Children at St Joseph Catholic Church provided the traditional Christmas program Dec. 15. The program was performed by the “Tween Team,” grades 5-7, with musical selections by elementary students grades 1-4. Pictured are: narrator – Clayton Peters; Mary – Madison Hall; Joseph – Colton Aubrey; speaking angel – Hannah Acton; dancing angels -Jordan Aubrey and Sydney Roberts; shepherd – Faith Mohr; star –…
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Greene County NHS chapter inducts 28
The Greene County High school chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 28 new members in a ceremony Nov. 12 at the school. New members are (pictured, front row, from left) Sarah Sandage, Bailey Godwin, Allison Stoline, Tressa Rasmussen, Marissa Promes, Emily Christensen, Hannah Onken and Kayla Youngblood; (middle row, from left) Nicole Kuhl, Mollie Sorber, Cecelia Blasnitz, Jolee Wessling,…
Read MoreChange of faces coming to Jeff city council
At the Jefferson city council’s Dec. 10 meeting, the last meeting of 2013, Gary, Larry and Harry were sworn in as council members effective Jan. 1, 2014. Gary Von Ahsen was re-elected to an at large seat, Larry Teeples was re-elected as District 1 council member, and Harry Ahrenholtz was elected in District 3 to a seat held by Bill…
Read MoreSanta Claus lends his ear in Scranton
Greene County Middle School tells honor rolls
Greene County Middle School has announced its honor rolls for the first trimester, which ended Nov. 14. Students on the high honor roll earned a GPA of 3.67-4.00 and have received no grade less than a C-. Students on the high honor roll include: 8th grade– Emily Bettey, Kara Betts, Lauren Carlson, Rachael Danielson, Onica Delp, Megan Durbin, Sarah Erickson,…
Read MoreGibbins in “Romeo and Juliet”
Blake Gibbins, a Jefferson-Scranton high school graduate and a senior architecture major at Iowa State University, will play the role of Paris in ISU Theatre’s production of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Performances will be Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6 and 7 and Dec. 13 and 14, at 7:30 pm, and Sunday Dec. 8 and 15 at 2 pm. Tickets…
Read MoreLucht publishes Sylvia Porter biography
Tracy Lucht, assistant professor of journalism in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University, recently published “Sylvia Porter: America’s Original Personal Finance Columnist.” Lucht is the daughter of Sue Durlam Lucht of Jefferson. Sylvia Porter (1913-1991) was the nation’s first personal finance columnist. In her book, Tracy Lucht traces Porter’s career as she creates a…
Read MoreHuseboe Sills returns to McFarland Clinic Jefferson office
Jen Huseboe Sills, ARNP, has returned to the McFarland Clinic Jeffersonoffice in the family medicine department. She is familiar to many area residents, as she worked in the Jefferson office from 2002 to 2007. Sills received her bachelor of science in nursing and master of science in nursing from the University of Iowa, where she specialized in gerontology. She…
Read MoreGreene County student wins gold in Special Olympics bowling
For the third year in a row, the Greene County Rams brought home a gold medal from the Special Olympics state bowling tournament. This was junior Rylie Breheny’s first year bowling, and she demonstrated that she has talent. Rylie was among the 836 Special Olympics Iowa (SOIA) bowlers who competed Saturday, Nov. 23. Rylie’s (16-21) female division bowled at Bowlarama…
Read MoreTrio of 9th graders to Opus Honor Choir
The 2013 ninth grade mixed Opus Honor Choir will include Greene County High School freshmen (pictured, from left) Hannah Promes, Michael Kennedy and Nadia Fisher. Participants were selected by taped auditions. The choir will be directed by Adam Orban of the Sheldon Community School District. The Opus Honor Choirs perform Thursday, Nov. 21, on the Iowa State University campus, under…
Read MoreDodd hired to lead long term care at medical center
Jaime Dodd of Winterset has been hired as the new director for Greene County Medical Center’s long term care facility. She will begin in early December. Dodd has experience as a nursing home director in both hospital-based and freestanding for-profit nursing homes. She has a nursing home administrator’s license, a social services bachelor’s degree from the University of Northern Iowa…
Read MoreGreene County 4-H members, adult volunteers honored at awards ceremony
Greene County 4-H members, as well as 4-H volunteers and financial sponsors, were recognized during the annual 4-H Awards Ceremony Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Greene County High School auditorium in Jefferson. Record books submitted by 4-H members were judged by volunteers who decided on the final awards, recognizing outstanding record books and excellence in project work over the past…
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