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.
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Heightened 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.
Read MoreJPRD tells March programs
The Jefferson park and recreation department is taking registrations for several March programs. The annual Mother Son Date Night, the boys’ answer to the Daddy Daughter Dance, will be held Friday, March 9, from 6 to 8:30 pm at the Greene County Community Center. The evening allows mothers, grandmothers or mother figures an opportunity to have fun with boys who…
Read MoreFish fry March 9 at St Patrick
All are invited to a fish fry Friday, March 9, at St Patrick Oratory in Cedar Township. The meal will follow a 5:30 pm mass, with serving at approximately 6:30. The menu includes fish, a choice of baked potato or macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, cookies and beverages. Carry-outs will be available.
Read MoreGreene County Cattlemen annual banquet nets $20,250
~by The Scranton Journal The Greene County Cattlemen’s Association hosted their annual banquet and meeting Saturday evening at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. Inclement weather didn’t deter the beef producers and their guests as they celebrated the 84th year of cattle producers in the county.
Read MoreBlood drive March 7 in Scranton
LifeServe Blood Center will hold a community blood drive Wednesday, March 7, from 3 to 7 pm at the Scranton United Methodist Church.
Read MoreGuess joins occupational medicine clinic at medical center
Longtime Jefferson resident Rochelle Guess, ARNP, will join Greene County Medical Center’s occupational medicine clinic on March 5. Occupational medicine serves employers and their employees through tests and screenings; on-site education and safety management; employee immunizations; workers compensation injury care; and overall workplace health improvement recommendations.
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