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…
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Third 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.
Read MoreFake phone numbers can be a real problem
Staff at Jefferson Telecom reports receiving numerous phone calls from customers about phone scams recently. The Jefferson police department’s daily report verifies that, as there have been several reports of attempted phone scams. One Jefferson business lost $1,400 to a scammer claiming to be Alliant Energy and threatening to disconnect the restaurant’s utilities if alleged past due amounts weren’t paid…
Read MoreGreene Co HS students meet Bernie Sanders
Greene County High School musicians had an opportunity to learn about jazz from Rosana Eckert, an internationally acclaimed jazz vocalist and educator from the University of Northern Texas on Friday at Kirkwood Community College’s jazz festival. Some of them years from now may remember the concert they attended in the evening. They’ll all remember who they met and talked with…
Read MoreTownships set budget hearings
Townships have set their budget public hearings as follows: • Junction – Monday, March 5, at 1 pm, courthouse board room in Jefferson. Clerk Jackie Gannon. • Franklin – Monday, March 5, at 2 pm in the courthouse board room in Jefferson. Clerk Carla Offenburger • Greenbrier – Monday, March, 6 at 9 am in the courthouse board room in…
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