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The Greene County Genealogical Society will meet Saturday, Dec. 2, at 10 am in the basement meeting room of the Jefferson public library. The meeting room is handicapped accessible.

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Greene County sophomore Kassie Lamoureux, a baritone saxophone player, was the lone county musician selected to participate in the All-State Music Festival, held last weekend on the Iowa State University campus. Lamoureux was selected for the All-State Band, which was conducted by Dr James Ripley, director of instrumental music activities at Carthage College in Kenosha, WI. A native Iowan, Ripley…

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One of Greene Living series  As the holiday season quickly approaches, holiday stressors tend to sneak up as well. These additional commitments for time and money can zap the happy from the holidays, says Dr. David Brown, a human sciences specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. To make the holidays a little lighter, Greene County Extension is offering…

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The trees, wreaths and other holiday décor now on display in the main lobby at Greene County Medical Center are part of the auxiliary’s “Holiday of Lights” silent auction. The public is invited to view the wonderful display now through Dec. 6, when the silent auction ends at 3 pm.

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Registration deadline Dec. 1 The ISU Insect Zoo is coming to Greene County.This fun, free activity for kindergarten through 4th graders will be Wednesday, Dec. 6, from 2:30 to 3:30 pm at the Extension office in Jefferson. Class size is limited to 30 and registration is required by Dec. 1.

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Kelsey Stumbo, RN, a nurse in the long term care unit at Greene County Medical Center, is the eighth nurse at the medical center to be honored with the DAISY Award. Stumbo received the award at a ceremony Wednesday morning.

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Greene County high school students in winter activities – including music and speech – will have their time in the spotlight at a winter pep rally Tuesday, Nov. 21, in the middle school gym. The warm-up will begin at 7 pm with a meet & greet, games and activities with the Ram boys and girls basketball teams, wrestling and basketball…

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Vern Foje is the honoree for the second month of Home State Bank’s Extraordinary Citizen award. The award is a local award given by Home State Bank to an extraordinary Greene County resident or group who has gone above and beyond by giving their time and/or resources to benefit the community. The citizen(s) must be nominated by another Greene County…

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Thanksgiving is a time when families and friends gather to share a meal and connect; it is also one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. Don’t let your Thanksgiving end in tragedy. “Year after year, we are devastated by stories of family members who are killed on their way to Thanksgiving festivities,” said Pat Hoye, bureau chief, Iowa…

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Prairie Lakes AEA is in need of a representative from the Greene County or Paton-Churdan school district on its seven-member board of directors. The director district represents East Sac County, Greene County, Manson-Northwest Webster, Paton-Churdan, Prairie Valley and South Central Calhoun.

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Greene County Medical Center will honor its eighth DAISY Award winner on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 10 am in the medical center’s education classroom. Nominees being recognized at the Nov. 15 award ceremony are Acute nurses Aaron Chalstrom and Kelsey Stumbo, Long Term Care nurses Bev Morgan, Maria Bretey and Vicki McCool, and clinics nurse Jess Brown.

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Greene County High School seniors weren’t born yet the first year members of the Jefferson-Scranton Interact Club raked about a dozen yards of elderly residents as a service project. The project grew quickly after its inception in 1997 and became an school-wide project in 1999. The project has continued. The 21st annual leaf raking service project, done under sunny skies…

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