The Jefferson city crew will provide curbside pickup of discarded Christmas trees next week, Jan. 9-12. Residents are asked to have their tree curbside, cut end closest to the street, by 6 am on their regular garbage collection day. There is no additional charge for the service. Persons who want more information can call city hall at 386-3111.
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Genesis Development awarded 12th consecutive 3-year accreditation
CARF International announced that Genesis Development has been accredited for a period of three years for its Community employment, community housing, community integration, employment planning, organizational, services coordination, supported living, mental health assessment and referral (adults and children), mental health crisis intervention (adults and children), mental health crisis stabilization, mental health outpatient treatment (adults and children) and applied government standards…
Read MoreExtension offers tips for post-holiday trees, poinsettias
~by Richard Jauron, Greg Wallace, ISU Extension & Outreach AMES, Iowa – Christmas trees and poinsettias are popular, colorful additions to homes during the holiday season. But what happens to them when the holidays are over? Are they thrown to the curb or stuffed in a trash can? They don’t have to be. Here are some great alternative ideas to…
Read MoreElks continue Christmas dinner tradition
Christmas dinner was festive at the Jefferson Elks lodge Sunday afternoon. Elks and their families, with help from Does, served about 115 dinners at the lodge, delivered 64 meals to homes around the community, and packed another 13 meals for carry-out. There was no charge for the meal. The Jefferson Hy-Vee donated 12 turkeys and the Jefferson Fareway donated three…
Read MoreCalling blood donors to Jefferson on Jan. 10
When Christmas ends, don’t let your generosity end, too! Blood donors are needed year-round, not just during the holiday season. Ninety percent of the American population experience the need for blood at some point in their lifetime. Because only 10 percent of the population is eligible to donate blood, regular donors are needed constantly. A regular blood donor can give…
Read MoreFarm succession topic of informal ‘Coffee and Conversation’
Farm succession and estate planning is the topic at an informal “Coffee and Conversation” event Friday, Jan. 13, from 9:30 to 10:30 am at the Greene County ISU Extension & Outreach office in Jefferson. Donuts and coffee will be served at this free event.
Read MoreOpen house for Haupert, Richardson
Sheriff Steve Haupert and county supervisor Guy Richardson will be guests of honor at a retirement open house Thursday, Dec. 29, from 1 to 3 pm in the board room on the second floor of the courthouse. All are welcome.
Read MoreJeff Telecom tells Echo winner
Rick Davis of Grand Junction was the winner of an Amazon Echo in Jefferson Telecom’s Reindeer Games prize drawings. No purchase was necessary to enter the drawing.
Read MoreLocal poets again featured in Iowa Poetry Association anthology
The work of Greene County poets will be published in Lyrical Iowa 2016. Lyrical Iowa 2016 showcases the work of 351 poets, as compiled by editor Lucille Morgan Wilson. The published poems were selected from entries in the Iowa Poetry Association’s 71st annual contest.
Read MoreExtension receives Alliant funds for STEAM camps
Greene County Extension and Outreach is among 12 regional Iowa nonprofit organizations to receive funds from the Alliant Energy Foundation in the second of the two 2016 giving cycles.
Read MoreNativity Festival nets $7,600 for Habitat for Humanity
The fifth annual Nativity Festival, held Sunday at the First United Methodist Church in Jefferson, drew good attendance and raised more than $7,600 for the Greene County affiliate of Heart of Iowa Habitat for Humanity. The total includes $2,750 donated by area banks as a match to funds raised.
Read MoreGen. Society seeks info on country schools
The Greene County Genealogical Society is asking for help in completing information about country schools in the county circa 1892-1920. At that time, every section in every township had its own school. The schools were numbered or referred to by a family name. The society was gifted with a large collection of clippings naming schools, but in compiling and organizing…
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