Category: Good News

Esther Weaver started her 98th birthday on Saturday the same way she starts most days – with a work out at the Greene County Community Center, followed by coffee “out”. Esther, who was born Aug. 12, 1919, has been a member at the community center since it opened in November 1998. Included in the birthday celebrations was pie at the…

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Greene County will have at least one act in the semi-final round of the Bill Riley Talent Search at the Iowa State Fair. Gretah Johnson, 12, of Jefferson will perform her tap dance solo next Thursday, Friday or Saturday. She is no stranger to the Bill Riley Talent Search. She was one of six Sprout acts (ages 2-12) selected to…

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Registration deadlines are approaching for several Jefferson park and recreation fall programs, including soccer. Youngsters who plan to play in the U8, U10 or U12 soccer leagues must register by Aug. 25. The U8 (born in 2010-11) games will begin Sept. 16 and will be played in Jefferson and Ogden. U10 (born 2008-09) and U12 (born 2006-07) games will be…

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The Greene County Cattlemen, Community State Bank, Dunlap Livestock Auction and friends are collaborating on a fundraiser to establish a scholarship fund to honor Pat Fields, the Paton farmer who was killed while driving his tractor on a county road in June. A meal and live auction is planned for Saturday, Aug. 27, at the home farm of Mike and…

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The days  of adventurous teens sneaking into the Jefferson municipal pool for “after hours” swimming are over, after security concerns prompted the Jefferson park and recreation department to Install a video surveillance system. The new system was installed last week and is in operation.

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Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Aug. 9, 2017 Family reunion – Gary and Mary Weaver of rural Rippey hosted Mary’s cousins on Saturday evening for their annual family gathering. The usual building of a human pyramid and the breaking of a piñata was overshadowed this year by the introduction of group line dancing.

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Summer school for Greene County students was more than practicing the reading skills of phonics, fluency and comprehension. Every student also completed one of several project based activities.

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During the 2017 summer reading program, “Build a Better World” at the Jefferson public library, children worked individually on their BINGO sheets and reading, and also participated in team activities. Not only did children earn a final party complete with performer Richard Renner at the end of the program, but children who read at least 240 minutes during the program…

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Tiffany Smith of Jefferson will have her photo of Brown Bridge featured on the cover the 2017-18 Jefferson Telecom telephone directory. As winner of Jefferson Telecom’s directory photo contest, Smith won $100 in Greene County Chamber Checks. Smith took the photo at the Brown Bridge access three miles north of Scranton on County Road E-33 as the sun was setting…

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Rick Humpal of Jefferson was the winner of a new Masterbuilt Sportsman Elite gas smoker in a drawing held at the Greene Soil & Water Conservation District’s booth at the Greene County Fair. SWCD staff and board members thanked all who visited the booth.

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Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey on Friday encouraged Iowans to take advantage of fresh fruits and vegetables available at the more than 220 farmers markets in Iowa as part of National Farmers Market Week, which runs from Aug. 6 to 12.

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Iowa’s 15-day annual pheasant population survey began Aug. 1, and after a mild winter and early spring, wildlife experts are cautiously optimistic about what they hope to find. “Our weather this year is nearly identical to what we saw in 2015,” said Todd Bogenschutz, upland wildlife biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources who coordinates and collects the data…

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