Greene County Farm Bureau will once again partner with the Jefferson Fareway store and Rueter’s Red Power in Grand Junction to conduct it’s 6th annual “cram the cab” food drive. This year’s event will run from June 12-19. The goal is to cram a tractor cab from Rueter’s with non-perishable groceries and hygiene items that will be donated to the…
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Jefferson Matters/Chamber attains Main Street accreditation
Jefferson Matters: A Main Street and Chamber Community has been designated as an accredited Main Street™ program for meeting rigorous performance standards. Each year, Main Street America and its partners announce the list of accredited programs to recognize their exceptional commitment to preservation-based economic development and community revitalization through the Main Street Approach™. “We are proud to recognize this year’s…
Read MoreRippey Sesqui + 1 display at museum
The Greene County Historical Society Museum is featuring a display highlighting the Rippey 150+1 Celebration. Rippey’s baseball history, sports trophies, bank history and more are there to view. The historical museum on Lincoln Way in Jefferson is open Wednesdays from 1-3 pm and Saturdays from 9 am – 12 noon. The Rippey Sesquicentennial celebration is planned for Saturday, July 31,…
Read MoreIowa receives welcome rain
Beneficial rains helped stimulate crop growth and cool, cloudy conditions allowed needed moisture to stay in the soil during the week ending May 30, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Below normal overnight temperatures, primarily in low-lying areas, resulted in scattered reports of frost. Statewide there were 3.4 days suitable for fieldwork during the week. In addition to…
Read MoreCity sells Centennial building to investors group, also okays library feasibility study
If all goes as planned, the Why Not Us investors group will be ready to open a tea room in the Centennial building at the corner of State St and N. Wilson Ave sometime in the fall. It won’t be Angie’s Tea Garden, though. Angie Peterson, who operated the popular tea room, has moved on to other things since frozen…
Read MoreAuditions this weekend for Players’ summer production
The Community Players of Greene County will premier “The Bigfoot Monologues” by county resident Sarah Nicholson later this summer. Performances will be outdoors at various locations around the county. Auditions are being held Sunday, May 30, from 1 to 3 pm and Monday, May 31, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm, at the Masonic lodge on the west side of the…
Read MoreMemorial Day services told
Services Monday, May 31 ~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The American Legion and the Department of Defense request “This Memorial Day Americans pause to remember the brave men and women who have given their lives in defense of our nation, from the Revolutionary War to the worldwide war on terrorism.” Scranton Township Cemetery at 9:45 am Memorial Day Services will…
Read MoreCovid-19 update
The 14-day positivity rate for Covid-19 testing in Greene County has edged up to 2.6 percent as of May 26 at 10 am, up from 1.0 percent two days earlier. Greene County public health director Becky Wolf reported a total of 869 cases, with 108 of them “active.” She reported 40.3 percent of Greene County residents are fully vaccinated against…
Read MoreTickets for BOOST 2021 available now
After an eventful 2020 and a virtual event held last year, the BOOST committee is eagerly looking forward to an in-person event again this year with a few changes for 2021. The 4th annual BOOST Bash is scheduled for Saturday, July 24, and this year will be held at the Greene County Fairgrounds in the Clover Hall building. The doors…
Read MoreCounty supes looking for ways to spend $1.7M
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors heard about a windfall of funds available through the American Rescue Plan at their meeting on May 24. County auditor Jane Heun reported she has applied for the funds designated to Greene County. According to a government website, the federal government has allocated nearly $1 billion to county and…
Read MoreChews Jefferson returns, mixing lunch and music every Wednesday
Chews Jefferson, a Wednesday lunchtime event, returns for another season beginning Wednesday, June 2. Each Wednesday through August, area residents and visitors are encouraged to order take-out lunch from any Jefferson restaurant and enjoy a Tower Tunes Live concert downtown. Local Mahanay Maestro Rick Morain will perform each Wednesday from 12:15 to 12:30 pm. “Rick continues to amaze us with…
Read MoreNEW Cooperative helps pay 4-H member dues
Once again, the NEW Cooperative Foundation has shown its commitment to supporting local 4-H youth. Recently, the foundation donated $35,700 to 121 area 4-H clubs, totaling to be 2,380 individual 4-H club members. The money is donated for half of each 4-H youth’s dues in NEW Cooperative’s trade territory, which includes Webster, Calhoun, Carroll, Greene, Franklin, Sac, Pocahontas, Humboldt, Hamilton,…
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