Art and collectible prints by local & Iowa artists, music by Pullin’ Strings A variety of art by local and Iowa artists of the present and past will be available by silent auction, accompanied by live music and refreshments, Sunday, March 8, from 2 to 4 pm at the Jefferson Community Golf Course clubhouse. Art on the auction includes a…
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Greiner named inaugural SEIBA Outstanding Young Teacher Award recipient
Ryan Greiner Named Inaugural SEIBA Outstanding Young Teacher Award Recipient Ryan Greiner, 5–12 band director at Mediapolis Community Schools, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association (SEIBA) Outstanding Young Teacher Award. Members of the Southeast District selected Greiner for the honor in recognition of his exceptional accomplishments as an educator with three to seven years…
Read MoreMurmurations – Can we learn to handle chaos from birds?
~View from my Window by Mary Weaver We have survived through January and February and thankfully now March is with us, coming in as a lamb. So, it may mean going out as a lion. The girls’ basketball tournament almost always brings us a winter storm, so it is not the time to put away those snow boots. With fondness…
Read MoreLearn to Hunt program opens registration for wild turkey workshop
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering workshops around the state to teach the skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook wild turkey to participants who have little to no wild turkey hunting experience. The workshops will be offered in Council Bluffs, Indianola, Massena, Marble Rock, Sioux City, Solon and Vinton from mid-March through…
Read MoreLamb Producers banquet March 14
The Greene County Lamb Producers will hold their annual banquet Saturday, March 14, at 6:30 pm at Clover Hall on the Greene County fairgrounds in Jefferson. Leg of Lamb will be prepared by the Lamb Producers and sides will be provided by HyVee. Presentation of 2025 Fair awards and an auction will follow. Proceeds will be used to help fund…
Read MoreOne more thing we need to know everything about
~a column by Colleen O’Brien AI is on the march. I’ve come across five “news” items that were real ‘fake news’, to cop a phrase from an inveterate faker. The first two fakes were hour-long videos by Rachel Maddow talking about Canada essentially ghosting the US and never dealing with them again; and another one of Maddow explaining how Walmart had…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Feb. 27
In Greene County district court Jared Gabriel Glendenning, 20, of Churdan was sentenced to one year in jail with credit for time served after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated- second offense. All but seven days of the jail time was suspended and he was placed on probation to Boone/Greene County Probation for…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Feb. 27
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered against Travis James Turner of Des Moines on a charge of theft- fifth degree. He must pay $169.99 restitution to Bomgaar’s, a $105 fine with a $15.75 surcharge, and $60 court costs. A judgment for a $105 fine with a $15.75 surcharge was entered against Shilow James Ashby of Grand Junction…
Read MoreSheriff’s report
Following are excerpts of activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Monday, March 2: At 10:07 am a deputy investigated a theft in the 2300 block of Sherwood Ave in Franklin Township. Sunday, March 1: Routine activity reported. *In all cases when a defendant has been charged, this is merely an accusation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until…
Read MoreJeff council hears about GCDC’s commercial flex space, 2025 animal shelter stats
Council’s police committee will not pursue ordinance allowing hunting in the city limits The Jefferson city council at its Feb. 24 meeting heard about commercial flex space in the east business park from Greene County Development director Greg Piklapp. Storage Solutions of Iowa, based in Carroll, owns, maintains, and operates the building. GDCD developed the east business park with roads…
Read MoreDo I dare think things are looking up?
~a column by Colleen O’Brien After a two-week hiatus from the political news in America, I return to being informed in a mind-blowing way. . . almost literally, the eerie light-headedness being very close to feeling the top of my head opening up and all logical thoughts flying off. For as lazy a president as he is said to be,…
Read MoreFirst-person account of Civil War by Union soldier March 8 at museum
A “Civil War soldier” will visit the Greene County Historical Museum on Sunday, March 8. Dressed in a Union Army uniform, O.J. Fargo of Creston will give a first-person account of an Iowa soldier’s Civil War experience in a program he’s titled “Just Before the Battle, Mother.” The 2 pm program, sponsored by Humanities Iowa, is free and open to…
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