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JEFFERSON -- The Republican Party here in Greene County apparently is not acknowledging that there is a GOP primary race for the 4th district seat in the U.S. Congress. In early April, Greene County Republicans held their annual spring rally,...
An event marking the centennial of the Greene County Courthouse in Jefferson is set for Sunday, May 15, at 2 p.m. when the public landmark's cornerstone will receive a ceremonial rededication. The ceremony will be held outdoors at the northeast...
JEFFERSON -- More than 2,500 runners from 20 states will be competing on 350 teams this Saturday, May 7, when the fourth annual Market to Market Relay Iowa holds its 75-mile-long relay race on the Raccoon River Valley Trail's...
The Greene County Historical Society launches its 2016 series of monthly programs around the county on Friday, April 1, at the United Methodist Church in Cooper, when Mary Weaver presents “Coal Mines of Greene County.” There will be an $8...
WEST DES MOINES -- Lisa Hein, who might well be called the “mother of rec trails” across Iowa, will be the featured speaker for the ninth annual banquet of the Raccoon River Valley Trail Association (RRVTA) here Saturday, Feb....
JEFFERSON -- Mike Glover, who covered Iowa politics and government for more than 30 years for the Associated Press and for the “Iowa Press” program on Iowa Public Television, will speak Sunday afternoon, Jan. 17, in Jefferson about the...
If there is decent weather this weekend for the “Pedaler’s Jamboree Iowa,” a bicycle and music festival being held on the Raccoon River Valley Trail, it could be one of the biggest events ever on this 27-year-old trail in...
RAGBRAI's Dream Team, a youth bicycling program now in its 20th year, takes their final training ride this weekend, July 11-12, in preparation for the annual ride across Iowa starting July 19. The route they have chosen for their...
JEFFERSON -- Up to 2,500 runners on 325 teams from 18 states will compete in the third annual "Market to Market Relay Iowa" Saturday, May 9, once again using the full length of the Raccoon River Valley Trail (RRVT)...