Category: Good News

Rippey Lions Club – The Rippey Lions Club will meet for its annual Christmas potluck meal and sharing Christmas carols following the business meeting. The meeting is Thursday, Dec. 1. Please note the meal and the meeting will begin at 6:30 pm instead of 6 pm. RIPPEY LIBRARY  Website:  www.rippey.lib.ia.us / Hours: Mon-Fri 2- 5 pm. E-mail: rippeyli@windstream.net  Upcoming events Thursday, Dec.…

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A tradition was started in 2016 by the Grow Greene County board of directors to surprise deserving agencies in Greene County with a Give Back award during the holiday season.  This year on the heels of another successful year at Wild Rose Jefferson, the Grow Greene County board gave out six Give Back awards on Nov. 17, two more than…

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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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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:…

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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…

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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…

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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 &…

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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…

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~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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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