Racing and Gaming Commission to hold public hearing Thursday in Jefferson Grow Greene County and supporters of a proposed casino in Jefferson hope to roll out a green carpet for the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission Thursday. The commission will be in Jefferson to tour the town, see the proposed site at the northwest corner of Highways 4 and 30,…
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And here’s a competition for ultra-builders
Area residents are invited to a new world of competition that combines creativity and youthful enthusiasm. The Yellow Brick Challenge, hosted by Greene Bean Coffee and co-sponsored by GreeneCountyNewsOnline, invites persons of all ages to build original LEGO® block creations based on the Bell Tower Festival theme Iowa’s Emerald County: There’s no place like home.
Read MoreBreakfast with the band
The combined Greene County Middle School 7th and 8th grade bands will march to the square on the final day of school Thursday, May 29, for the annual Breakfast with the Band event sponsored by Bunker’s Dunkers Bakery. Band members should plan to line up on the south side of the middle school with their instruments at 8:20 am. The band…
Read MoreFirst plaques added to pillars on the square
Bronze plaques have been added to four of the 18 interpretive pillars and lamp posts on the courthouse square in Jefferson. The first plaques placed tell the stories of Guy C. Richardson, 1888-1979, a Greene County aviation pioneer and civic leader; Eva Leonard, 1898-1947, a New York song and dance entertainer from Grand Junction; Albert Head, 1938-1922, a Jefferson land…
Read MoreP.A.W.S. garage sale is this week
Dogs and cats of all sizes and temperaments will be the beneficiaries of the annual garage sale fundraiser of People for Animal Welfare Society (P.A.W.S.). People who have new or used items or good, clean, wearable clothing to donate to the sale can drop them off this Tuesday or Wednesday between 8 am and 6 pm, or Thursday from 8 am…
Read MoreClass reunion contact persons told
The 35th annual Bell Tower Festival, June 13-14, will be the scene of several Jefferson and Jefferson-Scranton class reunions. Reunion classes will have reserved tables at the Festival barbecue Friday from 5 to 7 pm at the Greene County Community Center. Most classes will ride in the parade Saturday morning, and many have other activities planned for later in the…
Read MoreNew visitor center, Thomas Jefferson Gardens on schedule
Work is going forward on schedule on the new visitor center and the surrounding Thomas Jefferson Gardens. C & R Construction is back at work on the outside of the visitor center adding a Federalist façade to the former filling station/bank/insurance office. Greene County Chamber executive director and past president of the Jefferson Matters: Main Street board Chris Henning said the new…
Read MoreBrush chipped free this week in Jefferson
The city of Jefferson crew will chip brush curbside at no charge May 27-30. Residents only need to drag brush to the curb and stack it in tidy piles of an arm load each, with the cut ends to the curb. “Presto! Change-o!” The brush will disappear before the end of the week! And that’s good news for all those…
Read MoreBell Tower a destination for bicyclists
Bicycling season is in full swing for bikers all over west central Iowa. Several members of Team Scrambled Eggs of Minburn were in Jefferson Saturday sporting their colorful “Tour de Cluck” shirts from previous RAGBRAIs. The enthusiastic bicyclists shared that Team Scrambled Eggs had riders ranging in age from 6 to 59. They rode up the Raccoon River Valley Trail…
Read MoreLifeServe names four Gallon Grads at Greene County HS
LifeServe Blood Center is honoring a total of 274 seniors 2014 Gallon Grads. The everyday heroes include four Greene County graduates: Gabe Bardole, Kyle Bettey, Crystal McEntire and Camron Roath. The Gallon Grad program encourages high school students ages 16 and older to donate one gallon of blood before graduating from high school. This year’s 274 Gallon Grads come from 56 counties in the LifeServe Blood…
Read MoreMay is Cemetery Appreciation Month in Iowa
Focus is on pioneer cemeteries ~by Mary Weaver Gov Branstad proclaimed May as Cemetery Appreciation Month in Iowa, and with 27 cemeteries in Greene County we have plenty to appreciate. Every township with the exception of Hardin has a cemetery; nine of those 27 are designated pioneer cemeteries, defined as 12 or fewer burials in the past 50 years. Even…
Read MoreEast Greene students sing about Bugz
East Greene elementary students presented the children’s musical Bugz by John Higgins and John Jacobson for their families and friends Tuesday evening in Grand Junction. Lady bugs, butterflies, bees, army ants and even a maggot planned their own garden picnic. Listen to “Things Change” from Bugz. East Greene elementary music teacher is Brenda Roberts. Pictured is the entire cast.
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