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.
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Plenty 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…
Read MoreMorlans mark 30 years with Greene County EMS, and a whole lot more
Dennis and Marcia Morlan on July 1 marked the 30th anniversary of taking the helm at Greene County Emergency Medical Services by picking up a new ambulance in Rock Rapids. Just as his contract started on the first day of a new fiscal year 30 years ago, the funding became available July 1 for the new ambulance. Morlan went with…
Read MoreFair open class entries welcome
The Greene County Fair board wants and needs county residents to make this year’s fair the best yet. “Come share your garden produce agricultural displays, art work, photography, quilting, sewing, hand work, baking, canning, genealogy, floral, collections. If you have something to share, we will find a class for it,” a fair spokesperson said. The open classes are for exhibitors…
Read More‘Sundaes on Sunday’ honor Roger Nailor
The family and friends of the late Roger Nailor are hosting the third annual memorial celebration on Sunday afternoon by serving ice cream sundaes from 1 to 3 pm in the Roger Nailor Memorial Shelter House on the fairgrounds. Free will donations will be put directly into community projects including Greene County 4-H and a scholarship for a graduating Greene County…
Read MoreScience Center of Iowa bringing ‘Fantastic Forces’ to a library near you
The Science Center of Iowa (SCI) is bringing its summer library program, “Fantastic Forces,” to Greene County. The “Fantastic Forces” program is part of SCI’s outreach program, which brings fun, engaging experiments to schools and libraries across Iowa.This program is funded by the Greene County board of supervisors. Dates for the programs are as follows:
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