Julie Kipp of Yale offered to share her experience with the coronavirus with our readers. Julie previously wrote the local news for Yale and Bagley in The News Gazette. `~by Julie Kipp, courtesy of The Scranton Journal This experience started at 1:30 am on Saturday, Oct. 10, when I woke up with a scratchy throat and a low-grade fever after…
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Babysitting Basics slated for Dec. 23
Registration deadline is Dec. 15 Babysitting Basics, a course for Greene County youth in grades 5-8, will be held Wednesday, Dec. 23, from 9 am to 3 pm at the Greene County Extension office in Jefferson. Cost is $40 for all registrations received by Tuesday, Dec.15. Class size is limited. If there is room, additional registrations will be accepted at…
Read MoreAg Coffee slated for Dec. 11
Greene County Extension & Outreach is hosting a series of Ag Coffee events, bringing farmers and other agricultural professionals together for an informal discussion on current ag topics. Area producers are invited for an Ag Coffee Friday, Dec. 11, from 9:30 to 11 am at the Greene County Extension office meeting room. This month’s topic will be “Dicamba in 2021”…
Read MoreVeterans serving beef and noodles
VFW Post #9599 and the VFW auxiliary are hosting a beef and noodles supper Thursday, Dec. 3. The menu includes beef and noodles served over mashed potatoes, corn or peas, and dessert. Serving will be from 5 to 6:30 pm. Due to the COVID pandemic, there will no indoor seating for this meal. Patrons need only walk up or drive…
Read MoreDrive-thru event for potential new 4-H members
Youngsters interested in joining 4-H or who want to know more about the program are invited to a come-and-go event Saturday, Dec. 5, from 3 to 4 pm on the Greene County Fairgrounds. Youth candiscover what 4-H is all about, pick up some 4-H To Go kits, tour the fairgrounds and talk with current 4-H members, club leaders and volunteers.…
Read MoreTower Tunes back for holiday season
Local musicians will share the Christmas spirit this season with live music from the Mahanay Memorial Carillon. Each Thursday from 5:15 – 5:30 pm and Sunday from 12:15 – 12:30 pm a variety of holiday music will be shared with the community. These concerts will continue through Dec. 20. Musicians include Michelle Fields, Rick Morain, Wendy VanderLinden, Rhena Lane, Danille…
Read MoreCommercial pesticide training Dec. 2
Registration deadline is Nov. 25 Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Greene County office will host a Pest Control Operators Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators on Wednesday, Dec. 2. The program provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) can be seen at office locations across Iowa. The local attendance site is Greene…
Read MoreVolunteers clear brush at Scranton Pond
The first week of November found some young people at the Scranton Pond performing some community service clean up after the storms that hit the Scranton area this summer. Steven Johnson, Quinten and Americus Squibb, all home school students, along with their grandparents, Neal and Leesa Squibb, decided to make the Scranton Pond a community service project for this school year. Several trees were cut down thanks to the city of Scranton and …
Read MoreFirst baby born at ‘new’ county hospital passes away at age 82
Tom Milligan, the first baby born at the “new” Greene County Hospital on Jan. 2, 1938, died Oct. 17 at his home in Fountain Hills, AZ. He was 82 years old. He was the son of Frank Toliver Milligan and Ruth Thompson “Tommy” Milligan. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1956. He went to California for college and graduated…
Read MoreA salute to generations of service
The Schillings and Robbins family during the World Wars ~by Dustin Davis, courtesy of The Scranton Journal First of a series The Robbins and Schilling families have a storied history of military service dating as far back as World War l. This call to service has been strongly present throughout multiple generations. The history of military service started with Grandpa…
Read MoreRotary donates coats for needy youngsters
Dozens of new coats were delivered to New Opportunities by the Rotary Club of Jefferson last week to help kids in Greene county stay warm this winter. The assortment of 36 coats in a variety of youth sizes were purchased by the club with funds raised through its annual charity auction. The coats are just one of scores of projects…
Read MoreMike Mumma named Extraordinary Citizen
Home State Bank announced its newest Extraordinary Citizen last week. Local attorney Michael Mumma was chosen from a deserving group of nominees. The Extraordinary Citizen award is local recognition given once each quarter by Home State Bank to an individual or group that has gone above and beyond by giving their time and/or resources to benefit their community. The citizen(s) must be…
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