The Greene County girls basketball team is selling “Pink-Out” bracelets in honor of families that have had loved ones battle caner. The bracelets will be a reminder that no one fights alone. Bracelets cost $2 and can be purchased from any varsity team member. The Pink-Out date is Jan. 28. Greene County will host South Hamilton with the girls game starting at 6 pm.
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FSA county committee ballots due Jan. 17
Farmers in Greenbrier, Franklin, Jackson, Scranton and Willow townships in Greene County will elect a member to the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee. Kim Bates of Scranton is seeking re-election to the post. Other committee members are Mick Towers of Churdan and Todd Van Horn of Jefferson. Nicole Schilling of Jefferson is a non-voting minority member.
Read MoreWC Iowa Beef Cattle Forum is Jan. 22
The West Central Iowa Beef Cattle Forum will be held Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the American Legion in Arcadia. Chris Clark, beef program specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, said the conference agenda will include several timely topics and information for feedlot, stocker, and cow/calf producers.
Read MoreSome new driver’s licenses good for eight years
Iowa drivers may be able to renew their driver’s license for eight years rather than the usual five with new legislation that went into effect Jan. 1. The Iowa Department of Transportation is transitioning to the longer-term driver’s licenses.
Read MoreNew GJ Community Center launches GoFundMe campaign
The New Grand Junction Community Center committee has launched a GoFundMe campaign as part of its efforts to raise the final $30,000 for a $220,000 Vision Iowa CAT (Community Attraction and Tourism) Grant to build a new community center on Main Street in Grand Junction.
Read MoreSixth grade musicians to honor band
A quartet of Greene County sixth grade woodwind players will be part of the inaugural Sixth Grade Metro Honor Band, a new honor band focusing on beginning band students. Members of the band were selected based on director recommendations and the instrumentation needs of the band, with all participating schools assured of having two students in the group. The band…
Read MoreBrenden, Ott to retire
The Jefferson-Scranton board of education accepted a pair of resignations for the purpose of retirement at its regular meeting Dec. 18. Band and choir director Marty Brenden is retiring after 15 years in the J-S district. Donnie Ott is retiring after 28 years in the Jefferson and Jefferson-Scranton district. Both retirements are effective at the end of the school year. The…
Read MoreCommunity Foundation grant aids in kitchen upgrade
The Greene County Early Learning Center received a grant from the Greene County Community Foundation to upgrade kitchen and classroom food service.
Read MoreDoes basket auction raises funds for Adopt-A-Family
The Jefferson BPO DOES #196 held a silent basket auction at the courthouse Family. The Does raised $4,100 with the project. Baskets donated by businesses raised a total of $1900. The highest price paid was a pie basket donated by Doe Ann Frederick, who will make the high bidder six pies during the year. That basket brought in $185. There were…
Read MoreCourthouse employees donate to food pantry
Employees at the Greene County courthouse marked the holidays by making a donation of $312 and five boxes of groceries to the Greene County Christian Action Resource Center food pantry. Pictured is food pantry coordinator Dianne Blackmer (left) accepting a check from county treasurer Donna Lawson.
Read MoreChristmas in Iowa
I remember Iowa Christmas in photographs. I was too young to articulate the beauty, the sounds, the vastness so different from where I lived in San Diego. The pictures in albums are stories of what I grew to learn of my parents’ life in Jefferson: a smalltown square with welcoming folk; was there really a parade for every occasion?
Read MoreA Judy Marie night
The year must have been 1953 or 1954. As I lay in my bed trying so hard to go to sleep I heard the bells… THE bells! Jingle, jingle, jingle. My heart was pounding with excitement. Santa was here! I jumped out of bed and ran to the window. I remember the night was crisp and clear. So crisp and…
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