~by The Scranton Journal A dedication ceremony was held for the new playground located in the Scranton School Memorial Park located east of the Community Center/city hall on Saturday afternoon. A nice sized crowd was on hand to celebrate the completion. Before the ceremony began, the youngsters in the crowd tried out the equipment and declared it “awesome!”
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5K run/walk to benefit Churdan library building fund Aug. 26
Runners and walkers are invited to help raise funds for the Churdan public library’s building fun at the Expanding our World 5K run/walk this Saturday.
Read MoreCommunity pep rally kicks off fall sports season
The plaza on the courthouse square was packed Tuesday evening as more than 300 student athletes, classmates, parents and members of the community gathered for a pep rally for all fall activities at Greene County High School. Local sportscaster Doug Rieder introduced Ram volleyball coach Donna Carhill, cross country coach Jeff Lamoureux, swimmers on the Boone high school swim team,…
Read MoreCounty youth succeed at Iowa State Fair
Members of the Horn of Plenty FFA chapter at Greene County High School won awards in FFA competition at the Iowa State Fair. In the FFA horse show on Aug. 16 Wade Wuebker showed the champion in the 2- to 5-year old walk trot class and Bailey Godwin showed the champion in the pony western pleasure class. Godwin also showed…
Read MoreMore State Fair wins for Carlson
Edited Aug. 24 with more results In a state that’s known for its pie, Marianne Carlson won first place in the My Pie Basket competition Aug. 18 at the Iowa State Fair. She received a $20 gift card for her prize-winning pie. Contestants were challenged to create an award worthy two-crust fruit pie.
Read MorePark dedication, community hog roast in Scranton Saturday
Volunteers are working this week to complete the playground at the new Scranton School Memorial Park in time for a dedication ceremony this Saturday, Aug. 19, at 4 pm. The park is located at 900 Eagle St, east of the community center.
Read MoreEnd of season hours told for Jeff pool
With the start of school next Wednesday, the Jefferson park and recreation announces the hours for the end of the season at the municipal pool. The pool will be open regular hours through Tuesday, with lap swim from 11:30 am to 1 pm and open swim from 1 to 8 pm. Family hour is 5:30 to 6:30 pm, when children…
Read MoreCarlson wins again in State Fair foods competitions
Marianne Carlson, Iowa State Fair food competitor extraordinaire, did well in competitions judged during the first three days of the fair. Carlson won first place in six categories of the King Arthur flour bread competition judged Aug. 10, the opening day of the fair. She took the blue ribbon in beer bread, French bread, mixed grain, oatmeal, sesame cheddar and…
Read MoreScranton sesqui committee looking for help
The committee planning the Scranton’s sesquicentennial celebration for 2019 is looking for help. Carol Eason reported the committee’s activities at the Scranton city council meeting Aug. 8. Many Scranton residents attended the Glidden sesqui celebration earlier this month and were impressed with that committee’s ideas and organization, Eason said.
Read More‘Hot’ vehicles but not hot weather for Hot August Night
Hot August Night in Jefferson last Thursday was all it was expected to be, except hot. Temperature was in the high 70s, making it a near perfect evening to stroll around the courthouse square and see the approximately 375 cars, trucks, motorcycles and tractors on display. There was no attendance count, but the Greene County Chamber & Tourism served 800…
Read MoreDeer licenses available now
Licenses to pursue Iowa’s deer herd went on sale Aug. 15 at more than 700 license sales agents statewide and online at www.iowadnr.gov. Resident Iowa hunters may purchase one any deer license for a gun season, one any deer license for archery season and one county specific antlerless deer only license.
Read MoreBeaver Creek Wind Park ahead of schedule
Delivery of wind turbine components at the Beaver Creek Wind Park in Junction Township is expected to begin the week of Aug. 21. The MidAmerican project has been on schedule since work began in the spring. County zoning coordinator Chuck Wenthold and the county secondary roads department receives weekly updates from MidAmerican. The project is ahead of schedule, Wenthold said.
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