The Greene County Genealogy Society will meet Saturday, Dec. 7, at 10 am at the Junk Yard Café for brunch. Everyone is welcome. Please bring a memento of a Christmas past to share with the group.
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Iowa Select Farms, Hansen Foundation provide food for school kids
Iowa Select Farms and the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation are continuing to reduce childhood hunger in Iowa with the Power Snack™ program. This year, food insecure children across Iowa will receive Pork Sticks in addition to existing Power Snack coupons for deli ham and whole wheat bread. Between November 11 and 22, Foundation volunteers and Iowa Select Farms employees…
Read MoreIowa Bankers Achievement Award to Will Hansen
Will Hansen of Jefferson, a Greene County senior on the Ram football team, was one of six Iowa student athletes to receive a 2019 Iowa Bankers Association Student Athlete Achievement Award during the Iowa high school state football championship games Nov. 21-22 in Cedar Falls. One student from each class was presented with a $1,000 scholarship from the IBA to…
Read More2020 Farm Bill decisions topic of Dec. 6 program
Upcoming Iowa State University Extension and Outreach meetings will provide guidance for Iowa farmland owners and op202erators reviewing their options under the 2018 Farm Bill. Farmland owners and operators have the opportunity to make a new decision on their enrollment and election between the commodity programs, Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC).
Read MorePrivate pesticide applicator CIC is Dec. 6
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Greene County office will offer two opportunities to attend the private pesticide applicator continuing instruction course led by Extension field agronomist Mike Witt. The first session is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 6, from 1 to 3 pm at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds. The course will be offered again March 10 from…
Read MoreStorefront signage mini-grant for Junkyard Café
The Junkyard Café at 108 W State St received a $288 mini-grant towards the new signage for the business. New owners Karla Holman and Krystal Dzuris named the café after Karla’s father who had a cool Cadillac that she had dreamed about using if she opened her own restaurant. As soon as they purchased the business, they worked to get…
Read MoreCommercial ag weed, insect, plant disease course set for Nov. 20
Greene County Extension will offer the Commercial Ag Weed, Insect and Plant Disease Management Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators Wednesday, Nov. 20. The program will be shown at locations across Iowa through the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP).
Read MoreDAISY Award to Theresa Davis
Theresa Davis, acute RN, was named Greene County Medical Center’s 12th DAISY Award honoree at a ceremony Tuesday, Nov. 5. There were 12 nurses recognized at the event. Davis has been an acute nurse at the medical center since 2017. Her nomination came from a visiting care provider who noted that when her patient desired to have end of life…
Read MoreGrCo HS to present ‘Boyfriend by Blackmail’ this weekend
A cast of 29 Greene County High School students will present Tony Howell’s comedy “Boyfriend by Blackmail” Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 9-10, at the high school auditorium. Both performances will begin at 7 pm, with the National Honor Society selling refreshments at intermission. Tickets are $5 for adults and $1 for students. The public is invited.
Read MoreBlood drives slated in Scranton, Jefferson
Each year, more than 500,000 lives are positively impacted across Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota because of LifeServe Blood Center blood donors. It takes less than one hour to give blood and in that hour, a volunteer blood donor can help save the lives of up to three different hospital patients. LifeServe encourages regular blood donors to schedule their next…
Read MoreGreene County Pheasants Forever raise funds, promote habitat
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal An estimated 125 people supported the Greene County Pheasants Forever chapter at their annual banquet Saturday night held at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. It was deemed a success by organizers with more than $7,800 raised through the auctions plus additional funds coming through the games and raffles.
Read MoreExtension slates CIC on fumigation
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Greene County office will host a fumigation continuing instruction course (CIC) for commercial and private fumigant pesticide applicators on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The program provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) can be seen at office locations across Iowa.
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