Category: Good News

Dan Potkonak was recognized as Employee of the Month for March at Regency Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of Jefferson. He is pictured with administrator Randy Downey (left) and maintenance director Lyle Brinker (right). Potkonak joined the Regency Park staff as the maintenance assistant last August and has been a valuable asset.  He was unanimously voted to be March’s Employee…

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This week, April 12-18, is Week of the Young Child (WOYC). Child Care Resource and Referral asks Iowans to come together for children. As part of this national celebration, you can honor young children and all those who make a difference in children’s lives.

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Snow was a bit of a surprise Thursday evening. It was even more of a surprise to see the “white stuff” still on the ground Friday morning. Hopefully volunteer weather observer John Beltz won’t need to report snow again for the next seven or eight months. Beltz’s weather data for the week ending Friday, April 10, at 6 am follows:…

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Easter egg hunts were the order of the day Saturday, with several hunts planned around the county. The Jefferson park and recreation department and the Jefferson Kiwanis hosted their annual hunt Saturday morning on the grounds at the Greene County Community Center. It took the 120 children there less than two minutes to scour the grounds of 1,050 goody-filled plastic eggs.

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It was one year ago Friday that ground was broken on the $25 million expansion project at Greene County Medical Center. The new construction, 51,000 square feet on the east end of the campus, will be finished in mid-July. Watch for tours of Greene County Medical Center’s “Big Top” during the Bell Tower Big Top June 13. When construction is finished,…

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Friends of Rippey has received a $2,500 donation from Greene County farmer Janice Johnston and America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. The donation will help the organization provide repairs and improvements to the Rippey Community Room.

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The Jefferson park and recreation department is accepting registrations for three upcoming programs. Soccer for children 4 or 5 years old (as of July 31, 2014) will begin April 13. U6 soccer will meet Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at Kelso Park. Children will learn the basics of soccer through drills and games. Shin guards are mandatory. Jerseys will…

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“You are free to make whatever choice you want, but you are not free from the consequence of that choice” (author unknown). Toni Haefs is slated to share her story of choices and redemption to the youth of Greene County at First Presbyterian Church in Jefferson on Wednesday, April 15, at 6:30 pm.

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Anyone who has wondered what it takes to get on stage can learn the answer at a dance workshop hosted by the Community Players of Greene County Saturday, April 18, from 9 to 11 am at the Greene County High School auditorium.

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The Hardin Happy Hustler 4-H club held its February meeting at the Greene County Middle School on Feb 8. There was no old business. Cail Calder from “Bee Mindful” talked to us about his bee keeping business. Members who plan to show livestock at the Greene County Fair need to make sure their FSQA certification is current or attend an…

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March was much drier than normal, but temperatures were a mixed bag, according to data compiled by volunteer weather observer John Beltz. Jefferson received no snow in March, compared to a normal 4.8 inches. Precipitation was just .14 inch, compared to the normal 2.16 inches.

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After a very dry March, Greene County got welcome rain during the early hours of Thursday. Temperatures also saw the big swings typical of early spring, with a low temperature of 18 degrees and a high temperature 83 degrees. Weather data from volunteer weather observer John Beltz follows: Date High temp Low temp Precip Snowfall Mar. 28 39 18 Trace…

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