Animal Protection and Education (A.P.E.) of Paton rolled out its new mobile veterinary clinic at the Great Iowa Pet Expo in Des Moines this weekend. The rig, a conversion of a 1997 Born Free motor home, is the first non-profit mobile veterinary clinic in Iowa. A.P.E. will use it in providing trap-neuter-return (TNR) and low-cost spay and neuter clinics in…
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Elections topic of Community Conversation Nov. 3
Community Conversations, a free public event hosted by Trinity Lutheran Church, will be held Thursday, Nov. 3, at the church, 801 W. Lincoln Way, in Jefferson. Billie Jo Hoskins, deputy auditor for elections, will speak at 5:30 pm, following snacks and visiting at 5 pm.
Read MorePancakes in Scranton Nov. 5
Scranton Betterment will serve a pancake supper Saturday, Nov. 5, from 5 to 7 pm at the Scranton Community Center lunch room (use the south entrance). A free will donations will be accepted. Call 712-652-3344 for carry-outs.
Read MoreWeather data, week ending Oct. 21
Aside from early morning fog that delayed farmers getting to their fields Sunday and Monday, Jefferson residents enjoyed nearly perfect autumn weather during the week that ended Oct. 21. There was one last taste of summer, a high of 88 degrees on Monday, and a reminder that winter is on its way, with a low temperature of 33 degrees on…
Read MorePheasant season begins Oct. 29; counts look good
Iowa’s pheasant hunting tradition will begin another chapter on Oct. 29, when nearly 60,000 hunters will pursue ringnecks during the season opening weekend in fields across the state.
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Oct. 17, 2016 The city of Rippey has set Friday, Oct. 28, from 5 to 7 as Beggars’ Night. The date was set not to interfere with the Cartober Fest on Oct. 29.
Read MoreBusy week for FFA
The Greene County FFA has had a busy schedule this past week. The chapter participated in a trapshoot contest in Denison, Deal’s Fall Festival with a petting zoo, a Livestock judging contest at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, and the Greenhand Fire-up in Atlantic.
Read MoreJPRD tells plans for zombie run, Halloween party
Youngsters ready for the zombie apocalypse are invited to the Jefferson park and recreation department’s zombie run Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Daubendiek Park. Pre-registration is at 5 pm with the zombie run at 5:30. Pre-registration can also be done at the Greene County Community Center. Students in grades 4-8 are welcome.
Read MoreVeterans fundraiser next Saturday
The Greene County veterans groups will host a fundraising supper Saturday, Oct. 22, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the VFW hall on the east side of the courthouse square in Jefferson.
Read MoreA.P.E. part of NeuterMania
Animal Protection and Education (A.P.E.)of Paton will be at the Great Iowa Pet Expo next Saturday at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, varied industries building. A.P.E. will do a ‘neuter-a-tom” event. Cats will receive a neuter, rabies and FVRCP vaccines, flea treatments, microchip ID and ear mite treatment. Cost is $30.
Read MoreP.E.O. awards scholarship to Towers
Libby Towers (left) accepts a $400 continuing education scholarship from P.E.O. chapter CZ, represented by Elizabeth Guess. Towers, a PK-12 guidance associate at Paton-Churdan, is pursuing her masters of science in education, professional school guidance from Buena Vista University.
Read MoreWeather data, week ending Oct. 14
Jefferson residents had a bit of summer and a reminder of the coming winter during the week ending Oct. 14. KCCI’s SchoolNet 8 reports a high temperature of 81 degrees and the first freeze of the season – 32 degrees in the early hours of Thursday. Jefferson received just .09 inch of rain, allowing harvest to progress.
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