The original poetry of five Greene County poets has been selected for the 2017 edition of Lyrical Iowa, the annual anthology published by the Iowa Poetry Association. The anthology includes poems by Iowa writers of all ages. Lyrical Iowa will include poems by Lorene Conner, Victoria Riley, Hollie Roberts and Jerry Roberts, all of Jefferson, and Nancy Hanaman of Rippey.
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Multi-cultural instrumentalist coming to Guthrie County
Multi-instrumentalist Todd Green will perform on instruments from around the world Saturday, Sept. 30, at 7 pm at the Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center high school auditorium in Guthrie Center. He is hosted by the Guthrie County Arts Council.
Read MoreFall colors beginning to show in Iowa
Watch for colors in central Iowa first to third week in October This year may be a good one for leaf viewers, according to Jeff Goerndt, state forester with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR). “I think we’re going to have a decent fall color year because of the weather we’re currently having,” Goerndt says. “You get the best…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Reminder: Rippey fundraising car show Saturday, Sept. 23, from 11 am to 3 pm. Friends of Rippey will meet Sunday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 in the community room. Items to discuss will be possible grants to continue improvements at the baseball field, election of new officers, and a Christmas event.
Read MoreNew Extension program for families with young children
Parents of children ages 3 through first grade are invited to participate in a new literacy program – Raising School Ready Readers – at the Webb House in Jefferson on Tuesdays, Oct. 3-31, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
Read More4-H club cleans up Highway 4
The Hardin Happy Hustlers 4-H Club met last Sunday to clean up the ditches along a stretch of Highway 4 north of Jefferson. Fifteen members of the club helped. The club has taken care of the same portion of the highway for years as part of the Adopt-A-Highway program. At least once in the fall and once in the spring…
Read MoreScholarship available for local woman
P.E.O. Chapter CZ is seeking applicants for a $400 college scholarship to a Greene County woman. Her education must have been interrupted and she must have been out of school for at least one year or have completed two years of higher education. Also eligible are daughters and granddaughters of active Chapter CZ members.
Read MorePrevalence of obesity falls slightly in Iowa
~by Polly Carver-Kimm for the Iowa Department of Public Health CDC data released Aug. 31 show the proportion of Iowa adults with obesity has fallen slightly, from 32.1 percent in 2015 to 32.0 percent in 2016. Of the 54 U.S. states and territories included in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) report, Iowa is one of 16 that showed…
Read MoreGreene Co students reverse trend on ACT scores
For the first time in three years, the average scores of Greene County students taking the ACT were above the state average in all four curriculum-based tests and in the composite score. The report, released this week by American College Testing, compares the average scores of the 41 Greene County 2017 graduates who took the test to the state averages.
Read MoreBlood drive in Jefferson Tuesday
LifeServe Blood Center will hold a community blood drive Tuesday, Sept. 12, from 12:30 to 5:30 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson.
Read MoreFFA starts new school year
The Greene County FFA chapter held its back-to-school family meeting Aug. 29, where members welcomed new members and their families. During the summer chapter members participated in events such as COLT officer training to prepare officers for their upcoming year of service and the district livestock judging at the Cass County Fair where they placed fourth overall.
Read MoreReports of nesting barn owls on the rise
State wildlife experts are crediting a series of mild winters and an abundance of meadow vole prey in grasslands for a nesting boon for barn owls, primarily across southern Iowa. So far this summer, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has received 25 reports of barn owl nests, most coming in the last three weeks, including a nest in…
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