Workers from Murphy Construction are progressing with the demolition of the old Scranton wooden elevator. West Central Coop is razing the building located on Main Street near the railroad tracks. The old feed mill is no longer used. It was announced in March that the Scranton fire department would burn the building as a training exercise with neighboring departments. However,…
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Rippey alum creating school monument as a labor of love
He helped build the gym; now he’s building a monument ~by Mary Weaver, special to GreeneCountyNewsOnline Keith Devilbiss of Rippey knows how to turn a lemon situation into sweet palatable lemonade! He is pictured here completing one of his life’s passions, working as a mason, this time making a memorial for the Rippey School from the bricks used to erect…
Read MoreMilitary honors provided for Civil War veteran
A small but appreciative group gathered at the Junction Township Cemetery May 30 to witness the offering of military honors at the grave of Sergeant Isaac Ford. Ford served in Company I, 2nd Iowa Cavalry in the Civil War. He moved from Jones County after the Civil War and died at Grand Junction in 1906. Ford’s grave was previously unmarked…
Read MoreSign up for farmers market senior coupons June 4, 5
Sign-up and distribution of coupons for the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program will take place Thursday and Friday, June 4 and June 5, from 8 am to 1 pm at the Greenewood Community Center on Greenewood Road in Jefferson. The program is available to persons age 60 and older who are single with a yearly income less than $21,775 or…
Read MoreFinal salute to retiring teachers
Congratulations to retiring Greene County Community School District staff This is the third and last segment in a series of questions and answers with the 11 staff retiring from the Greene County Community School District (GCCSD). ~ by Lora Koch, The Scranton Journal MICHELE HARDIN: Elementary Title I reading teacher Michele Hardin began her 33-year career with the district before she…
Read MoreVeterans auctioning blankets, quilt
The local veterans groups – VFW, American Legion, and VFW auxiliary – are selling by silent auction military service fleece blankets and a flag quilt made and donated by Cathy Hammel. “These are warm, beautiful, and soft; the perfect gift for the person who values military service and country,” a spokesperson said. Bids may be placed at the east entrance…
Read MoreLEGO Build Night this Friday
Persons of all ages are invited to tame LEGO® bricks this Friday, June 5, from 6 to 8 pm at Greene Bean Coffee. The free LEGO Build Night is a preamble to the LEGO Tamer Challenge, hosted by Greene Bean Coffee and co-sponsored by GreeneCountyNewsOnline as part of the Bell Tower Festival. At the Build Night, GBC owners Rich and…
Read MoreMotorcyles revving up for Bell Tower Big Top
The Greene County Motorcycle Charity will host its seventh annual Bell Tower Festival motorcycle ride and poker run Saturday, June 13. Rally point for the ride will be Peoples Trust & Savings Bank at the corner of W. State and N. Vine St beginning at 8 am. All riders should leave Jefferson by 12 pm and return by 5 pm.…
Read MoreFarmers market off to a good start; more vendors welcome
Business at the season opening of the Greene County farmers market was brisk Tuesday with a dozen vendors on hand with an array of produce, baked goods and handcrafted items. New vendors are welcome at any time. Cost for vendor space is $20 per week or $120 for the entire season. Vendors younger than 18 who are selling produce from…
Read MoreProducers must report prevented planting and failed acres
Tracy Zimmerman, executive director of Greene County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA), reminds producers to report prevented planting and failed acres in order to establish or retain FSA program eligibility.
Read MoreYes, May was wetter and cooler than normal
Volunteer weather observer John Beltz’s summary for May proves what we already knew: May was a lot wetter and a little cooler than normal. According to Beltz, it rained in Jefferson on 18 days in May for a total of 6.46 inches. Two rainfalls were well over an inch – 1.43 inches on May 17 and 1.38 inches on May…
Read MoreNominations open soon for FSA county committees
Farmers, ranchers and other agricultural producers may begin nominating eligible candidates to serve on local Farm Service Agency county committees, announced Tracy Zimmerman, county executive director the Greene County Farm Service Agency (FSA) office.
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