Iowans can buy 2024 resident hunting, fishing and other licenses on Dec. 15. Licenses purchased for 2023 expire on Jan. 10. The menu of license options includes the popular Outdoor Combo annual resident hunting/fishing/habitat combo license for $55; the Angler’s Special three-year fishing license for $62; and the Hunter’s Special three-year hunting license with habitat included for $101. Also available…
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Dec. 6, 2023 Santa and Pancakes in Rippey, Dec. 9 – Pancake breakfast and Santa Claus visit in Rippey on Saturday, Dec. 9, from 8 -11 am in the Rippey Community Room. Free will offering for Rippey Day Fireworks in July. Santa arrives at 10 a.m. ~Sponsored by Friends of Rippey Rippey Lions Club – The Rippey Lions Club will…
Read MoreLandus finishes $50K pledge to Career Academy
During the 2018-19 school year, Landus made a commitment to the Greene County Community School District and the Career Academy to pledge $50,000 over a five-year time period. The donation commitment from Landus was completed Dec. 1, along with acceptance of $10,000 in matching funds from CHS. “Greene County Community School District has been incredibly appreciative of the support and…
Read MoreTech Zone receives award
Tech Zone, a security system installation and audiovisual equipment repair service in Jefferson, was recently awarded the 2023 Security Vanguard Award for its project with Olson Seed Service in Perry. Paul Olson, owner of Olson Seed Service, chose to work with Tech Zone to integrate a cloud-based video solution from Vivotek. The award comes from Security Business magazine and Security…
Read MoreGrCo HS tells first trimester honor rolls
Greene County High School has released its honor rolls for the first trimester. Lists were not separated by class. High honor roll – GPA of 3.5 or higher Breanna Ades, Cody Allen, Paisley Allen, Becca Anderson, Caden Anderson, Nathan Ausberger, Elise Badger, Jack Banister, Aden Bardole, Autumn Barrett, Santos Barrios Velazquez, Raymond Bauer, Natalee Baugh, Nathan Behne, Makayla Betts, Bailey…
Read MoreGrow Greene County gives $30,000 in Give Back Awards
A tradition was started in 2016 by the Grow Greene County board of directors to surprise deserving agencies in Greene County with a Give Back Award during the holiday season. This year on the heels of another successful year at Wild Rose Jefferson, the Grow Greene County board gave out six Give Back Awards on Nov. 13. Rather than surprise…
Read MoreLegion members visit Regency Park
American Legion Post #11 made its annual visit to the local nursing homes to honor the veterans who reside there. “They are unable to visit the Veteran Day activities in the community meant to honor them, so we try to take Veterans Day to them,” Post commander Fred Long said. “We feel honored and privileged to show them that they…
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Rippey United Methodist Church, Pastor Jon Williams Sundays –Adult Sunday School 10 am; Worship services 11 am Tuesdays 10 am, Fellowship. Everyone welcome. Soup lunch served first Tuesday of the month. Rippey Lions Club – Pat Essing, Northwest Lions Club District Governor, visited the Rippey Lions Club, Nov. 9. She complimentedthe Rippey Lions Club for their local work and donations to…
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Rippey celebrated Halloween – City of Rippey’s Trunk or Treat was Saturday, Oct. 28, with six trunks participating in the event. Rippey Public Library had pumpkin painting and crafts inside. We also had cookies and apple cider. In spite of the cold weather, we had 35 people attend but it was a really enjoyable event. It is always amazing to…
Read MoreMcFarland Clinic recognized for patient immunization rates
American Medical Group Association (AMGA) Foundation’s Rise to Immunize® (RIZE) campaign recognized McFarland Clinic Nov. 2 as a national winner of its 2023 “RIZE to the Challenge” Award. This distinguished award celebrates high-performing medical groups and health systems from across the country that have made significant progress in routine adult immunization care. McFarland Clinic is one of three organizations nationally…
Read MoreAlliant Energy donates to Food Bank of Iowa
Alliant Energy Foundation raised $515,000 to support programs that fight hunger and food insecurity in Iowa and Wisconsin. The amount is the largest on record in the company’s 17 years of hosting their annual Drive Out Hunger event. In total, the event has raised over $5.9 million for hunger relief and provided over 20 million meals. Traditionally hosted during Hunger Action Month in September, Alliant Energy’s annual golf event…
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Rippey United Methodist Church, Pastor Jon Williams Sundays – Adult Sunday School 10 am; Worship services 11 am. Tuesdays 10 am – Fellowship. Everyone welcome. Soup lunch served first Tuesday of the month. Rippey Lions change meeting dates – The Rippey Lions Club will meet on Nov. 9 and Nov. 16 instead of the first meeting on Nov. 2. The Nov.…
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