Members of The Sanctuary are preparing for the start of a second season of their version of Survivor after a wrap-up of Season One at Russell Park in Jefferson Wednesday evening. Unlike the television show, the teams grew as the season progressed. Twenty-two youngsters started the season in early July and 48 finished. “Competitors” learned life lessons as they threw…
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Weather data, week ending Aug. 14
Temperatures in Jefferson were mild for August during the week that ended Aug. 14. Volunteer weather observer John Beltz reports a high temperature of 85 degrees and a low temperature of 59 degrees on three nights of the week. Jefferson received just under one-half inch of rain.
Read MoreCarlson a winner in the early days of the Iowa State Fair
Edited Aug. 16, 9 pm Results in judging of the 228 divisions in the food department of the Iowa State Fair are starting to be announced and Marianne Carlson of Jefferson, Greene County’s most successful State Fair foods competitor, has already been named. Carlson won first place and a $100 cash award in the Knapp’s Build Your Best Cheesecake competition,…
Read MoreJefferson dancer qualifies for semi-finals of Bill Riley Talent Search
Gretah Kay Johnson, 10, of Jefferson is among the talented young Iowans who have qualified for the semi-final round in Bill Riley’s 56th annual Iowa State Fair Talent Search. Each act will perform again on Thursday, Friday or Saturday, Aug. 20-22. Gretah performed in the local competition during the Bell Tower Festival but qualified for the State Fair Talent Search…
Read MoreYoung twins first Greene County winners at State Fair
The first Greene County residents of Jefferson to claim first place in an Iowa State Fair competition are twins Avril and Becca Shahan of Jefferson. They won in the 1-year-old division of the “Twins, Triplets and More” competition on the Bill Riley stage Thursday, Aug. 13, the first day of the fair.
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Aug. 10, 2015 News in and around Rippey: Jason and Allison Bardole, Levi, Kate, and Chase arrived Friday, July 31, to visit in the home of Roy and Phyllis Bardole. Pete, Yvette, Arthur, Avery and Aden arrived home from a quick vacation to Kansas City about the time they arrived. Tim,…
Read MoreEMT class available locally
The Greene County Area EMS Association will again sponsor a fall hybrid EMT class to be conducted by the Mercy College of Health Sciences – Des Moines. A hybrid EMT class is one in which the lecture portions of the class are presented over the internet using an interactive program. The lecture portion of this class will be held on…
Read MoreNew bleachers for a new season of Ram sports
Ram fans will have safer, more accessible bleachers at Linduska Field for the coming football season. A good-sized crew from Boland Recreation of Marshalltown spent two weeks installing 15-row, 166-foot elevated aluminum bleachers on the “home” side of the field. The bleachers are accessible at either end via ramps with handrails, and there are cut-outs in the bleachers for wheelchairs.…
Read MoreRibbons told for county fair open class exhibits
Doug Hawn has finished the enormous task of compiling information about the entries into the various open classes at the Greene County Fair. Eighty-six persons of all ages took a total of 446 entries to the fair. Best in the class ribbons were awarded as follows:
Read MoreCommunity CPR class this Tuesday
Anyone who needs to know first aid or CPR for a job, or who just wants to be prepared to help someone in a bad situation, is invited to a Community Heart Saver CPR class at the cardiac rehab department of Greene County Medical Center. The layman’s course is for people not in the medical profession and will lead to…
Read MoreFarm Bureau honors Vaughn Bauer
Distinguished Service to Ag award Vaughn Bauer(left) of Paton was honored with the Greene County Farm Bureau Distinguished Service to Ag award at the 2015 Greene County Farm Bureau annual meeting held Thursday, July 30, 2015. County president Perry Parker (right) made the presentation after reading the following: “Periodically, the Greene County Farm Bureau presents its Distinguished Service award to an…
Read MoreGreene County Chamber supports young fair exhibitors
The Greene County Chamber of Commerce In support of Greene County 4-H and FFA members provided a free Ag Appreciation breakfast and also participated in the Greene County Fair 2015 Achievement Auction.
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