Settlement part of $1.375 billion agreement with 19 states, D.C. and U.S. Justice Department DES MOINES – Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services LLC (S&P) will pay the State of Iowa $21.5 million in a joint state-federal settlement over allegations that the company misled investors when it rated structured finance securities in the lead-up to the 2008 financial crisis. Attorney General…
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Local Wild Turkey Federation chapter plans banquet
The Greene County Gobblers Hunting Heritage Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation is hosting its annual banquet and fund raising auction on Saturday, Feb 7, in Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. Doors open at 5:30 pm with the dinner at 7 pm.
Read MoreNew date for winter concert
Due to a scheduling conflict, the Greene County High School concert scheduled for Friday, Feb. 13, has been changed to Thursday, Feb. 12. The concert choir, jazz choir and concert band will perform beginning at 7:30 pm in the high school auditorium.
Read MoreInternational student to talk about her native Saudi Arabia
Pastor Julie Poulsen and Dennis Fox of Jefferson are again hosting an international student from the Middle East. Yasmine Albayyat of Saudi Arabia is a junior at Greene County High School and has recently celebrated her 17th birthday. She came to Jefferson with the IRIS program of Ames, which works with the US State Department to bring students from predominantly Muslim countries to the…
Read MoreHappy 100 years for Horace Hedges
~by Lora Koch, The Scranton Journal 1915 marked the second year of World War I, the first coast-to-coast long distance telephone call, the production of the one millionth Ford Model T, and the birth of lifelong Greene County resident Horace Hedges. He is celebrating his 100th birthday this month. Born on January 25, 1915, Hedges was raised on the family…
Read MoreOsbornes, Greene Bean Coffee honored as ‘Entrepreneurs of the Year’
Rich and Reagan Osborne, owners of Greene Bean Coffee just north of the courthouse square in Jefferson, were named Entrepreneurs of the Year by Midwest Partnership EDC at that group’s annual meeting Thursday in Panora. They are pictured with Greene County Chamber executive director Chris Henning (left) and Midwest Partnership president Warren Varley (right).
Read More‘American Sniper’ coming to SCT
The Sierra Community Theatre will follow its successful Classic Movie Week with a two-week run of the Academy Award nominee American Sniper. Directed by Clint Eastwood, the movie tells of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle (played by Bradley Cooper) and the four tours of duty in Iraq that made him legendary as the most lethal sniper in US history. The movie includes…
Read MoreApplicants sought to fill Scranton mayor position
The Scranton city council officially took the steps toward appointing a mayor to fill the vacancy in that position during its Jan. 13 regular meeting. A resolution was passed to ask residents to submit their interest in the position. A letter of interest must be submitted by noon on Friday, Feb. 6. The appointment will be made at the Tuesday,…
Read More“Gone With the Wind” is a repeat show in Jefferson
The showing of Gone With the Wind at the Sierra Community Theatre wasn’t the first “come-back” for the classic film. First shown in Jefferson in May, 1940, the film was brought back again two years later, in September 1942, while Clark Gable was serving in the US Army. Denise O’Brien Van found an ad announcing the 1942 during research for…
Read MoreTutoring for HS students starts Feb. 10
Informational meeting Monday, Feb. 2 The Greene County High School is offering after-school tutoring for high school students. The two separate tutoring sessions will focus on reading and math skills. This opportunity is being offered at no cost to students. The focus will be on strengthening skills so students can be more successful in their high school courses. A parental…
Read MoreGreene County students at district speech contest
Greene County High School students performed at the Iowa High School Speech Association’s large group speech contest Jan. 24 in Audubon. Of the six groups performing, four earned “I” ratings and advanced to the state contest at Valley High School in West Des Moines Feb. 7.
Read MoreChild sexual assault prevention topic of Community Fellowship this week
Cathie Page, family development specialist at the Family Resource Center in Carroll, is the speaker for the Community Fellowship series this Wednesday, Jan. 28, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson.
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