All persons who want more information about being a vendor when RAGBRAI® passes through Greene County July 25 should plan to attend a public informational meeting Thursday, May 11 at the Welcome Center at Thomas Jefferson Gardens in Jefferson. Vendor requirements, general information, and time for Qs and As will comprise the meeting, which begins at 7 pm.
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Jefferson Rotary presents grants and awards, welcomes new members
The Rotary Club of Jefferson held an evening of celebration May 2, awarding community grants, honoring outstanding service, and recognizing the charitable milestone of a member. The club also welcomed eight new members, some of whom are inaugural members of a new evening satellite club. Past club president and 2022 auction chair Tori Riley presented a total of $9,690 in…
Read MoreHistorical Society sets program on President Lincoln’s generals
~by Denise O’Brien Van for the Greene County Historical Society Gerald “Jed” Magee of Jefferson, who has studied Abraham Lincoln since he was in junior high school, will present a program on the president’s Civil War generals Sunday, May 21, at 2 pm at the Greene County Historical Museum, 219 E. Lincoln Way. The free presentation is part of the…
Read MoreTJG annual plant sale this week
The annual plant sale at Thomas Jefferson Gardens of Greene County will be held Thursday, May 11, from 3 to 7 pm; Friday, May 12, from 9 am to 6 pm; and Saturday, May 13, from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm. Annuals, vegetables and perennials will be available for sale to the public. The sale will take place at the…
Read MoreIowa farmers making progress planting
Mostly dry weather and warmer temperatures meant Iowa farmers had 5.7 days suitable for fieldwork duringthe week ending May 7, 2023, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Conditionsallowed farmers to make significant strides planting corn, soybeans, and oats. Iowa fields received welcome rain last week. Topsoil moisture conditions improved, now rated statewide at 6 percent very short, 27…
Read More‘Life in the Raccoon River Watershed’ topic of May 13 conference
The conservation-minded public is invited to attend the Raccoon River Watershed Association’s annual conference, “Life in the Raccoon River Watershed: Prairie, Birds, Wildlife, and the River,” Saturday, May 13, in Des Moines. Thomas Rosburg, Drake University botanist, will present “The Remnants and Reconstructions in Prairie Conservation.” His presentation will include a virtual tour of Tipton Prairie in Greene County, a…
Read MoreGreene County Public Health receives grant for child abuse reduction and prevention education
Greene County Public Health was recently awarded a Community Partnership for Protecting Children/Decategorization Project (CPPC/DCAP) grant to build awareness of and educate in an effort to reduce and prevent instances of child abuse in the county. “The funds received through Communities 4 Children Decategorization and Community Partnerships for Protecting Children Neighborhood and Community Networks mini grants has helped us come…
Read MoreBell tower opens for the season Saturday, May 6
The Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower, recently ranked as the Number 1 rural tourist attraction in Iowa, officially is open weekends in May. Hours are Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. The tower will be open daily from Memorial Day weekend through the end of September. The hours remain at 10 am to 4 pm. Appointments for special…
Read MoreSupervisors still working on RAGBRAI ordinance
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Discussion of RAGBRAI regulations continued at the May 1 meeting of the Greene County board of supervisors. County attorney Thomas Laehn revised the draft ordinance from last week and will refine it again for a first reading of the ordinance at the next board meeting on May 8. Under Iowa Code, Laehn found vendors under…
Read MoreIDOT advises of work on Hwy 144
Drivers who travel on Iowa 144 need to be aware of an upcoming asphalt crack filling project that could delay travel. Beginning Wednesday, May 10, weather permitting, construction crews will work on crack filling on Iowa 144 from Iowa 141 near Perry to Greene County Road E-57 near Rippey weekdays from 8 am. to 7 pm until Thursday, June 1.…
Read MoreFine Arts Hall of Fame induction May 8
The public is invited to attend the Greene County Fine Arts Hall of Fame induction and spring awards concert Monday, May 8. A reception will be held starting at 6 pm in the high school commons. The induction ceremony will take place at 6:30 in the high school auditorium. The inductees include Teresa Lawler, Zack Durlam, Martin McGinn, Shelby (Sievers)…
Read MoreA parade of prams and baby buggies at the historical museum
Today, they’re called “strollers,” but in years past the vehicles in which parents took their babies out for an airing were called perambulators (often shortened to “prams”) and baby buggies. A parade of 11 carriages, most bearing antique dolls, will be on display at the Greene County Museum, 219 E. Lincolnway, through June. The prams on display were used from…
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