Greenbrier 4-H Club – The Greenbrier 4-H club met at Landus Cooperative on Sept. 10. Nehemiah Hoyt was introduced as a new member. As members arrived thank you cards were written to New Cooperative, Tom and Sue Wind, Heartland Co-op of Rippey, Greene County Environmental Habitat Corp., Hawn Farms, and Rueter’s Red Power for their generous support of the 4-H program.
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In the neighborhood
Please send your Rippey news to jeanb@iowatelecom.net RIPPEY LIBRARY – Reminder: The Rippey library will be open Monday – Friday from 2 to 5 pm until further notice. Thank you for your patience while the volunteers continue to help keep the library open until a new librarian is hired.
Read More‘Webb House kids’ spend half day as volunteer melon pickers
A crew of four middle school students who regularly spend time at the Webb House answered a call for help last Saturday and spent the morning harvesting cantaloupe for the Food Bank of Iowa. Webb House director Jim North explained that Tracy Blackmer of Madrid has an 11-acre garden devoted to raising produce for the Iowa Gardening for Good project.…
Read MorePublic health starts flu shot clinics
It’s that time of year to remind people that a needle poke of prevention is worth days of feeling crummy and risking making loved one sick. Greene County public health is hosting a community flu shot clinic Monday, Sept. 10, from 9 am to 4 pm at its offices on Level B at Greene County Medical Center.
Read MoreAmerican Heart Association talks about grandparenting
Special reminders on Grandparents Day How much time grandparents and grandchildren spend with one another runs the gamut from infrequent visits to the role of primary caregiver. Regardless of the amount of time together, there are opportunities to foster a special bond between the generations.
Read MoreACS spending $25 million on research of childhood cancer
September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, raising awareness of the second leading cause of death in children, and the leading disease-related cause of death for children ages 1-19.
Read MoreRecord number of farmers participate in Water Quality Initiative cost share
1,000+ new participants in the program DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced Wednesday that a record number of Iowa farmers again signed up to install nutrient reduction practices on their farm through the Iowa Water Quality Initiative’s statewide cost share program. More than 2,800 farmers from all 99 Iowa counties signed up to try cover crops,…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Please send Rippey news to jeanb@iowatelecom.net Sept. 5, 2018 The Rippey library board of trustees held an open house Thursday, Aug. 30, in the community room for Shawneene Kenan, departing librarian. The board furnished the goodies, and the room and library were decorated in fall colors by Maralynn Rinker.
Read MoreFree concert by newest Hall of Fame inductees
The Bushmen, Jefferson’s own 1960s rock ‘n roll band, will perform Sunday, Sept.9, at 2 pm at the Thomas Jefferson Gardens. The Bushmen is being inducted in the Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame Sunday, Sept. 2. They’re among 31 groups and individuals being inducted over the Labor Day weekend. The free performance in Jefferson will include excerpts from…
Read MoreBlock party in Jefferson Sept. 7
Area residents are invited to a customer appreciation fall block party Friday, Sept. 7, in the Hy-Vee parking lot in Jefferson. Hosts for the party are Hy-Vee, McFarland Clinic- Jefferson, and Greene County Extension and Outreach. There will be free hot dogs, chips, beverages, games and prizes, as well as live music and free blood pressure checks.
Read MoreSeptember Java & Juice hosts told
The schedule for Friday morning Java & Juice get-togethers in September includes a pair of businesses, Hamilton Redi-Mix and Kingsgate Insurance, and a pair of non-profits, the Amazing Race Charity and Webb House. Java & Juice begins at 9:30 am with coffee and a light refreshment. At 9:45 the host is welcome to tell the story of the business,…
Read MoreMidAmerican files plan for bat, eagle conservation plan for Iowa wind farms
In a plan filed Aug. 30 with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MidAmerican Energy Company proposes a series of measures to help minimize how wind turbines may impact bald eagles and four bat species. The company’s habitat conservation plan reflects insights gleaned from the most extensive research effort of its kind, spanning four years and covering most of MidAmerican…
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