Category: Good News

Hardin Happy Hustlers The monthly meeting of the Hardin Happy Hustlers was held on June 4 at the Extension office. There were 10 members present. Fair entries are due by June 15. The club voted to participate in Extravaganza at the fair this year. Home State Bank has once again donated shirts for 4-H members for the fair. These can…

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The Greene County Community School District is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children. There will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided in two locations on the following schedule:

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Kids with a Connection mentoring program and ISU Extension and Outreach – Greene County are sponsoring Fun in the Park on Saturday, June 17, at Kelso Park in Jefferson. This free activity features games, food and fun for kids who finished kindergarten through 5th grades. While there is no charge, kids must be pre-registered with the Extension office. Rain location…

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The Scranton parks and recreation committee is holding a naming contest for the park at the corner of State and Eagle Sts. This park is getting an entirely new playground that will be complete with a new climber system, toddler climber, rock climbing wall, ten spinner and swings.

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Greene County is served by a vast array of public service providers, but navigating them can sometimes be difficult. From family services to assistance in getting a job, there are many organizations and agencies ready to help with nearly any type of issue persons face.

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Greene County High School students named to the high honor roll with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for the third trimester include: Seniors – Karli Anthofer, Abigail Badger, Carly Brown, Chasity Derry, Nadia Fisher, Nolan Ford, Natasha Groves, Olivia Hansen, Emily Heupel, Courtney Johnson, Destiny Johnson, Jessica Kelton, Spencer Kirk, Logan Kohl, Kenna Marquardt, Hannah McConnell, Katelynn McDowell,…

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Greene County Middle School named students who earned honors during the third trimester. Students on the high honor roll with a grade point average of 3.67 or higher are and no grade lower than a C-:

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(DES MOINES) – An Iowan is one of 12 people selected by NASA as a candidate for the 2017 class of American astronauts. Raja Chari hails from Cedar Falls and was chosen from 18,300 applicants. Gov Kim Reynolds and Lt Gov Adam Gregg on Thursday congratulated Chari on his outstanding achievement. “Iowans are driven, focused and innovative individuals who work…

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Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net June 5, 2017 ALUMNI GATHER – The annual meeting of the Rippey Consolidated School was held on May 27 in the Rippey United Methodist Church.

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Activities at the top of the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower have drawn many people to Jefferson’s courthouse square this week. After 51 years, the bell tower will finally sport a complete four-octave carillon. People have been looking up since the first of the bells arrived from Verdin Company in Cincinnati on Wednesday, some newly forged in the Netherlands and some retrofitted…

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May 29:  Chris Henning of Franklin Township cherishes the peonies and irises planted by Florence Molle, the original owner of the vintage farmhouse where Chris now lives. According to Florence’s granddaughter Lynn Ezekiel of New York City, the peonies are more than 50 years old. Lynn commented that she can almost smell them as she looks at Chris’s picture.  …

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Iowa residents may fish without a license on June 2, 3 and 4 as part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) free fishing weekend. “Free fishing weekend is a great opportunity for Iowans to reconnect with fishing,” said Joe Larscheid, chief of the Iowa DNR’s Fisheries Bureau. “Invite a kid, your best friend or your mom to come…

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