Category: Good News

Cyclists of Greene start weekly rides All bicyclists under the age of 18 are invited to take their bikes for a free safety check at All Ability Cycles in Jefferson today, Sunday, from 1 to 5 pm. The safety checks are offered as a service by All Ability Cycles owner John Brunow and the Cyclists of Greene club. Bikes will…

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Youngsters in the Crazy 4 Christ program at First United Methodist Church in Jefferson will present a children’s musical, “Heroes of the Faith,” Wednesday, May 7, at 6:30 pm in the church’s Fellowship Hall. The public is cordially invited.

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Members of the Jefferson Garden Club held a work bee April 21 at the Memorial Garden across from the depot and the Raccoon River Valley Trail head on E. Lincoln Way. The club’s mission is to beautify Jefferson personally and to encourage other residents to do the same.

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There was good news and not so good news for farmers on the weather front for April. The good news is that Jefferson received about 3/4ths of an inch more rain than normal, with 4.1 inches of the wet stuff. In a drought cycle, that’s almost like gold.

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Items for Greene County Medical Center auxiliary’s annual garage sale will pack Clover Hall at the Greene County Fairgrounds by the end of the week. Shoppers can get a sneak peak and have the first chance to purchase by paying a $3 entry fee Thursday, May 8, from 5 to 7 pm.

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The Greene County High School FFA plant sale will be held Thursday, May 8, from 10 am to 5 pm at the Greene County FFA greenhouse behind the school. Various geraniums, dianthus, and impatiens will be available for purchase along with tomatoes, cucumber, and various pepper starts for varieties. The students will also have a select variety of herb starts for…

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The Relay for Life of Greene County Saturday raised more than $50,100 for the American Cancer Society as participants remembered those who have died of cancer, celebrated with survivors, and raised funds to fight back against the disease.

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Fifth grader Hannah Curtis listened well when her mother Danille asked her during the winter to find something non-electronic to keep herself busy. Hannah searched online and ended up taking on a larger project than many adults would. She read about groups that make dresses out of pillowcases for young girls in Third World countries, and she plotted to make…

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~See video tour of the school as shown at the conference A group of 10 Greene County High School students and staff attended the Iowa Safe Schools conference Tuesday, April 22, in Des Moines. The conference was open to schools that have received grants in the Iowa Safe and Supportive Schools (IS3) program.

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Beta Tau Delta, Jefferson’s champion of children sorority, has donated $1,000 to the Greene County High School music department. The sorority made the donation in appreciation of the efforts of band director Becky Greiner and vocal director David Heupel to assist with making the vocal quintet Five By Design’s Club Swing performance last year such a success for young people…

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Greene County conservation director Dan Towers began his work week last week cleaning up the wildflower beds at the trail head of the Raccoon River Valley Trail at the old Milwaukee Road depot in Jefferson. According to Towers, the beds feature about 30 different species of native prairie flowers. The flowers won’t be in bloom yet when runners in  the…

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Turnout was good for the Hershey track meet April 22 at Linduska Field in Jefferson, with 58 youngsters age 5-14 competing in age-appropriate races. The free event was hosted by the Jefferson park and recreation department.  All participants received a Hershey candy bar at the end of the meet and ribbons were given to the top three finishers in each event.  First…

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