Final worship service Sunday, May 28 A recommendation was approved last month at a special church conference to close the Cooper United Methodist Church, which was founded in 1891. All current and past members, as well as friends of the Cooper United Methodist Church, are invited to the final worship service Sunday, May 28, at 10:30 am. The final worship…
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144 CHI funds 25 improvement projects
The 144 CHI board of directors announced this week the receipt of 34 housing improvement applications, 25 of which were awarded funding. The applications are for exterior improvements to houses in communities along the Highway 144 corridor stretching from Rippey to Grand Junction, Dana, and Paton. The awards total $22,980, with matching funds bringing the total economic impact to…
Read MorePeoples Bank closing Rippey branch, opening new branch in Boone
Peoples Bank made two announcements recently in regard to their bank offices. The bank told its customers last week that the Rippey branch office will be closing July 31. This week the bank announced their plans to build a new branch office in Boone. Customers of the Rippey branch will be integrated into the other branch offices which include Grand…
Read MoreCounty supervisors react to board of adjustment’s denial of permit for GJ Solar project
Greene County board of supervisors chair John Muir shared his frustration with the county board of adjustment at the supervisors’ May 8 meeting. The board of adjustment (BoA), after a long, contentious meeting May 4, denied a permit for National Grid Renewable’s Grand Junction Solar project by a 4-1 vote. Denying the permit outright was the most drastic of four…
Read MoreAward-winning author speaking in Grand Junction Saturday
The Grand Junction public library will host award-winning author Kent Krueger Saturday, May 13, at 10 am. The program will be at the Grand Junction Community Center for more seating. Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O’Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish…
Read MoreRAGBRAI info meeting Thursday
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.
Read MoreJefferson 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…
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