DES MOINES – A fire in the home is the biggest disaster threat to American families, more of a risk than floods, hurricanes or tornadoes. According to the National Fire Protection Association, roughly half of home fire deaths result from fires reported between 11 pm and 7 am, when most people are asleep. Having a working smoke alarm cuts the…
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Weather data, week ending Oct. 2
Last week started like summer and ended like autumn. According to volunteer weather observer John Beltz, the high temperature was in the 80s four days last week, but by the end of the week nighttime lows were in the 30s. High temperature for the week was 84 degrees; low was 38. Jefferson received 1.18 inches of rain in a steady…
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Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Sept. 28, 2015 New baby: Josh and Casey Riley of Dawson are the parents of a son, Charles Lee, born Sept. 4. Two sisters, 9-year-old Lily May and 4-year-old Lauren Rose welcomed him home. Grandparents are Randy and Sharon Riley of Rippey and Shirley and Dave Flick of Algona. Great-grandparents…
Read MoreRed Cross, Hy-Vee seeking heroes
Heroes from Nebraska and Iowa will be recognized during the game in Lincoln on Friday, November 27, 2015 DES MOINES — Who is your hero? Do you know someone who has performed an extraordinary act of courage or dedicated countless hours to a special cause? The American Red Cross is looking for those unheralded and unselfish citizens who have gone…
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Hardin Happy Hustlers The Hardin Happy Hustlers 4-H club met at the Greene County Extension office Sept. 13. The meeting began with a fun game of life-size Jenga. We then held our annual election of officers. The 2015-16 Hardin Happy Hustlers officers are president Jared Marshall, vice president Lucas Fisher, secretary Ben Bravard, treasurer Nick Killion, and activity director Izzy…
Read MoreReminder from Alliant: Watch for utility equipment when harvesting
Alliant Energy reminds customers and all farmers to pay extra attention to utility equipment while using farm machinery. Every fall, tractors, combines, augers, tillage equipment, tiling machines and other related equipment are at high risk to hit power poles, guy wires connected to poles, overhead or underground electric lines and natural gas pipelines or equipment.
Read MoreWeather data, week ending Sept. 25
It was a very pleasant autumn week in Greene County and data provided by volunteer weather observer John Beltz verifies that. High temperature for the week was 80 degrees and low temperature was 45 degrees. Jefferson received .57 inch of rain during the week that ended Friday at 6 am.
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Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Sept. 21, 2015 Jean Borgeson and Dennis Ulrich of Rippey were part of the welcome home ceremony for the Brushy Creek Honor Flight that was held at the Fort Dodge Regional Airport on Saturday night, Sept. 19. It was an impressive crowd of all ages who gathered to welcome the…
Read MorePlenty of good news for Paton-Churdan school board
Early Learning Center near capacity, STEAM Camp is growing, and summer projects were under budget The Paton-Churdan Early Learning Center* and its companion STEAM Camp are both off to great starts, according to P-C principal Annie Smith. Smith told the Paton-Churdan school board earlier this month that there are 40 children enrolled in the P-C Early Learning Center in the modular classroom…
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Tour buses have gotten to be a common sight in Jefferson in recent months. This bus brought a group from Pleasant Hill on Thursday for a visit that included a trip that included visits to the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower, lunch, RVP~1875 and Deal’s Orchard. Angie Pedersen, the Greene County Chamber of Commerce’s tourism and events coordinator, reports that 40…
Read MoreNew flag pole for the Greene County Community Center
A 25-foot flag pole will be installed in the next few weeks in front of the Greene County Community Center in a planter that up until Thursday contained a black locust tree. The flag pole, flag, and LED solar lighting for 24/7 illumination are being donated by Vi Hoffman as a memorial to her late husband Harry, a Jefferson business…
Read MoreWeather data, week ending Sept. 18
The week ending Sept. 18 started cool and dry and ended warm and wet. Volunteer weather observer John Beltz reports a low of 44 degrees and a high of 86 degrees. Jefferson received a total of 1.15 inches of rain, with more rain falling Friday after 6 am. That rain will show on next week’s data.
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