Highest enrollment in 13 years Paton-Churdan started the school year with 222 students which, according to principal Annie Smith, is the highest enrollment in the district in 13 years. Enrollment has grown by 19 students this year, requiring the school to borrow desks from nearby Glidden-Ralston. “Kid-wise, we’re busting at the seams,” Smith told the P-C school board at its…
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Barn Project gives ‘city kids’ a chance to raise livestock
Fundraiser slated for this weekend At a time when many 4-H clubs are struggling, one relatively new activity is thriving. The Barn Project initiated by the Greene County Lamb Producers has taken off by leaps and bounds, giving many youngsters who would not have the opportunity to raise lambs and show them at the Greene County Fair.
Read MoreFair fundraising auction a success
Nets $110,575 for capital improvements The Greene County Fair Association usually doesn’t appreciate rain falling on its events, but last Tuesday evening, Sept. 9, was different. Association secretary Doug Hawn credits the rainy weather with boosting attendance at the first annual auction fundraiser. The event, which started with a meal and featured an auction of ag supplies and services, raised…
Read MoreSheriff, supervisors discuss courthouse security
Courthouse security was a topic of discussion at the Greene County board of supervisors’ meeting Monday as sheriff Steve Haupert reported on a three day seminar he attended last week on that subject. He reported that between 20 and 25 percent of the courthouses nationwide are considered “secure.”
Read MoreFourth consecutive wetter than normal week; temps below normal, too
The weather in Iowa last week was colder and wetter than normal for mid-September, and although crops weren’t damaged by an early frost, they weren’t helped much by the weather, either. Heavy rains restricted fieldwork to only 2.6 days suitable across Iowa during the week ending Sept. 14, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Farmers in west central…
Read MoreIncome guidelines told for home energy assistance program
Income guidelines for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) have been announced. Applications for the program will be accepted on a first come/first served basis at the New Opportunities Greene County Family Development Center on N. Elm in Jefferson beginning Oct. 1 for households with an elderly/disabled member, or beginning Nov. 1 for others.
Read MoreJPD tells sTEP results
Jefferson police officers wrote 16 citations and issued 102 warnings during a special Traffic Enforcement Project (sTEP) Aug. 25-Sept. 7. Officers reported the following (citations/warning): seat belt usage, 1/11; child restraint 0/4; speed, 2/14; stop sign/stop light violations, 1/1; driving without a license, 0/1; driving with a suspended or revoked license, 5/0; registration violations, 1/14; dark windows, 0/11; other traffic…
Read MoreRemembering Our Fallen
The photo exhibit Remembering Our Fallen, honoring the 89 Iowans killed in Iraq and Afghanistan in the War on Terror, is now at the Paton-Churdan School in Churdan.
Read MoreTalk begins of courthouse centennial celebration
A group is forming to begin planning a celebration of the centennial of the Greene County courthouse two years from now. Don Van Gilder, a county secondary roads employee who is unofficially courthouse historian, got the go-ahead to begin planning from the county board of supervisors Monday. “We’re coming up on 100 years for the Old Girl, and I think…
Read MoreGreene County Development Corp holds annual meeting
Chris Nation (pictured, right), regional manager of West Central Coop, began a three-year term as president of Greene County Development Corp at the group’s annual meeting Sept. 3 at Clover Hall in Jefferson. He takes the helm from Norm Fandel (left) of Midland Power. Nation said GCDC is “going at full throttle. I’m going to hold on for dear life.”…
Read MoreWoman author/Iraq veteran to speak Thursday at St Patrick
Iowa author Miyoko Hikiji will read from her memoir All I Could Be: My Story as a Woman Warrior in Iraq on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 2 pm at St. Patrick Church in Cedar Township, north of Churdan. Hikiji, of Cedar Rapids, served in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 and was sent on more than 70 missions. She will sign…
Read More“Remembering Our Fallen” coming to Churdan
The poignant “Remembering Our Fallen™” display will be in Churdan at the Paton-Churdan school next Thursday, Sept. 11, through Tuesday, Sept. 16. The display features photos and information about the 89 Iowans who have been killed in military service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Two programs are planned in conjunction with the display, which is being sponsored in Greene County by…
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