The Des Moines Cycle Club is hosting its sixth annual “Tour The Raccoon” bicycle ride on Saturday and Sunday, June 14-15, using the full length of the Raccoon River Valley Trail and going through all the trail communities. It includes an overnight stay in Jefferson on Saturday evening during the community’s annual Bell Tower Festival.
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Sally’s Alley takes wing
~by Denise O’Brien Van Sally’s Alley, a peaceful strip of plantings, poetry and portraits of birds leading south from the Courthouse Square in the middle of the 100 E. Lincoln Way block, was officially opened Saturday morning. About 125 people flocked to the site to watch the family of the late Sally White, author of Sally’s Backyard Birds, cut…
Read MoreTeens invited to “Spark a Reaction” at the library
The Jefferson public library’s teen reading program kicks off tomorrow, June 12, at 2 pm at the library. With a theme of “Spark a Reaction,” activities will be science-related. Students who have completed grades 5-11 will make naked eggs, ooze, exploding subs, erupting candles and elephant toothpaste in a science lab set up in the library basement. There will also…
Read MoreDaily work to watch at the medical center expansion project
Video posted Area residents who enjoy watching big equipment at work are finding plenty to watch as site preparation is underway for the Greene County Medical Center expansion. Recent work included hauling in 30,000 cubic yards, or 36,450 tons, of dirt to assure the solidity of the foundation for the 51,000 square-feet of new construction. Another 48,000 square-feet of the…
Read MoreHabitat seeks partner families for rehabbed homes
No-obligation informational meetings scheduled Safe, stable homes mean healthier children and families in our communities. Families enduring unaffordable and substandard housing, on the other hand, are forever disrupting their ability to grow and thrive in the healthy manner Habitat for Humanity believes God intends for all. With a hand up, Habitat partner families are able to break away to a…
Read MoreCrops still ahead of normal despite shortage of work days
Corn and soybean progress in Iowa remained ahead of normal for the week ending June 8, according to the USA, National Agriculture Statistics Service. Statewide there were 4.0 days suitable for fieldwork. Producers in west central Iowa had only 2.7 days suitable. Soil moisture levels improved across the state. Topsoil moisture statewide was rated at 1 percent very short, 10…
Read MoreHolz, Ernst winners in the GOP; Erickson to face Baltimore for IA House seat
As expected, voter turnout in the primary election Tuesday was much higher among Republicans than Democrats. In Greene County, 768 voters – 11.38 percent of the registered voters – cast ballots. That figure included 607 ballots in the Republican primary and 161 ballots in the Democratic primary. Unofficial election results were released at 9:45 Tuesday night by the county auditor’s…
Read MoreRippey gym renamed to honor Bill and Maybelle Wisecup
~by Mary Weaver One of the final acts of the East Greene board of education is the re-naming the Rippey gymnasium. While the classroom portion of the building will be razed soon, the gym will continue to be used by the Greene County Schools. In recognition of the $250,000 donation from the Wisecup estate, it will be called the William…
Read MoreCity of Jefferson posts 2013 salaries, wages
The Jefferson city council at its May 27 regular meeting approved the listing of city employees’ salaries for calendar year 2013. Per the Code of Iowa, salaries and wages paid by tax-funded public bodies including counties, cities and public school districts are public information and are to be published annually as a legal notice. For salaries and wages paid by…
Read MoreHistorical Society program to highlight theatre building
Mike Piepel presenting history of Sierra Theatre building, an entertainment center for 130 years Mike Piepel of Jefferson will present the history of the Sierra Community Theatre building at the Greene County Historical Society’s June meeting, set for Friday (June 6) at Central Christian Church in Jefferson. The theatre building was built in the 1880s as the Head Brothers Opera…
Read MoreLibrary budget discussed at Scranton council meeting
The Scranton city council approved a budget amendment at its May 13 meeting. The library construction was the basis for the amendment, but the council discussed an increase in salaries along with providing instruction on how to properly account for grant revenues and expenditures with library personnel.
Read MoreCyclists of Greene tells June calendar
The Cyclists Of Greene (COG) bicycle club has a full line-up of rides for June, and the public is invited. The general schedule has adult rides into the countryside every Wednesday at 5:30 pm and every Saturday at 8 am. There are also family rides around Jefferson for all ages on Sundays at 5 pm. All rides start at the…
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