistorical Society plans annual meeting, holiday lunch
The Greene County Historical Society will hold its annual meeting and holiday lunch Friday, Dec. 6, at noon at the Greenewood Center, 401 W. Greenewood Rd, in Jefferson. Greene County High School music students led by band director Wes Anderson will provide entertainment. Following lunch, four new Historical Society board members will be announced at the annual meeting, which will…
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~a column by Colleen O’Brien It is Thanksgiving week. We are thankful that the election is over, and things seem kind of quiet . . . if we’re not watching, listening to or reading the dailies out of the Big House in DC – from which we are over-informed about distasteful appointees, hidden investigations of them, leaks about them, purposeful…
Read MoreGenealogy Society to meet Dec. 7
The Greene County Iowa Genealogical Society will meet Saturday, Dec. 7 at 10 am in the handicap accessible basement meeting room at the Jefferson public library. Shirley Haupert will be present to explain the operation and needs of the Action Resource Center (ARC – food pantry). All members are encouraged to bring non-perishable items to the meeting as a donation…
Read MoreSupervisors to decide fate of compensation board next week
The Greene County board of supervisors planned at their Nov. 25 meeting to discuss the future of the county compensation board at their next meeting, Dec. 2. The county compensation board recommends salaries for county elected officials. Senate File 2442, approved during the last legislative session, allows the supervisors in each county to decide whether to have a compensation board,…
Read MoreGreene County participating in I-PLEDGE tobacco compliance program
The Greene County sheriff’s office has taken a pledge to keep tobacco, alternative nicotine and vapor products out of the hands of Greene County underage persons. Known as I-PLEDGE, the program is a partnership with the Iowa Department of Revenue (IDR) to educate local retailers and to enforce Iowa’s tobacco, alternative nicotine and vapor product laws. Since the program’s inception…
Read MoreJefferson churches plan Christmas tour
The public is invited to a “Church Christmas Tour” on Sunday, Dec. 8. Five Jefferson churches will be open that day from 2 to 3:30 pm, culminating with a holiday concert by the Town and Country Band at 3:30 in the Central Christian sanctuary. Each beautifully decorated church will be open for “come and go” self-guided tours and refreshments. There is no suggested…
Read MoreJingle into Junction Dec. 7
Jingle Into Junction, Grand Junction’s annual community holiday celebration, will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 5 to 6:30 pm in the Grand Junction Community Center. Now in its 12th year, the event will include a silent auction of holiday decor, and ready-made gifts and baked goods for sale by the Naked Ladies Garden Club. Tyler Gathercoal will provide…
Read MoreFirst snow, last crop report for the season
Rain along with snow showers in the northeast and north central parts of Iowa resulted in an average of 4.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Nov. 24, 2024, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities slowed down this week with reports of fall tillage, and fertilizer and manure applications wrapping up. Topsoil moisture condition…
Read MoreGrCo inducts new NHS members
Greene County High School held the induction for the new National Honor Society members on Sunday, Nov. 17. Pictured are new inductees and the current members (front, from left) Leah McCormick, Rachel Gordon, Maya Telleen, Natalee Baugh, Madison Higgins, Taylor Johnston, Violet Reedy, and Veronica van der Meer; (second row, from left) Carter Hinote, Nala Losee, Addison Gannon, Payton Kokenge,…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Nov. 22
In Greene County district court Eric Franklin Vansumple, 33, of Lidderdale was sentenced Nov. 18 to 180 days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated. All but two days of the jail sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation to the Iowa Department of Corrections for one year. He…
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