Greenbrier 4-H club The Greenbrier 4-H Club met at Clover Hall on April 13. In new business, sheep and goats weigh-in is on Saturday, May 6, at the fairgrounds. Rabbit tattoos and pullorum testing is June 24 and 25, at the fairgrounds. The Youth 4-H Conference will be in Ames on June 27 through the 29th for high school students.…
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Ram boys golf fourth in HOIAC
The Greene County boys golf team picked up a win in a quadrangular hosted on their home course on May 1. Greene County scored 176 followed by Boone with 190; Ogden 194 and no score for Perry. Tuesday the Rams placed fourth in the Heart of Iowa Conference Tournament at Lincoln Valley Golf Course. PCM is the conference champion with…
Read MoreRams girls compete on the links
The Greene County girls golf team lost to ADM at the River Valley Golf Course on May 1, 201- 258. The Heart of Iowa Conference Tournament was played Wednesday at the Lincoln Valley Course. Nevada dominated to win the title by 20 strokes, carding 349. Roland-Story was second with 369 followed by West Marshall 373; PCM 408; South Hamilton 418;…
Read MoreMedical center sleep lab earns perfect score in re-credentialing
Just a few weeks ago, the sleep lab at Greene County Medical Center underwent a three-year re-credentialing process and earned a perfect score. Care management director Amy Sessions said they addressed one item while the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) representative was here, but when they walked out of the nearly day-long survey, it was with those outstanding results.…
Read MoreCounty supervisors react to board of adjustment’s denial of permit for GJ Solar project
Greene County board of supervisors chair John Muir shared his frustration with the county board of adjustment at the supervisors’ May 8 meeting. The board of adjustment (BoA), after a long, contentious meeting May 4, denied a permit for National Grid Renewable’s Grand Junction Solar project by a 4-1 vote. Denying the permit outright was the most drastic of four…
Read MoreAward-winning author speaking in Grand Junction Saturday
The Grand Junction public library will host award-winning author Kent Krueger Saturday, May 13, at 10 am. The program will be at the Grand Junction Community Center for more seating. Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O’Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish…
Read MoreVideo gaming topic of first Coffee Chat series at Jamaica public library
The Jamaica public library will host the first in a series of Saturday morning “Coffee Chats” Saturday, May 20, at 10:30 am in the library meeting room. The first Coffee Chat will be “When Is Gaming More Than Just a Hobby?” to be presented by Dorinda Wehde, M.S., C.A.D.C., a problem gaming counselor with New Opportunities. Wehde, based in the…
Read MoreRAGBRAI info meeting Thursday
All persons who want more information about being a vendor when RAGBRAI® passes through Greene County July 25 should plan to attend a public informational meeting Thursday, May 11 at the Welcome Center at Thomas Jefferson Gardens in Jefferson. Vendor requirements, general information, and time for Qs and As will comprise the meeting, which begins at 7 pm.
Read MoreJefferson Matters/Chamber marks National Travel and Tourism Week
In honor of National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW) May 7-13, the Iowa Tourism Office recognized Greene County for moving Iowa’s economy forward by contributing to the state’s $9.4 billion tourism industry. Established in 1983, NTTW is an annual tradition to mark the U.S. travel industry’s role in stimulating economic growth, cultivating vibrant communities, creating quality job opportunities, stimulating business…
Read MoreJefferson Rotary presents grants and awards, welcomes new members
The Rotary Club of Jefferson held an evening of celebration May 2, awarding community grants, honoring outstanding service, and recognizing the charitable milestone of a member. The club also welcomed eight new members, some of whom are inaugural members of a new evening satellite club. Past club president and 2022 auction chair Tori Riley presented a total of $9,690 in…
Read MoreHistorical Society sets program on President Lincoln’s generals
~by Denise O’Brien Van for the Greene County Historical Society Gerald “Jed” Magee of Jefferson, who has studied Abraham Lincoln since he was in junior high school, will present a program on the president’s Civil War generals Sunday, May 21, at 2 pm at the Greene County Historical Museum, 219 E. Lincoln Way. The free presentation is part of the…
Read MoreTJG annual plant sale this week
The annual plant sale at Thomas Jefferson Gardens of Greene County will be held Thursday, May 11, from 3 to 7 pm; Friday, May 12, from 9 am to 6 pm; and Saturday, May 13, from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm. Annuals, vegetables and perennials will be available for sale to the public. The sale will take place at the…
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