A total of 157 Greene County 4-H members exhibited projects at the Greene County Fair earlier this month. A fair exhibit is the result of work in the various 4-H project areas and is meant to showcase what the 4-H member learned by participating in the project. Judging of 2014 Greene County 4-H static exhibit entries opened the fair on…
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Grand Junction hosts Lincoln Highway Day last Saturday
Grand Junction residents and friends celebrated Lincoln Highway Day last Saturday, with a 5K Glo-Run/Walk capping off the day with more than 200 participants. The event raised $5,100 for the Community Center building fund. The day included a one act play by the Off the Track Players, a parade, carnival games, an East Greene jersey auction, a performance by the Town…
Read MoreLCpl Ben Carman Academy graduates first class
The Lance Cpl Ben Carman Academy graduated its first class of Marine poolees Sunday, July 27. The 10 young men and three young women have not yet gone to Marine basic training and are not yet referred to as Marine recruits. The academy is on Charlie Thompson’s property on 265th St in Grant Township, just south of Jefferson.
Read MoreLive music at Prairie Blue Saturday
The Shrooks, an alternative rock group from Indianola, will perform this Saturday, Aug. 2, at Prairie Blue Creative Arts on the west side of the courthouse square in Jefferson. Doors will open at 7:30 pm, with the music starting at 8. All ages are welcome. There is no cover charge, but a hat will be passed for the musicians.
Read MoreNew cataract surgeon at medical center
Ryan D. Vincent, MD, is now performing cataract surgeries at Greene County Medical Center on a monthly basis. Dr. Vincent is based in the Ames Wolfe Eye Clinic and will travel to Jefferson on a regular basis to perform cataract surgery. He replaces long-time cataract surgeon Dr. Daniel Vos, who retired in late 2013. Dr. Vincent is a fellowship-trained glaucoma…
Read MorePrepare for fall and winter propane needs, Northey says
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey on July 24 encouraged farmers, rural residents and other Iowans that use propane to consider taking steps to ensure adequate supply this fall and winter. “Last fall and winter the price of propane jumped sharply to more than $5 per gallon in some locations as a number of events severely tested the capacity…
Read MoreSelling local history to young students
Topic of Historical Society’s Aug. 1 program ~by Chuck Offenburger, Greene County Historical Society The Greene County Historical Society has been unusually successful in recent years in introducing local history to school students, and then involving them in museum programs and activities as they go on through school. The general membership and public are going to get an idea why…
Read MoreScranton boy attends YMCA camp courtesy of sheriffs and deputies
By Ellie Wilke, Scranton Journal Most kids are anxious on the ride to summer camp. For Caden Etherton of Scranton (pictured, left), the trip was twice as special as his friend, Greene County sheriff Steve Haupert (pictured, right), personally escorted the sixth grader to a week’s worth of fun at the YMCA overnight camp in Boone. Every year, the Iowa…
Read MoreOld-Fashioned Threshing Bee this weekend
Pleasant Prairie Farm/Foster Timmons Farms will host the annual Old-Fashioned Threshing Bee Saturday and Sunday, July 26-27. At the bee, volunteers and steam engine enthusiasts will harvest oats as the job was done until the 1940s. The volunteers will see oat bundles pitched into the threshing machine by hand. The thresher separates the grain from the straw and chaff, and…
Read MoreGrand Junction to host Lincoln Highway Day Saturday
There are so many activities planned for Lincoln Highway Day Saturday in Grand Junction that organizers had to start the fun on Friday. A Friday night cribbage tournament will kick off Lincoln Highway Day. Play starts at 6 pm at the Grand Junction public library. A poker run for cars and bikes is slated for Saturday from 10 am to…
Read MoreMeet-and-greet at the animal shelter Saturday
PAWS will host an open house/meet-and-greet Saturday, July 26, from 10 am to 1 pm at the Greene County animal shelter, 605 W. Russell St, in Jefferson. Area residents are invited to tour the shelter and meet the several dogs and cats that are available for adoption. Adoption fees will be reduced during the meet-and-greet to $50 for dogs and $25…
Read MoreLast call for Daisy Award nominations
DAISY Award nominations of Greene County Medical Center nurses are being accepted through Friday, Aug. 1. The award recognizes nurses who give exceptional patient care. Nomination forms are available at the medical center’s main desk and outpatient reception desk. An Aug. 21 ceremony will be the first for Greene County Medical Center nurses. At the ceremony all those nominated will be…
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