A tap dance quartet from Greene County placed fourth in the championship of the 55th Bill Riley Talent Search at the Iowa State Fair. Members of the quartet are (from left) Karli Anthofer, 15, and Hannah McConnell, 15, both of Jefferson, Kami Badger, 18, of Bagley, and Kate Sandage, 18, of Grand Junction. Badger and Sandage graduated in May. McConnell…
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First DAISY Award to be presented at medical center Aug. 21
Greene County Medical Center is beginning a new recognition for exceptional patient care by its nurses, with the internatonally-known “DAISY” award to be twice each year. Nominations can be made by patients, their family members, caretakers, community members or co-workers. In the first round of nominations, which closed Aug. 1, 13 nurses were nominated. The winner of the medical center’s…
Read MoreTwo Greene County performers in Bill Riley semi-finals
Ava Schilling of Jefferson qualified for the semi-finals in the Sprout division of the Bill Riley Talent Search at the Iowa State Fair with her Wednesday performance of “You Can’t Get a Man with a Gun” from “Annie, Get Your Gun.” She will perform again Friday, Aug. 15, in the noon session. Ava qualified for the competition at the Bell Tower…
Read MoreHawn to be honored by 4-H at State Fair
Doug Hawn will be inducted into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame at a ceremony next Sunday, Aug. 17, at the 4-H exhibit building on the State Fairgrounds. Hawn has served as Greene County Fair board secretary for 32 years. A lifelong 4-H member, he spends hundreds of hours each year in both physical labor and administrative tasks to…
Read MoreCarlson and others bringing home State Fair ribbons
Marianne Carlson of Jefferson is impressing judges of Iowa State Fair food contests as she does every year. In the first four days of the fair, she grabbed four blue ribbons and a pair of red ribbons. She netted $400 for a church kitchen fund with her first place entry in the Our Iowa Church Cookbook Favorites contest. The money…
Read MoreHunter safety course planned for next week
The Greene County conservation board will hold a hunter safety training course Aug. 19, 21, and 23. The course is scheduled for 6:30 to 9 pm on Tuesday and Thursday at the Milwaukee Road depot on E. Lincoln Way in Jefferson. The class on Saturday will be from 8 am to 4 pm at Slininger Woods west of Jefferson. Participants should…
Read MoreP-C senior to serve fourth year on state advisory council
Paton-Churdan senior Jacob Bundt will begin the second year of his second two-year term on the State of Iowa Youth Advisory Council. He will be the senior member on the council, being the only one of the 24 members in his fourth year. He is also the only member from northwest Iowa. Iowa Department of Human Rights director San Wong…
Read MoreJefferson native Smith to present Kallitype artwork Saturday in Dallas Center
Lindy Smith, a Jefferson native and 1970 graduate of Jefferson Community High School, is an artist in residence at the Brenton Arboretum near Dallas Center this month. Smith creates sun-print art using plants and a special process called Kallitype. This Saturday at 10 am, Smith will present some of her artwork and talk about her experiences in a new class,…
Read MoreYard of the Month honors to Don, Alice Yepsen
The Jefferson Garden Club has named Don and Alice Yepsen and their yard in the 500 block of W. Madison St as recipients of the Yard of the Month award for August. The Yepsens are pictured with Garden Club members Kathy Milligan (left) and Carol Ahrenholtz (right). The yard is home for many vintage plants that came from Alice’s grandmother…
Read MoreGreene County Farm Bureau holds annual meeting
The 99th annual meeting of the Greene County Farm Bureau began with a roast beef dinner served by the Greene County 4-H Young Leaders. The meeting, held July 31 at Clover Hall at the Greene County Fairgrounds, was attended by 125 Farm Bureau members, spouses and guests. Mark Buskohl, Iowa Farm Bureau District 5 director gave the invocation.
Read MoreIDOT makes “vanity” plate apps available online
DES MOINES – At his weekly news conference Aug. 11, Governor Terry Branstad and Iowa Department of Transportation director Paul Trombino announced a new service which allows vehicle owners purchasing personalized or specialty registration plates to complete the process online. This new online application allows customers to apply for plates where and when it is convenient for them rather than using the paper…
Read MorePat Ott wins gift basket at local farmers market
The vendors at the Greene County farmers market thanked their regular customers and welcomed new customers this week with a drawing for a special gift basket to mark National Farmers Market Week. Vendors filled the basket with vegetables, honey, jelly, baked goods and flowers, and GreeneCountyNewsOnline added a Pizza Ranch gift card and a trip for two to the top of the…
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