The Community Players of Greene County will present the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “The Sound of Music” in February. Auditions for casting the adult roles are set for Sunday, Nov. 17, at 4 pm. Auditions for
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Nativity Festival set for Dec. 8; nativity displays welcome
The second annual Nativity Festival is slated for Sunday, Dec. 8, at St Joseph Catholic Church and Parish Center in Jefferson. In addition to celebrating the Christmas story, the multi-faceted event will be an opportunity for the community to support Habitat for Humanity and ongoing efforts to repair and replace substandard low-income housing across Greene County. Center to this event…
Read MoreHigh school students rake for residents
The skies were sunny but the breeze was cool last Thursday when Greene County High School students performed their annual leak raking project. A total of 736 students, staff, and community volunteers raked 128 yards in Jefferson, Scranton, and Grand Junction. Two middle school groups also helped. The raking teams were assigned to yards and either walked or were transported…
Read MoreSierra Community Theatre celebrates first anniversary Sunday
November is anniversary month for Sierra Community Theatre, and a celebration of a year of successful operation is slated for Sunday, Nov. 17. The public is invited to come at 4 pm for a showing of “Twister,” the 1996 movie with scenes shot in Greene County. Admission is free in thanks for the tremendous community support over this past year.…
Read MorePaton-Churdan slates community meeting: Topic- academic sharing
The Paton-Churdan board of education will hold a community meeting Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 6:30 pm in the school auditorium to discuss the future academic sharing partner. This will be the last community meeting before the board decides
Read MoreCity elections include upset in Scranton; several seats decided by write-in
Incumbents were re-elected in almost every race in municipal elections yesterday. Voter turnout was unusually high in Scranton and Churdan, at 26 percent in Scranton and 38 percent in Churdan. Scranton voters elected two council members from a slate of four candidates. They were the only voters not to re-elect an incumbent.
Read MoreBen Carman Academy to train future military personnel
Former Army infantry officer Cale Luther of Jefferson has a very personal interest in the LCpl Ben Carman Academy. His son Noah, a senior at Greene County High School, has already enlisted in the Marines. Noah meets with his recruiter weekly. Dad Cale wants him to be even better prepared when he attends basic training. “The Ben Carman Academy will…
Read MoreGreene County to send eight musicians to All-State Music Festival
Greene County High School will be represented by eight musicians in the prestigious Iowa All-State Music Festival later this month. Five choir members and three instrumentalists were selected in auditions held in Harlan Oct. 26. Senior Logan Hoyt, juniors Kallie Citurs and Parker Willis, and sophomores David Petersen and Victoria Sims were selected for the chorus. This will be Citurs’…
Read MoreNew community room, library renovation completed in Rippey
About 150 Rippey residents and former residents attended an open house last Sunday in Rippey to celebrate the completion of a new $266,000 community room and the renovation of the former Masonic lodge for the Rippey Public Library. The concept for the project was on the minds of community activists when they formed Friends of Rippey in June 2001. The…
Read MoreMaintenance needed at Jeff pool; previous maintenance questioned
Years of inadequate maintenance at the Jefferson municipal swimming pool have caught up to the Jefferson park and recreation department, and the future of the pool is now in jeopardy unless a considerable investment is made in the 75-year-old structure.
Read MoreOutstanding Tourism Business Award to Pedersens’ RVP~1875, History Boy Theatre Company
Angie and Robby Pedersen began expanding the restrooms at History Boy Theatre last week. “We got to where we had such long lines to use the bathroom at intermission because we only had one. It’s a nice problem to have,” Angie Pedersen said. It’s the kind of “problem” that earned the Pedersens’ companies,RVP~1875 and History Boy Theatre Company, the Outstanding…
Read MoreEast Greene seniors in line for college assistance
A student’s senior year in high school can be expensive for parents, particularly when the student is college-bound. Parents of this year’s seniors who attended East Greene have a break, though. The East Greene class of 2014 was selected to participate in GEAR UP Iowa during its seventh grade year. The financial benefits are now being realized.
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