The Churdan Public Library is the recipient of two America’s Farmers Grow Communities 2023, offered by Bayer Fund, in the amount of $5,000 each. The grants were awarded on behalf of Cheri Ferguson and Duane Miller. The library is proud to be the recipient of two such generous grants. The grants were used to purchase books and STEM activities for the…
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RIPPEY LIBRARY Website: www.rippey.lib.ia.us / E-mail: rippeyli@windstream.net / Online Catalog: https://www.rippey.lib.ia.us/ Cara McCoy, librarian Hours: Sunday and Monday closed; Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: 2-5 pm; Wednesday: 2-6 pm; Saturday: 9 -11 a.m. Upcoming Events – Children’s Stoytime: Every Tuesday and Storytime craft available all week! Jan. 9 – Numbers; Jan. 16 — Martin Luther King Jr; Tween / Teen Hangout Wednesdays at…
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Happy New Year! January events for the Marchant Memorial Library: January 8 – Snowman and Snowflake decorations at 2:30 pm. January 15 – No school day. Patrons of all ages are invited to our first “Sticker Palooza”. Bring in any stickers you don’t want and trade them for new ones anytime between 1 and 6 pm. January 22 – Candy…
Read MoreVeterans gather for holiday party
A veterans outreach holiday party was held Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Jefferson Elks Lodge. Greene County veterans could invite one guest to the event with approximately 120 people in attendance. A meal was served by the Lidderdale Country Store and music provided by Greene County Veterans Affairs director Mike Bierl. After the meal and music, a veterans venefits…
Read MoreWinners told in flag essay contest
American Legion Post #11 named local winners in the American Legion of Iowa’s flag essay contest at Greene County Middle School. Fifth grade students were asked to write an essay on “What the Flag Means to Me”. Flag essay chair Barb Labate and Post 11 commander Fred Long visited with fifth grade social studies classes prior to their writing. Social…
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Happy New Year! Stop in the library and pick up a calendar with reading challenges for 2024. I plan to highlight one that I complete to make the calendar a little more colorful. Thank you to everyone who filled out surveys. Congratulations to our prize winners, Ashley Squibb and Zayden Cram. I am hoping to see lots of youngsters in…
Read MoreKiwanis Club donates to Jeff library
The Jefferson Kiwanis Club recently completed a $1,000 donation to the children’s department of the Jefferson public library. The funds will go toward supporting the library’s collection of a curriculum that integrates disciplines like science, technology, engineering and math into a single lesson. Kiwanis strives to support the children of our community.
Read MoreDoes donate to congregate meals
The Jefferson BPO Does Drove #196 donated $500 to Greene County congregate meals to support senior citizens in getting a hot meal on site or delivered to their home. Pictured (from left) are Donna Wolterman, Shelly Berger, Tina McPherson, Tammy Smith, and accepting the check are Cindy Danielson and Kathy Walker.
Read MoreCattlemen donate hats, gloves to fourth graders
Fourth grade students in the Greene County and Paton-Churdan School Districts will have warm hands and heads thanks to a donation of gloves and hats. The Greene County Cattlemen shared their warmth with the students in both buildings. Ryan Schroeder presented the Greene County students with the gloves and hats. The Cattlemen made other donations in the county that will…
Read MoreFFA recognized members, introduces new members
Greene County FFA hosted its annual Awards Night and Jacket Ceremony Sunday, Dec. 10, at Greene County High School. During this event, the chapter recognized members for their hard work and accomplishments from the summer and fall career development events. Additionally, members provided spectators with committee reports over the 2023 year’s activities including the crop plot, fall fundraiser, and community…
Read MoreJefferson woman grateful to have medical center in her community
~provided by Greene County Medical Center Margaret Martens and her husband, Pastor Dennis Martens of Trinity Lutheran Church, have only lived in Jefferson for about six years, but Margaret has had numerous experiences at Greene County Medical Center. She said no matter the department or her perspective, quality shined through. She pointed to exceptional patient care and caring attitudes as…
Read MoreChapter CZ P.E.O. members are volunteer readers at elementary school
As members of an organization focused on education and learning, women of Chapter CZ of P.E.O. decided to share their love of reading with young people. A number of members of the Chapter have volunteered to read to classes at Greene County Elementary School throughout the school year. The readers signed up to do the reading through the Jefferson public…
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