Category: Good News

This year the city of Scranton and the Marchant Memorial Library will be coordinating a Halloween “Trunk-or-Treat” event on Wednesday, Oct.  30, from 5 to 7 pm in lieu of the traditional door-to-door Beggar’s Night. Trunk-or-treating is a popular Halloween event where citizens and businesses gather together in one location to make trick-or-treating safer and easier for families and those…

Read More

Also, former Cyclone Royce White to speak on the stigma of mental health issues Spinning off the adage that it takes a village to raise a child, the Greene County school district is hosting a pair of workshops, “Building Your Village – Empowering Families, Building Community.” The free workshops will include supper, childcare, and door prizes. The workshops will address…

Read More

The Greene County public health department has several flu shot clinics planned at locations around the county in the next several weeks. Upcoming flu shot clinics are scheduled as follows:

Read More

All area seniors are invited to the Greene County Senior Fun Day Tuesday, Oct. 8. The open house event is planned from 10 am to 2 pm at the Greene County Community Center in Jefferson. The event will open with a veterans’ pinning ceremony hosted by Kindred Hospice at 10 am. All area military veterans are invited to participate.

Read More

The shelter and restrooms at Jefferson’s Russell Park have a fresh coat of paint thanks to a grant from Diamond Vogel Paint and financial assistance from the Jefferson Kiwanis Club. The Jefferson park and recreation department received a grant from Diamond Vogel Paint for five gallons of paint. The Kiwanis Club decided to help financially with having the paint applied.

Read More

Greene County Medical Center invites the public to nominate nurses through Oct. 15 for the DAISY Award to be presented in November. The internationally-known Daisy Award has been used to recognize thousands of “extraordinary nurses” for exceptional patient care for almost 20 years. More than 1,700 medical facilities worldwide honor nurses with the Daisy Award. The award has been presented…

Read More

~by Jean Borgeson Sept. 30, 2019 MANY GUESTS – Last week, Toni and Phil Roberts enjoyed several visits from family and friends on Friday, September 20. Phil’s first cousin, Dick Roberts and wife, Jackie from Oregon, visited prior to Dick’s class reunion in Perry that evening. They enjoyed chatting about their common ancestors that both had recently looked up on…

Read More

Hoskins Stock Farm of Jefferson had a number of entries in the Suffolk Sheep show at the Iowa State Fair. The following is a list of classes and how they ranked: Yearling Ram, third; March & After Ram Lamb, fourth; Pair of Ram Lambs, fourth; Yearling Ewe, fifth; Yearling Ewe, third; Fall Ewe Lamb, third; January Ewe Lamb, fifth; January…

Read More

P.A.W.S. will host a microchip clinic Saturday, Oct. 5, from 10 am to 12 pm at the new Jefferson Veterinary Clinic east of The Dwelling Place off Highway 30. Cost is $20 per animal.

Read More

Authentic paella, a typical Spanish dish of rice, chicken, vegetables, butter beans and seasoning will be the feature dish at a fundraiser meal for the Greene County Animal Facility. The meal will be served Sunday, Oct. 6, at 12 pm at the Welcome Center, 201 E. Lincoln Way, in Jefferson.

Read More

Members of Christ Lutheran Church  will host their annual homecoming tailgate supper Friday, Oct. 4, from 5 to 7 pm at the church, located just north of Greene County High School on S. Elm St. The menu features grilled bratwurst and hotdogs with the extras. Inside seating and carry-outs will be available.

Read More

Locations for Java & Juice in October are all on Lincoln Way, with gatherings to be held at the Welcome Center at Thomas Jefferson Gardens, the Jefferson public library, and Greene County Medical Center. The October schedule is: • Oct. 4 – “Art on the Square” art fair preview, Welcome Center, 201 E. Lincoln Way • Oct. 11 – Greene…

Read More