Tuesday, Oct. 16, is the 52nd birthday of the Mahanay Memorial CarillonTower. Built in 1966, the Greene County landmark now boasts a 47-bell, four-octave carillon atop the 12-story tower. To celebrate, anyone who is 52 years old will get free admission to the tower next weekend, Oct 13-14. Jefferson residents can listen for the Birthday Song played from the bell…
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Firehouse Subs donates to JPD
The Jefferson police department on Wednesday received a donation of $2,790 from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation for the purchase of two automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Police chief Mark Clouse and police captain Heath Enns attend an awards event at the Ames Firehouse Subs to celebrate equipment grants awarded to local public safety organizations in the greater Des Moines area.
Read MoreMore flu shot clinics planned
The Greene County public health department continues to make getting flu shots as convenient as possible. A drive-thru clinic will b held Tuesday, Oct. 9 from 3:30 to 6:30 pm at the west entrance of Trinity Lutheran Church, 801 W. Lincoln Way in Jefferson. Public health staff will also be at Greene County High School during parent/teacher conferences Thursday, Oct.…
Read MoreCommunity blood drive Tuesday in Jefferson
LifeServe Blood Center will be in Jefferson Tuesday for a community blood drive. Thirty-eight percent of the American population is eligible to give blood, but only 5 percent of those eligible donors actually roll up their sleeves to save lives. “We need LifeServers to make giving blood a year round habit,” a LifeServe Blood Center spokesperson said.
Read MoreA.P.E. has good news about roaming cats
Still more can be done ~by Linn Price, Founder/director, A.P.E. The Animal Protection and Education Charity (APE) of Paton has been helping area communities with free roaming cat populations. On Aug. 14, the chief of police in Manson arranged to have some cats in that community brought to an APE mobile clinic. The cats were spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped, along…
Read More4-H club to serve lunch next Saturday
The Hardin Happy Hustlers 4-H Club will serve its annual harvest meal fundraiser, weather permitting, on Saturday, Oct. 13, from 11 am to 2 pm at the Jefferson Landus Coopoerative location.
Read MoreA.P.E. slates low-cost clinics in Scranton
A pair of low-cost clinics for dogs and cats are slated for Scranton later this month. Animal Protection and Education (A.P.E) Charity of Paton will hold a low-cost spay/neuter clinic for cats Friday, Oct. 26. Included in services that day is a well pet exam, spay/neuter, Revolution (treats ear mites, fleas, roundworms and hookworms), distemper and rabies vaccinations, and a…
Read MoreDNR reminds drivers to be alert for deer
Shorter days and cooler fall temperatures are reminders to Iowa drivers that the risk of deer-vehicle collisions will increase in the coming weeks. On the plus side, the chance of hitting a whitetail remains at the lowest level in the last nine years. Deer activity will increase through October and the first half of November, as the peak of the…
Read MoreBOOST tells uses of proceeds from BOOST Bash
The school year is just underway, and it started with a nice BOOST for students and teachers alike, with distribution of funds from the inaugural BOOST Bash to classrooms just prior to the beginning of the year.
Read MoreFirst of two work bees on Webb House roof
Putting a new roof on the Webb House Saturday morning was a multi-generational project, with a crew of 17 persons ranging in age from 13 to older than 70 pitching in.
Read MoreDrive-thru flu shot clinic Thursday
When the Greene County public health staff is willing to walk out to people’s cars to administer flu shots there aren’t many good reasons not get the shot. Flu shots will be offered in the convenience of your vehicle at a drive-thru flu shot clinic Thursday, Oct. 4, from 3:30 to 6:30 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church, 801 W. Lincoln…
Read MorePAWS plans microchip clinic for Oct. 13
PAWS will host a microchip clinic Saturday, Oct. 13, from 10 am to 12 pm at Kelso Park in Jefferson. Pet owners can have their dogs and cats microchipped at the clinic. The 24PetWatch microchip is a tiny chip, the size of a grain of rice, which is permanently implanted in your pet to ensure that it can be identified…
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