Early in 2022, the Greene County Christian Action Resource Center applied for a grant from the Greene County Community Foundation (GCCF) to install solar panels on the food pantry facility. The GCCF board approved to fund this project with an award of $32,227. Finally, this dream of tapping the sun for electricity is coming true. The solar panels were installed…
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Greene County 4-H recognizes excellence, record keeping
During the first two weekends of November county youth and 4-H coordinator Samantha Hardaway presented county awards at club meetings. All record books turned in were from the Greenbrier and Hardin Happy Hustlers 4-H Club. These youth spent a significant amount of time participating in 4-H events and documenting that in their record books. Recipients are as follows: Junior Merit:…
Read MoreGrCo vocalists in All-State Chorus
Four Greene County High School juniors were part of the 600-plus voice All-State Chorus at the 2022 All-State Music Festival on the Iowa State University campus Nov. 17-19. Selected for the prestigious group were (pictured, from left) Rasmus Villebro, Ava Schilling, Olivia Hoyt and Gavin VanderLinden. They are the students of high school choir director Dave Heupel. The All-State Music…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
November 14, 2022 Rippey Lions Club – The Rippey Lions Club will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, with a meal served by women of the Rippey United Church. Following the business meeting, the public is invited at 7 pm for the programs presented by Margaret Hamilton about the interesting history and current information about Greene County Trees. Jean’s Jottings…
Read MoreJava & Jazz brings great jazz to Jefferson
The Greene County jazz band and Iowa State University Jazz Lab 2.0 provided an evening of good listening at the second annual Java & Jazz Nov. 12 at Greene County High School. The Iowa State jazz bands are directed by Dr Michael Giles. According to Greene County band director Wes Anderson, Giles was so impressed with the first Java &…
Read MoreGreenbrier 4-H holds Family Night
Greenbrier 4-H club’s members and families gathered for the annual Family and Awards Night Sunday, Nov. 6, at Clover Hall. This event celebrated the accomplishments of the club and its members over the last year. Bailey Anderson welcomed people and called the meeting to order. Grace Hardaway led the introduction of families, and Cody Stephenson had people laughing while playing…
Read MoreFamily Medicine Clinic nurses support each other in obtaining nursing’s highest degree
~courtesy of Greene County Medical Center Two Greene County Medical Center Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners (ARNPs) recently completed a two-year journey, obtaining the highest nursing degree available, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). Diana Smith in Family Medicine and Heather Wilson in Behavioral Health both worked at Greene County Medical Center in the past. Both left to advance their education and…
Read MoreStudents hear from GrCo graduates who are now nurses
Students in the Greene County Career Academy Health Care Pathway heard from Lauren Carlson and Sydney Schiltz Nov. 10 in Jill Wanninger’s nurse aide class. Carlson and Schiltz went through the healthcare program in high school. After they graduated from Greene County High School in 2018, they attended Iowa Central Community College to earn their LPN degrees and then went…
Read MoreLeaf raking tradition continues
For the 25th year, members of the Rotary-sponsored Interact Club at Greene County High School raked leaves for elderly and disabled Jefferson residents. The leaf raking project has been carried out every year since 1997, and grew to include all high school students. Since the Covid 19 pandemic, the project has been downsized to include only Interact members. The 2022…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
November 1, 2022 Rippey Lions Club meeting – The Rippey Lions Club will meet on Thursday, Nov. 3, for a potluck meal at 6 pm and a program at 7 pm presented by the Greene County public health staff to share their senior services, including Healthy Rides medical transportation, Lifeline personal emergency response system, adult vaccines and the upcoming “Unlocking…
Read MorePaton-Churdan inducts two into NHS
The Paton-Churdan National Honor Society on Oct. 25 inducted two new members, Emma Stream and Paige Teeples. Sophomores, juniors and seniors are eligible for National Honor Society based on their scholarship achievement of maintaining a 3.0 grade point average. Eligible students must then apply for membership. Applications are reviewed and scored based on a rubric. A faculty committee then reviews…
Read MoreNew trees planted by Greene County conservation
The Greene County conservation department has worked most of the year cleaning up trees downed by the December 2021 storm as well as removing ash trees that are dying from disease in the county parks. Thirty-three trees were purchased through Krieger’s Greenhouse in Jefferson for this project. Conservation employees were joined by Mark Runkel from the Department of Natural Resources…
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