The Greene County Farm Bureau has scheduled their annual meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 9, at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. A meal will be served at 6 pm with the business meeting slated at 7.
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4-H State Fair exhibitors told
Judging of 2016 Greene County 4-H static exhibit entries took place Tuesday, July 12. 4-H members’ projects were evaluated by experts in the areas of animals; agriculture and natural resources; creative arts; science, engineering, and technology; family and consumer sciences; and personal development. Judging is done face-to-face, giving youngsters the opportunity to learn and to practice valuable interpersonal skills.
Read MoreJPL summer reading programs wraps up with party in the park
The summer reading program at the Jefferson public library ended Monday with a party at Russell Park. Prizes were awarded after the children enjoyed a variety of outdoor games, including a human ring toss game, hula hoops, water races and pancake flipping. A game that required children to pour water from a cup on their head to another cup held…
Read MoreOrvie Umbaugh enjoyed Honor Flight to DC
~by Joyce Winkelman, Scranton Journal correspondent At 6:20 am on May 7 at Fort Dodge, Orvie Umbaugh of Scranton felt the lift of the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight as it rose into the sky on its way to Washington, D.C. for a special day of honor, recognition and appreciation from the folks back home for his military service. Umbaugh,…
Read MoreFiremen and others honor Randy Love
Firefighters and emergency responders from Greene County and beyond honored Jefferson fire chief Randy Love and the Jefferson fire department Thursday afternoon. Love, 56, died Sunday. He joined the Jefferson fire department in 1995 and was elected fire chief in 2009. He was a 36-year employee of Jefferson Telecom.
Read MorePlenty of winners at the county fair baby contest
The competition was friendly and prizes were plentiful at the baby contest held at the Greene County Fair Saturday. Babies “competed” in two age divisions – younger than 1 year old and younger than 2 years old.
Read MoreFair quilt winners told
Linda Huff of Jefferson and the Greene County 4-H Foundation were winners when quilters and quilt lovers teamed up at the Greene County Fair. Huff won the Christmas-themed quilt and a pair of throw pillows constructed of quilt blocks entered in the 2015 People’s Choice quilt block contest. Suzanne Sievers of the Stitch donated the material and labor to complete the…
Read MoreChamber members add $3050 to fair premium auction
(Edited July 22 with additional information) Greene County Chamber of Commerce members supported Greene County 4-H members with $3,050 in premiums at the Greene County Fair premium auction Monday morning. The Chamber invited members and the community to provide funds for the auction as a way to encourage and commend the endeavors of local youngsters. As in previous years, Mike…
Read MoreRam volleyball players/parents meeting July 26
The 2016 player/parent meeting for the Greene County High School volleyball season will be held Tuesday, July 26 at the high school. All 2016 players and their parents should plan to attend.
Read MoreFarmland leasing workshop is next week
Area farmers and landowners are reminded that Greene County Extension’s annual farmland leasing workshop is scheduled for Thursday, July 28, at 1 pm at the Extension office meeting room in Jefferson.
Read MoreJefferson’s classic and historic grain elevator
~by Chuck Offenburger Grain elevators, as we know them today, came into being in the mid to late 1920s after the U.S. Congress approved the “Capper Volstead Act” of 1922. That new law gave associations of grain producers some exemptions from the rigid anti-trust regulations of that time. Of the grain elevators that were first constructed – almost all of…
Read MoreCounty fair starts with poultry, dog shows
Results told After a year’s absence from the county fair due to avian flu last summer, live chickens are once again at the Greene County Fair. The 4-H poultry show was the first species show at the fair, with eight exhibitors and judge Mike Boldon Wednesday afternoon. Conner Allender won the grand champion trophy and Lucas Fisher won the reserve…
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