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Local veterans will serve a spaghetti lunch Saturday following the Bell Tower Festival parade at the VFW Hall on the east side of the downtown square. The hall is close to Festival activities and is air conditioned. Serving will end at 2 pm or when the food runs out. Free will donations will be accepted. Persons who want more information…

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Summer Youth Theatre  auditions net week Central Christian Church of Jefferson extends the invitation to all to join in on some fun and faith-building summer activities. “It’s been a process, but our church leadership has decided to make an investment of time, resources, and energy, in the fine arts in Greene County. We have so many artists, musicians and writers…

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Scranton honored the veterans in attendance at the annual Memorial Day service on Monday, May 28. Held at the Scranton Cemetery, a crowd of more than 100 people braved the heat and humidity to enjoy the ceremony.

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Jefferson police officers arrested three drivers for operating while intoxicated and made three narcotics arrests during a special Traffic Enforcement Project conducted May 21 through June 3. Officers issued 38 citations as follows: speed, eight; driving with a suspended or revoked license, five; open container of alcohol in vehicle, five; registration violations, three; equipment violations, three; no proof of insurance,…

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The Greene County Genealogy Society will  meet Saturday, June 2, at 10 am in the basement meeting room of the Jefferson public library. Everyone is welcome and the basement is handicapped accessible. Jean Tucker will have the program about family books and other information.

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Turkey hunters reported harvesting 11,700 Iowa birds this spring, which is 100 birds fewer than were harvested in 2017. Iowa’s spring turkey seasons began April 7 with the youth season and ended on May 20. Hunters purchased nearly 50,000 spring turkey tags.

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The Greene County Community School District is participating in the summer food service program. Lunch will be provided at no charge for children Monday – Friday, June 11 through Aug. 3. Lunch at  the elementary school, 401 E. Russell St, Jefferson, will be served from 11:30 am t0 12:30 pm. Lunch will be served at the Grand Junction Community Center,…

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The Churdan public library is hosting “Lunch and Learning” daily June 4-8 from 11:30 am to 1 pm. Alll ages (adults and kids) are invited to this event, which is sponsored partially from funds received through Communities 4 Children and Community Partnerships for Protecting Children neighborhood/Community Network Mini Grants.

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A committee of Scranton residents is heading up the drive to publish a cookbook to compliment the town’s sesquicentennial in 2019. The plans have been made. Now they need recipes.

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591MW project to make company nation’s first to surpass 100 percent wind energy generation capacity MidAmerican Energy Company will be the first investor-owned electric utility in the country to generate renewable energy equal to 100 percent of its customers’ usage on an annual basis, upon completing its newest proposed wind energy project.

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Members of the Grand Junction fire department and their families put up the Avenues of Flags at the Junction Township and St Brigid Catholic cemeteries at Grand Junction. Putting up and taking down the flags is an annual service project of the fire department.

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Students in Greene County experienced the joy of a school year finished Thursday as Greene County and Paton-Churdan dismissed for summer vacation. In Jefferson, its enough of a holiday to warrant a parade around the courthouse square. Band director Emily Brekunitch followed the tradition of at least four of her predecessors, taking her 7/8 marching band downtown for Breakfast with…

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