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May 11, 2026

Jefferson receives statewide recognition at Main Street Iowa Development Awards

Jefferson was recognized for its continued downtown revitalization and community efforts at the 2026 Main Street Iowa Development Awards Thursday, May 7. Jefferson received two competitive project awards along with a leadership recognition, highlighting the partnerships and initiatives that continue to shape the downtown experience and support local...

May 11, 2026

Local chiropractors team up to pay youth admission to Mahanay Bell Tower for 2026 season

The Bell Tower Community Foundation is happy to...

May 7, 2026

Supervisors hear about new unified behavioral healthcare system

The Greene County supervisors received a tutorial on...

May 6, 2026

GCLA ‘Around the World in Greene County’ multicultural program debuts May 12 in Rippey

The Greene County Librarians Association is rolling out...

May 11, 2026

Long-time Iowa State marketing leader to retire in May

Carole Custer of Jefferson, who has served Iowa State University for nearly 40 years as a pioneering leader in marketing and communications, is retiring. Custer’s final day at Iowa State is May 15. Custer, director of marketing in University Marketing and Communications, was hired in 1987 by Iowa State President...

April 10, 2026

Medical center marking National Volunteer Month

April is National Volunteer Month and Greene County...

April 8, 2026

Greene County 4-H announces 2026 summer camps, project workshop opportunities

Greene County 4-H Youth Development announces a full...

March 29, 2026

New behavioral health specialist coming to Greene County Medical Center

Residents in Greene County and the surrounding rural...

May 6, 2026

“Here Comes the Sun”

~a column by Colleen O’Brien Here Comes the Sun is long-time environmentalist Bill McKibben’s latest book on what’s happening to our planet weatherwise. This man is up to date with global warming and the folks who don’t believe it and those who do; the idea that we can save...

April 29, 2026

View from my window: Minimum wage

APRIL 27, 2026 Wages and salaries change with...

April 29, 2026

Our citizen journalists

~a column by Colleen O’Brien In April of...

April 23, 2026

Stupid is as stupid does, Part two

My continued contemplation about recent events has led...

March 12, 2026

4-H news

Clover Connection At the Clover Connection 4-H meeting in February we learned about setting SMART goals. We then set goals of how many items we wanted to collect for the food pantry. We also talked about what items we could bring such as non-perishable food items and toiletries. ...

January 31, 2026