After nearly a decade in the works, the Lincoln Highway interpretive site at the Lions Club Tree Park in Grand Junction may be completed this summer. For the past several years, the site near the east end of the Highway 30 overpass in Grand Junction has reminded motorists of Stonehenge, with a row of stone-looking pillars in varying heights. Piles…
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New 3-year-old preschool plans parent info session
Parent Night June 2 Parents of children interested in preschool for 3-year-olds in the Greene County School District are invited to a Parent Night Monday, June 2, at 6:30 pm at the elementary school located at 401 E Russell in Jefferson. To be eligible for the preschool for 3-year-olds, children need to be 3 years old on or before Sept. 15,…
Read MoreGoodwill truck coming to Scranton
Goodwill Industries will place a semi trailer in Scranton to collect donations June 5-12. The trailer will be north of the United Methodist education center on Madison St. Donations of all types are welcome. Please place the items in the front of the trailer to provide the best use of space available. Items accepted for resale include housewares, books, CDs,…
Read MoreRural housing topic of June 3 evening seminar
Greene County Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with Greene County Development’s housing committee, will host a Greene County rural housing seminar Tuesday, June 3, at the Jefferson Community Golf Course located at 501 W. Greenewood Drive in Jefferson. Social hour begins at 5 pm with dinner at 5:30. The seminar is open to the public.
Read MorePork on the menu for this year’s Festival barbecue
Preparations are nearly finalized for a Bell Tower Festival favorite, the Friday evening barbecue. For many Festival-goers, the barbecue kicks off the weekend. This year’s barbecue is slated for Friday, June 13, from 5 to 7 pm at the Greene County Community Center. The Greene County Pork Producers will grill 8-ounce boneless chops and 1/3-pound pork burgers for the main…
Read MoreJPRD offers savings on tickets to Adventureland, Blank Park Zoo and more
The Jefferson park and recreation department has tickets available at a discount price for several popular parks including Adventureland, Blank Park Zoo, Noah’s Ark (Wisconsin Dells), Six Flags (St. Louis), and ValleyFair (Shakopee, MN). The tickets will be available throughout the summer at the Greene County Community Center, 204 W. Harrison, in Jefferson. Call 515-386-3412 for more information.
Read MoreRam girls hoops team donates to Medical Center
The Greene County girls basketball team recently donated $1,500 to Greene County Medical Center’s Foundation for use in the hospice room. Funds were raised by selling T-shirts, posters, Ram cards and pastries, by passing a bucket at the end of every game – as well as great support from the girls’ parents. Pictured are (front, from left) Jolee Wessling, Kayla Mobley…
Read MoreHS students visit Blank Park Zoo
Mrs. Rogers’ Greene County High School class spent the day at Blank Park Zoo on May 16. Each student picked an animal to research and gave mini speeches at his/her animal exhibit. The class typically ends the year with many activities, and this year Judy Murray surprised the Special Olympics team with a pizza party on May 9. “Judy has…
Read MoreA milestone for GreeneCountyNewsOnline
Please thank our advertisers! GreeneCountyNewsOnline reached a milestone with the May 21 update, surpassing the 1,000 mark on number of posts since it first launched last November. That’s 1,000 headlines! The 1,000 count doesn’t include the five-times-a-week updates to the police and sheriff reports, nor does it include uncounted funeral notices. That’s a lot of news, and it’s all been…
Read MoreGreene County HS holds Senior Awards Night
Greene County High School seniors received honor cords, scholarships and applause at the annual Awards Night May 20. Fifty-four students received local scholarships totaling $92,000, and if all other scholarships presented are full disbursed, they would total $595,000. The evening began with the presentation of gold cords to students who earned a 3.0 grade point average or higher. Gold cord…
Read MoreSecond cabin at Spring Lake very near completion
Greene County conservation director Dan Towers and his staff are working at top speed this week to finish construction of a new cabin at Spring Lake State Park. The cabin is reserved for the coming Memorial Day weekend, and according to Towers, it will be ready. The new cabin, dubbed “Sycamore” by the county conservation board, is next to “Cottonwood,”…
Read MoreBeverage Garden to showcase music from KC, Ames, Fort Dodge
The four Bs – brew, balls, bags and bands – will combine to make the Beverage Garden, located on N. Wilson just north of the courthouse square, “the place to get your groove on and quench your thirst,” according to Rod Kleitsch of the Bell Tower Festival steering committee. The party starts Friday, June 13, at 7 pm when gates…
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