Category: Good News

Kelsey Buenz, a Greene County High School graduate and a sophomore at Iowa State University, was one of 75 architecture students involved in creating a Prisma, a kinetic sculpture that’s more than 70 feet long and more than 1300 square feet. Prisma is on display at Reiman Gardens on the ISU campus. The project was a semester project, starting with…

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~provided by New Opportunities As children approach their teenage years they begin to encounter new stresses in life. Peer pressure and curiosity sometimes take over. Experimenting with new ways to deal with stress also begins at this age. They see adults having fun and drinking alcohol for various reasons.

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April 23, 2018 Please send your Rippey news to jeanb@iowatelecom.net What a wonderful response in memory of Velda DeMoss for the Greene County Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society. The theme this year was “Who’s Your Hero?” Thanks for the many contributions from former and current residents of the Rippey area. There was also a wonderful array of…

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Fundraising will continue More than 400 persons attended the Relay for Life of Greene County Saturday. The event raised close to $33,000 for the American Cancer Society, with more money to come in. The total includes $16,421 raised by 12 teams, cash sponsorships of more than $10,000, proceeds from the community barbecue and luminaria sales, $329 from the 50/50 raffle,…

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The Jefferson city crew late last week brought to Jefferson a temporary feline “apartment complex” and placed it adjacent to the current animal shelter. The unit was donated by John McCormick of Churdan. He obtained it a few years ago after an animal rescue operation near Churdan.

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The Paton-Churdan high school choir went on a field trip Friday that students will remember for years to come. After raising funds for the trip, they were able to attend “Les Miserable” at the Des Moines Civic Center and have dinner at a Court Avenue restaurant.

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The Greene County Singers invite the public to a concert,  “Ask Us to Sing”, Sunday, April 29, at 2 pm at the First United Methodist Church in Jefferson. The choir will sing a variety of music in different styles. The Singers will serve tea and desserts following the concert. A free will donation will be appreciated.

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The Greene County High School physics competition team participated in the state physics competition on Tuesday, April 10. The event was hosted by the University of Northern Iowa department of physics in the UNI McLeod Center. Junior Linsey Kitt and senior Regan Lamoureux placed first in the Challenge Problem event by earning an impressive 199.23 points out of 200 and…

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Greene County public health is hosting a Medicare Savings Program sign-up event Tuesday, April 17, from 9:30 to 11:30 am the Greene County Medical Center education classroom.

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Villanova pulled off the win in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament securing Autumn Larson first place in the Greene County March Mania contest. Nearly 350 individuals participated in this year’s contest. All winners were awarded Greene County Chamber checks as prize money for the contest. Larson earned the most points in the contest and was awarded $250. Allison Behne came…

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All are invited for homemade ice cream and dessert Sunday, April 22, from 2 to 4 pm at the Grand Junction Presbyterian Church. The sweet afternoon is hosted by Diane Wise as a fundraiser for the Iowa Donor Network. Serving ice cream and dessert is much easier than the fundraiser Wise is undertaking in July. She’ll ride RAGBRAI® with a…

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Greene County middle school social studies teacher Tom Braun was presented with a Special A+ Teacher Award by Carroll Broadcasting Company at a student recognition assembly Wednesday. Nominations were student letters sent to the radio station. John Ryan of Carroll Broadcasting read excerpts from some of the letters before presenting Braun with a crystal apple.

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