The Greene County High School chapter of National Honor Society will have bake sales Saturday, Dec. 17, from 9 am to noon at Fareway and Hy-Vee. Items will not be priced but students will accept good will offerings. The students plan to have some diabetic items at the sales.
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Weiss president of statewide professional association
Wade Weiss, Greene County engineer since 1993, began his term as president of the Iowa County Engineers Association at that group’s annual conference last week in Ames. The Iowa County Engineers Association, a professional organization, was formed in 1913 to serve Iowa secondary road transportation needs. “It’s nice to be able to give back to the organization,” Weiss said. “I’ve…
Read MoreReminder: ATV, snowmobile registrations due Dec. 31
The Iowa DNR reminds owners of off-highway vehicles to renew their registrations by Dec. 31, 2016. Vehicle types include all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), off-road utility vehicles (ORVs), off-road motorcycles (ORMs) and snowmobiles.
Read MoreGreene County sheriff’s office working to keep tobacco from teens
The Greene County sheriff’s office has taken a pledge to keep tobacco, alternative nicotine and vapor products out of the hands of Greene County youth. Known as I-PLEDGE, the program is a partnership with the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (ABD) to educate local retailers and to enforce Iowa’s tobacco, alternative nicotine and vapor product laws. Since the program’s inception in…
Read MoreState AG prosecutes mail fraud, offers tips to avoid being a victim
“Predatory” Mass Mail Operation Permanently Barred from Targeting Iowans Miller alleges NY business sent deceptive prize mailings to older Iowans and marketed victim lists to con artists DES MOINES – A New York company will cease mail marketing to Iowans to resolve a consumer fraud lawsuit filed by Attorney General Tom Miller. Polk County District Court Judge Brad McCall…
Read MoreReferendum to reinstate Iowa beef checkoff passes
Official results yet to be certified DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship on Dec. 8 announced the passage of the referendum to reinstate the $.50 per head Iowa beef checkoff that was held Nov. 30. The preliminary results show a positive vote of 56 percent to 44 percent in favor of reinstating the assessment. A simple majority…
Read MoreFamilies brave the cold to hear a warm ‘ho-ho-ho’ from Santa
Santa Claus did the honors of lighting a large Christmas tree to signal the “official” start of the Christmas season in Jefferson last Thursday evening. The community Christmas tree lighting was hosted by Jefferson Matters: Main Street at the Thomas Jefferson Gardens. About 150 attended the outdoor ceremony on one of the first very cold evenings this winter.
Read MoreWinners told in Patriot’s Pen essay contest
Winners at Greene County Middle School in the Patriot’s Pen essay contest, sponsored locally by VFW Post 9599, were announced at a school assembly Monday morning. Madison Hayes won first place. She was awarded $50 and her essay will be forwarded to the district competition. Avery Walker placed second and received $20 and Jonathan Mobley placed third place and received $10.
Read MoreChurdan library slates open house, silent auction
The Churdan public library board and staff will host a Christmas open house Saturday, Dec. 17, from 11 am to 1 pm. Special honored guest will be Joanne Legore, who is retiring after serving 40 years on the library board.
Read MoreJefferson publisher featured in The Iowan
Janice Harbaugh of Jefferson and Raspberry Ridge Publishing are featured in the “iowareads” column in the November/December issue of The Iowan magazine. Harbaugh, doing business as Raspberry Ridge Publishing, has since 2011 preserved books by republishing them. She digitally scans at high resolution vintage books that are in the public domain (published before 1923), corrects the pages to enhance the clarity, and…
Read MoreNew book recalls Cooper in the 1940s
Cooper, Iowa, as experienced by a fourth-grade boy in 1945, is an important chapter in a new book about an Iowa boyhood. “Mistaken for a King: Sketches of a Small-Town Boyhood,” by Dan Kellams, recalls the adventures and characters encountered by the author during the 1940s in Marion, Iowa, then a town with a population of less than 5,000.
Read MoreNew terms for county Extension council members start in January
Five Greene County residents were elected to the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Greene County council in the Nov. 8 general election. They are Tom Heater, Pam Olerich, Doug Rieder and Bob Smith of Jefferson and Shari Minnehan of Churdan.
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