For more than 25 years, Alliant Energy’s Iowa utility and Trees Forever have partnered to help Iowa communities plant a diverse mix of trees. These efforts have not only allowed trees to live longer, they also provide decades of energy savings to those communities. Scranton was recently awarded $1,010 which will be used to add trees to the new Scranton…
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Star Party at Whiterock Sept. 15
The annual Star Party at Whiterock Conservancy is slated for Friday, Sept. 15, starting at 7:30 pm. The event is hosted by the Ames Area Amateur Astronomers. Participants at the free event will be guided by astronomy enthusiasts to peer through telescopes at the wonders of the night sky. “It is amazing what you can see from one of the…
Read MoreAnother plan for area Catholic churches
After a summer of disappointing news, Greene County Catholics heard better news this past weekend. A plan to merge the four parishes that will remain open following implementation of the Ministry 2025 plan has been changed. According to Father Jeff Schleisman, pastor of the Greene County cluster, the bishop agreed that it would be administratively impossible to merge four churches…
Read MoreScranton’s Varceis Club mixes food and fun to raise money
The zany gals in the Scranton Varceis Club were at it again during their annual salad luncheon held Thursday, Sept. 7. For more than 50 years, the ladies have combined delicious food with some crazy antics to draw their guests and raise money for the various projects they support in the Scranton community. This year’s theme was New York, New…
Read MoreYouth deer season opens Sept. 16
The Iowa deer hunting tradition will be passed on to about 10,000 youngsters who will participate in the youth deer hunting season, which opens on Sept. 16. This season provides an opportunity to teach deer hunting, wildlife behavior, and safe hunting practices to resident youngsters while they are under the watchful eye of a licensed adult.
Read MoreGenesis Development marks National Direct Support Professional Recognition Week
Genesis honors frontline workers who support people with disabilities Genesis Development of central Iowa recognizes its staff in honor of National Direct Support Professionals (DSP) Recognition Week, Sept. 11-15.
Read MoreHeroes Dinner at the Elks lodge Sept. 11
All Greene County law enforcement, EMS, firefighters, active military personnel, veterans, and their spouses are invited to the Jefferson Elks’ fifth annual Heroes Dinner on Patriot Day, Monday, Sept. 11. The free event will be held at the Elks lodge at 103 W. Harrison St in Jefferson.
Read MoreFarm Bureau’s first tailgate event a success
Greene County Farm Bureau hosted a “Families, Football, Farming, and Fun” tailgate at Linduska Field on Friday, Aug. 18. According to Greene County Farm Bueau president John McCormick, the board had been thinking about hosting a community event late summer/early fall that would showcase livestock production and agriculture in the county. The board realized at its last meeting that farming…
Read MoreDate set for second Family Feud ~ Jefferson Edition
The traveling trophies for the Family Feud~Jefferson Edition are reluctantly being turned over by the 2016 winners, Bunkers Dunkers and Mom Jeans 4 Life. Last year’s host Doug Rieder stopped to collect the trophy from Randy and Phyllis Bunkers, who with their family participated in last year’s FUNraiser for Jefferson Matters: Main Street. As the picture shows, the Bunkers want…
Read MoreJPD gives 150 warnings, 23 tickets during special enforcement
The Jefferson police department conducted a special Traffic Enforcement Project (sTEP) from Aug. 18 through Sept. 9. Officers wrote 23 citations and gave 150 warnings during that time.
Read MoreRed Cross plans community info sessions
The Red Cross in Iowa is overwhelmed by the generosity of Iowans who want to help with its relief effort in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. As a result of the interest from those wanting to know how they can get involved and help support the response effort, the Red Cross is hosting community information sessions in each of its…
Read MoreThe Highway 30 overpass from a bird’s eye (or a drone)
Work on the Highway 30 overpass on the east side of Grand Junction remains ahead of schedule, and according to the project manager, it’s progressed so that even rainy weather won’t affect it. GreeneCountyNewsOnline asked Sean Sebourn, FAA-licensed drone pilot of Sebourn Video Services, to film a bird’s eye views of the construction. The drone video shows what the site…
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