Scranton mayor Rod Walker and the city council took action last month to remove a dog from town. At its Sept. 9 meeting, the council met with Randy Gray and Ann Lehnhoff about an incident that occurred on Sept. 6. It was reported their dog jumped a fence and attacked another dog, causing minor injuries to the dog and a…
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Time for Medicare Part D check-up
The annual election period for Medicare Part D opens Oct. 15 and runs to Dec. 7. Medicare recipients can either change plans for 2015 or enroll in a plan if a deadline was missed for enrolling earlier. “Doing a Medicare Part D check-up is just as important as a yearly checkup with your doctor. Plans can change from year to…
Read MoreDeal’s Fall Festival…. a smaller version of the Iowa State Fair
The annual Fall Festival at Deal’s Orchard Saturday was a lot like the Iowa State Fair, but right in Greene County! There were lots of people, animals, live entertainment, fun activities, and vendors selling many good things to eat! Jerald and Cindy Deal both said Saturday’s crowd was just about the biggest they’ve ever had at the orchard, and Sunday’s…
Read MoreTown and Country Band in recruiting mode
The Town and Country band is recruiting new members. The band is in particular need of low brass players and percussionists, but all musicians of all ages are welcome. Band members range in age from high school to many years past retirement. They come from most parts of the county (and beyond) and have very different backgrounds and skill levels.…
Read MoreDeadline extended for cover crop planting in state cost share programs
Weather has delayed some planting DES MOINES –Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey on Oct. 13 said that farmers participating in the state cost share programs that are intending to plant cover crops have until November 1, 2014 to get the cover crops planted and still qualify for assistance. This extension is only available for winter-hardy, small grains that are likely…
Read MoreHealthiest State Walks held Wednesday
Friends, co-workers and neighbors gathered Wednesday for the annual Healthiest State Walk. The goal of the walk was to mobilize Iowan to walk 1 kilometer – about seven blocks – to spark excitement for healthier lifestyles for all Iowans. In Greene County, walks were held in Jefferson and in Churdan. The Jefferson walk was led by Hy-Vee manager Lori Subbert.…
Read MoreRenovated Deep Rock station serves Jefferson again
~by Denise O’Brien Van When Henry Ford’s first Model T rolled off his Detroit assembly line in 1908, it sparked a chain reaction of road construction and business enterprise. Only 12 years later, six miles of the trans-continental Lincoln Highway were paved in Greene county, three miles east and three miles west of Jefferson, according to Bob Ausberger of the…
Read MoreLaw enforcement vehicles sporting purple ribbon in October
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. JPD officer Heath Enns is pictured putting purple ribbon on a patrol vehicle. All Greene County Law Enforcement vehicles will display a purple ribbon for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. For information about domestic violence in Iowa, click here: Purple ribbon Comments by Greene County sheriff Steve Haupert are posted under the Opinion tab.
Read MoreBringing history to life via first person storytelling
The 70 or so people who attended the Greene County Historical Society’s cemetery walk at the Jefferson municipal cemetery last Sunday heard a lot of Greene County history, told in first person – “I” – by the people who lived it. Standing near the graves of prominent people in the early days of Jefferson were volunteers telling their life stories.…
Read MorePhysics and the bell tower
~by Landon Braun On Monday, Oct. 6, students in the physics class at Greene County High School conducted an odd but entertaining lab. Students traveled up to the Mahanay Bell Tower in Jefferson and dropped objects from the tower through a window at the top, about 138 feet off the ground. As odd as this experiment may have seemed to…
Read MoreBell Tower open for bird’s eye view of construction, fall colors
Birds have the best view of the construction projects in Jefferson and of the autumn colors, but the second best view is available to unwinged creatures from the top of the Mahanay Bell Tower. The bell tower is open Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 4 pm through Oct. 26. Visitors 18 years and younger can ride the elevator…
Read MoreAuxiliary contributes 9,542 volunteer hours to medical center
Sharon Stoline, first vice president of Greene County Medical Center’s auxiliary, presented the auxiliary’s year-end report to the medical center’s board of trustees at its September meeting. Currently the auxiliary has 167 members with 112 considered “active.” Members provided a total of 9,542 volunteer hours in the 2014 fiscal year. When computed at minimum wage of $7.25, auxiliary volunteer hours…
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