Local volunteers in the Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteer Tax Assistance (VITA) program will have dedicated laptop computers to use as they begin the 2017 tax season. Greene County Extension and Outreach, which hosts VITA in Greene County, received a grant from the Greene County Community Foundation to purchase computers to help the trained volunteers prepare tax returns quickly and efficiently.
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Death rate from cancer declining; new report tells 2018 estimates
~from the American Cancer Society The death rate from cancer in the US has declined steadily over the past two decades, according to annual statistics reporting from the American Cancer Society. As of 2015, the cancer death rate for men and women combined had fallen 26 percent from its peak in 1991. This decline translates to nearly 2.4 million deaths…
Read MoreHSB’s Extraordinary Citizen award to Scheuermann, Yoder
Home State Bank presented its third monthly Extraordinary Citizen award to Shawn Scheuermann and Joe Yoder, both of whom deployed with the Iowa Air National Guard’s 132nd squadron to Puerto Rico to help with relief efforts after Hurricane Maria.
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Rippey first to host info meetings on proposed regional academy, bond referendum Rippey will serve as the host site for four informational meetings on Tuesday, Jan. 2. Dr. Steve Karber, who is a board member of the Greene County school board, will come to the Methodist Church coffee group at 10 am. He will show a video that informs persons…
Read MoreGodzillas place first in robot performance
Competitive Lego building has come to Greene County. The Greene County Godzillas team earned first place for robot performance at the first Lego League regional competition Dec. 9 at the Science Center of Iowa in Des Moines.
Read MoreRing Out for Art entries invited
The 2018 Ring Out for Art sculpture contest is underway with applications available to artists, amateur or professional. The contest is organized by Jefferson Matters: Main Street’s Tower View Team with prize money provided by Home State Bank.
Read MoreRegister soon for JPRD programs
Registration deadlines are Wednesday for two basketball programs hosted by the Jefferson park and recreation department. The second session of mini basketball begins Saturday, Jan. 6. It is open to boys and girls in grades 1-2 who attended the first session. Children should attend at the same time they did during the fall, either 8:30 or 9:30 am.
Read MoreSeason’s greetings
Jingle Read kicks off vacation for elementary students
Greene County Elementary students ended the 2017 portion of the school year with the fifth annual Jingle Read. Every student in grades K-4 was able to pick out a book to read and keep in a RAM Reader distribution. Families began arriving at about 2 pm, with staff estimating that more than 250 parents, grandparents and friends came to read…
Read MoreWinners told in fifth grade essay contest
A trio of fifth graders were honored Dec. 21 as winners in American Legion Post 11’s essay contest. The topic of the annual contest is “What the Flag Means to Me.” The winners were announced Dec. 21 in front of the entire class.
Read MoreBeta Tau Delta donates to Guest Reader program
In its ongoing celebration of 100 years of supporting the children of Greene County, Beta Tau Delta recently made a contribution to the Jefferson children’s library Guest Reader program. Terry Clark, assistant director and children’s librarian (pictured, left), accepted the contribution presented by Beta Tau Delta treasurer Anita Van Horn.
Read MoreWinners told in third Chamber drawing
Winners of gift certificates in the third and final drawing in the Wrap Up Christmas in Jefferson drawing have been named. The drawing was coordinated by Greene County Chamber & Tourism’s promotions committee.
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