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Local competition for the annual Elks “Hoop Shoot,” the national free throw shooting contest for youngsters ages 8 thru 13, will be held Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Greene County middle school gym. Registration and practice begins at 9 am with competition beginning at 10 am.

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Garden Club members and four cooperating homeowners are putting the final touches on decorations for the Garden Club’s biannual Tour of Homes, slated for this Saturday from 12 to 4 pm. Included on the tour is the vintage Crafstman home of Kate and Steve Cuddy on S. Maple St. Kate is pictured with an original stained glass window that provides…

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Artistically inclined people who are looking for a bit of peace in the hectic holiday season are invited to a guided painting fundraiser to benefit the Churdan public library building fund. Jolene Peters of Art on the Fly will lead “artists” at any skill level as they created a wintry scene in shades of blue Monday, Dec. 12, from 6…

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Johnston, Iowa – Veteran political journalist David Yepsen, a Jefferson native and nationally recognized as an expert on the Iowa political scene, will return to Iowa Press as the program host in early 2017. Yepsen takes the reigns from Dean Borg, whose retirement from the statewide network and Iowa Press was announced last week. 

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~The Scranton Journal No matter the farm enterprise, wintertime allows farmers a chance to reflect on the previous year and consider adjustments to improve their operation the following year. In order to support farmers’ efforts to continually improve, Practical Farmers of Iowa offers a free webinar series – called “farminars” – featuring practical knowledge on a range of topics for…

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Fareway Stores, Inc. is partnering with the U.S. Marine Corps on their 2016 Toys for Tots campaign. The program provides toys to less fortunate children during the holiday season. Stores are selling paper trains in $1 and $5 increments, as well as collecting new, unwrapped toys at all 116 Fareway locations from Monday, Nov. 28 through Saturday, Dec. 24.

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Jefferson police officers wrote eight citations and gave 56 warnings during a special Traffic Enforcement Project (sTEP) Nov. 20-27 according to JPD captain Heath Enns . Officers also investigated three accidents during that time. Officers wrote three citations for speed, three for driving with a suspended or revoked license, one for a registration violation and one for an equipment violation.

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The first of Iowa’s popular shotgun deer seasons is Dec. 3-7 when an expected 75,000 orange clad hunters head to the timber. That group will be followed by 50,000 hunters who prefer the Dec. 10-18 second gun season. Each contingent will also pack along thousands of antlerless tags, to extend their time in the field.

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Deadline is Nov. 28 The holiday season is a busy one with many events planned in every corner of the county. The Greene County Chamber invites all organizations, churches and member businesses who are planning events or open houses for the public to list them in the 2016 holiday events calendar.

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Society’s 2017 leadership nominated, elections at Dec. 2 get-together The Greene County Historical Society will have its final meeting of 2016 on Friday, Dec. 2, at the Greenewood Center in Jefferson. There’ll be lunch at 12 noon, an election of the group’s officers and board members for 2017, and holiday music from Greene County High School band members directed by…

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Among the four homes on the Jefferson Garden Club’s Tour of Homes is the spacious home of Gina and Tom Harrington on S. Wilson. The home was built in the early 1900s. A recent renovation carefully preserved the oak interiors and gray stucco exterior.

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The Jefferson park and recreation department is taking registrations for the wrestling program for boys and girls in grades K-2. The program will be held Saturdays, Dec. 3 through Jan. 28, from 10:30 to 11:30 am at the Jefferson Fieldhouse.

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