Category: Good News

Brittany Gunn was recently named Miss Rodeo Iowa 2020 during a two-day competition in Fort Madison that took place in conjunction with the Tri-State Rodeo. Gunn will take over the title on Jan. 1, from fellow Iowan and 2019 Miss Rodeo Iowa Rachael Ostrem, who is from Radcliffe. The contestants are involved in extensive interviews over rodeo knowledge, current events,…

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A community barbecue held Aug. 30 to launch Iowa Farm Bureau and Fareway’s ‘Real Farmers. Real Food. Real Meat’ statewide campaign netted morethan $1,800, which went to benefit the Greene County Christian Action Resource Center (ARC) food pantry.

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Membership now open to more veterans Finally. It’s about time. What took so long? These are recent phrases echoed by numerous veterans. On Sept. 16, 1919, the American Legion was chartered and incorporated as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. Focusing on service to veterans, service members and communities, the Legion is now one of the most influential…

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Eighty-two Paton-Churdan students in grades 8-12 plus teachers took part in an Ag Equipment Transportation Awareness program coordinated by Greene County Farm Bureau on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at the Paton-Churdan school in Churdan.

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Greenbrier 4-H club The Greenbrier 4-H club met at Landus Co-op in Jefferson on Monday, Sept. 9. Roll call was, “If you could travel anywhere and get there in 60 seconds; where would it be?” Old business: 4-H records books were due by Sept. 3 to get awards. New business: Awards Day is Nov. 3 at the Churdan Library with…

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Jefferson park and recreation hosted its annual Punt, Pass, Kick competition Sept. 17. There were 18 competitors. They were divided into age groups of 6/7, 8/9, 10/11, 12/13, and 14/15 year old boys division and girls division. Each participant punted, passed, and kicked for distance and accuracy.

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Steve Brown of Brown Funeral Home in Jefferson recently donated 177 metal folding chairs to the Greene County Community Center. The value of the chairs is more than $3,500, according to Jefferson park and recreation director Vicky Lautner.

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The American Legion is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2019. Post 11 in Jefferson has the distinction of being the 11th post to form in Iowa. In recognition and appreciation of post members, certificates were awarded Sept. 9 to those who have served the post for 10 or more years. One member, Don Ham, has been a member for 67…

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Brittany Gunn of Grand Junction, a social worker at long term care at Greene County Medical Center, won the title of Miss Rodeo Iowa 2020 Sept. 8 in Fort Madison. The pageant took place in conjunction with the Tri-State State Rodeo. Gunn won speech, Miss Congeniality, horsemanship, high written exam, and high ticket sales. She will travel the state of…

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National Voter Registration Day is Sept. 24 The Greene County auditor’s office joins Secretary of State Paul Pate and auditors across Iowa in encouraging all eligible residents to participate in National Voter Registration Month by registering to vote or making sure their voter information is current. The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) established September as National Voter Registration…

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Eighteen teams participated in the Amazing Race for Charity Saturday morning, testing not only their strength and fitness, but also their smarts, their willingness to try new things, and even their dance moves. The winning team was Adam Pedersen and Nikki Uebel, who finished the race in 2 hours, 9 minutes. Jeri and Mike Cunningham finished in second place with…

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Over the Labor Day weekend, a group of volunteers from the Webb House of Jefferson Iowa spent part of the weekend helping fight hunger in Central Iowa. The group volunteered at the Iowa Gardening for Good site and picked more than 3,000 lbs of garden produce. All of this produce is donated to food pantries in Iowa, including the Greene…

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