Paton-Churdan junior Megan Carey is among the elite high school speech participants selected for the Individual Event All-State Speech Festival. Carey will perform her prose piece “Mum on the Run” by Laura Mazza.
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RAGBRAI planning is gathering steam
RAGBRAI® – the Register’s Annual Bike Ride Across Iowa – is still four months away but planning in the overnight towns, including Jefferson, is well underway. RAGBRAI will bring more than 10,000 guests to spend the night in Jefferson Monday, July 23. Most of the planning is being done by volunteers in an organizational structure suggested by the RAGBRAI staff.…
Read MoreFarmstead security topic of Coffee & Conversation March 23
Greene County Extension hosts a series of Coffee & Conversation events, bringing farmers and other ag professional together for informal discussion on current ag topics. On Friday, March 23, the topic will be “Securing Your Farm Property: Reducing Your Risk of Theft & Vandalism” from 9:30 to 11 am at the Extension Office in Jefferson.
Read MoreNHS, RSVP 55+ partner for Lots of Socks (and diapers, too)
Members of the Greene County High School chapter of National Honor Society recently delivered a trunk-load of diapers and baby wipes to the Greene County Early Learning Center. The donation was the students’ part in the Lots of Socks project organized by RSVP 55+ of Greene County.
Read MorePlan for retirement with April 4 Greene Living program
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Greene County will host another Greene Living Series program called “Planning for Retirement”. Participants will learn tips and strategies to meet their retirement goals and steps to secure their estate so their assets are dispersed in the way they desire.
Read MoreLamb Producers hold annual banquet
The Greene County Lamb Producers celebrated the successes of county lamb exhibitors and raised money to support their efforts at their annual banquet and auction March 10 at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds. Close to 100 Lamb Producers and their families and friends, and the families of 4-H members in the lamb project attended.
Read MoreHeightened traffic enforcement March 14-17
The Jefferson police department will increase patrol March 14-17 with a special focus on drunk drivers and passengers not wearing seatbelts. Jefferson police captain Heath Enns shared statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Read MoreLamb Producers slate annual banquet
The Greene County Lamb Producers will host their annual banquet Saturday, March 10, at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. The meal will be served at 6:30 pm, followed by a program and a fundraising auction. The family-friendly event is a highlight of the year as the Lamb Producers raise funds to help support 4-H members and…
Read MoreCounty libraries name book for Greene County Reads
Author will attend discussions Greene County Reads, the annual county-wide book discussion, will be held Thursday, April 12. This year’s selection is “All the Ugly and Wonderful Things” by Bryn Greenwood. Set in a backwoods meth lab in rural Kansas, more than a dozen narrators tell the love story of Wavy, the young daughter of a drug dealer and his…
Read MoreThird graders are headed to the Science Center
Greene County third graders are going to the Science Center of Iowa March 23 with help from the Jefferson Hy-Vee. The store gave the school $300 to pay the students’ admission.
Read MoreTownships tell budget hearing dates
Township boards will hold public hearings on their budgets as follows: • Junction – Monday, March 5, at 1 pm in the board room at the courthouse. Clerk Jackie Gannon • Franklin – Monday, March 5, at 2 pm in the board room at the courthouse. Clerk Carla Offenburger. • Greenbrier – Tuesday, March 6, at 9 am in the…
Read MoreStudents do well at individual district speech contest
The Greene County High School speech team had 11 students and 15 events at the district individual speech contest at Boone High School last Saturday. Of those, 11 events received “1” ratings and will move on to the state contest at Nevada High School March 10.
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