Category: Good News

Greene County High School principal Brian Phillips announced the names of students who earned placed on the honor roll for the first trimester. Students on the high honor roll with a grade point average of 3.5 to 4.0 are: Seniors -Joseph Anderson, Arthur Bardole, Samantha Behne, Kadircan Bulut, Brittney Daniel, Austin Delp, Melanie Doran, Linsey Kitt, Naomi Lang, Bailey Monthei,…

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Greene County Elementary is naming one student in each grade the GCE Ram of the Month again this school year. These students are chosen by the staff for almost always being respectful, responsible, and safe. They also exhibit the school’s mantra – Right Attitudes Make Success.

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Jefferson Elks Lodge 2306 held its local Hoop Shoot contest for boys and girls ages 8-13 Dec.1 at the Greene County high school gym. Winning first and second place in the 8-9 year-old division were Kading Winters in the boys division and Ashlynn Ball in the girls division.

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Edited Jan. 22, with more information added The Greene County High School chapter of the National Honor Society inducted new members in November. Students with a minimum 3.25 grade point average were invited to complete a membership application that included an essay. Selection was done by a committee of high school teachers based on demonstrated excellence in scholarship, leadership, service…

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The Greenbrier 4-H club met Monday, Jan. 14, at Landus Cooperative in Jefferson. For roll call everybody was to introduce themselves by telling your first and last name, age and grade, and the projects you have done in 4-H. The Young Leaders reported that they were planning a 4-H beef burger supper fundraiser.

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Please send your Rippey news to jeanb@iowatelecom.net January 14, 2019 Lions Club – The Rippey Lions Club will meet Jan. 17, at 7 pm at the Rippey United Methodist Church with a meal served by women of the church. Roger Aegerter from Jefferson will present the program beginning at 8 pm, sharing his recent trip to China.

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LifeServe Blood Center will hold a community blood drive in Jefferson Monday (note change in usual day of the week), Jan. 14, from 12:30 to 5:30 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church, 801 W. Lincoln Way, Jefferson.

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Officers were elected during the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Greene County Extension council organizational meeting Jan. 9. The nine-member county Extension council annually elects officers to comply with Iowa law.

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Marketing in a small town can seem challenging but there are a lot of benefits to being located in a smaller community. In the “Marketing 101: More than Social Media” attendees will learn ways they can increase their small-town business’ visibility throughout their community and online as they build stronger relationships with their customers and increase sales.

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The December event with Silicon Valley guests of Pillar Technology in Jefferson has gained the attention of local, state and national media. Numerous articles have been written with many available online. Jefferson Matters: Main Street has noted the articles as they have been published and has provided links to these articles on its website. To access the links, go to…

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Movie lovers of all ages are  invited to free movies during January at the Jefferson public library. “The Land Before Time: The Big Freeze” will be shown Wednesday, Jan. 16, from 2:30 to 3:45 pm. “The Mighty Ducks” is slated for Wednesday, Jan. 30, from 2:30 to 4:15 pm. Free snacks will be  available. The movies will be shown in …

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The Tower View Team has always been interested in public art and pondered having large bells in the downtown similar to the cows in Chicago or Cys in Ames that have been creatively painted and displayed. This fall, a mini Bell Tower was constructed by Marc McGinn with help from Chris and Amy Milligan for use as a gauge for…

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