The corn isn’t green anymore but the 2018 RAGBRAI® is having a last “hurrah” in Greene County.
Visitors at the annual Fall Festival at Deal’s Orchard this weekend can go through the corn maze, which features the logo used this year for the Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa. The maze was ready when bicyclists pedaled past the orchard July 21 on their way from Denison to overnight in Jefferson. Continue reading Deal’s Fall Festival is this weekend
County’s ideas on EMS “not worth reporting,” the mayor says
The Jefferson city council at its Oct. 9 meeting approved $231,000 in financial assistance for the renovation of the buildings at 204-06 E. State St. The 19th Century building will become the local “Forge” for Pillar Technologies. Developer for the project is Chris Deal, doing business as East State Street Properties LLC. Continue reading Jeff council okays its role in building renovation for Pillar Technologies
The second of two candidate forums hosted by the Rotary Club of Jefferson will be held Thursday, Oct. 11, at 7 pm at the Greene County Elementary School cafeteria.
The forum will include all candidates for county office. Incumbent county recorder Marcia Tasler and assistant county attorney Thomas Laehn will speak first. Tasler, a Democrat, is unopposed for another term as recorder. Laehn, a Libertarian, is running unopposed for the office of county attorney. Continue reading Forum this evening for county candidates
The county supervisors broached the subject of emergency medical services when Jefferson city administrator Mike Palmer gave his courtesy monthly update Monday morning.
Palmer talked about work on various downtown buildings and on the Highway 4 resurfacing project. He said the street is prepped but the actual resurfacing is weather-dependent. Work on curbs and sidewalk approaches is continuing despite the wet weather. Continue reading County supes inquire about city’s role in EMS, tweak open records policy
The Paton-Churdan board of education made it clear whole grade sharing with Greene County Schools is not in the future at a meeting of the two boards Oct. 3.
The P-C board did not, however, offer a counter to Greene County’s opening proposal for a renewal of the academic and athletic sharing agreements. Continue reading P-C nixes whole grade sharing with Greene County
J.D. Scholten, candidate for Iowa’s Fourth Congressional District, will hold a town hall meeting Monday, Oct. 15, from 6 to 7 pm at the Jefferson municipal building, 220 N. Chestnut St.
The stop is part of Scholten’s 39-county “You can’t fake showing up” tour. It is his third tour of the Fourth Congressional District. He invites everyone, “regardless of party affiliation (or lack thereof) to attend, ask questions, and join in conversation about the issues impacting Iowa.” Continue reading Scholten holding town hall meeting in Jefferson Oct. 15
Continued wet weather conditions allowed Iowa farmers just 1.6 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Oct. 7, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Activities for the week included harvesting corn and soybeans when weather permitted.
Topsoil moisture levels across the state rated 41 percent adequate and 59 percent surplus. In west central Iowa, topsoil moisture levels rated 61 percent adequate and 39 percent surplus. Continue reading Corn harvest still ahead of average but beans lagging behind
First of two candidate forums; county candidates Oct. 11Editor’s note: Candidate endorsements are listed at the end of this post. According to a statement released Oct. 10 by the Greene County Farm Bureau, the Greene County Farm Bureau does not endorse legislative candidates, however the Iowa Farm Bureau PAC does designate “Friends of Agriculture”. The Friends of Agriculture endorsements for the Nov. 6 general election were announced in September. The list does not include a candidate for the Iowa House District 47 seat.
~by Victoria Riley, GreeneCountyNewsOnline
The difference between the three candidates running for the Iowa House District 47 seat were clear by the end of a candidate forum held Thursday evening in Jefferson. About 60 persons attended the Rotary-hosted event. They probed the candidates’ positions on a variety of issues, with retired newspaper publisher and Rotarian Rick Morain as moderator. Continue reading House District 47 candidates share viewpoints at forum
Older residents are invited to a Greene County Senior Fun Day Wednesday, Oct. 10, from 8:30 am to noon at the Greene County Community Center in Jefferson.
A veterans pinning will be done at 8:30. The morning will include speakers, bingo and games, hand massages, blood pressure checks, virtual dementia demonstrations, geriatric yoga and more. Continue reading Senior Fun Day Wednesday in Jefferson.
Pillar Technology employees who will work in Jefferson, along with their families – about 20 persons in all – visited Jefferson Saturday to see the “before” version of their new workplace and to see the town.
Their day started with a tour of the buildings at 204-06 E. State St. The 19th century buildings will be renovated to a “Forge,” as Pillar calls its workplaces. Chris Deal, who is developer of the project, led the tour. Continue reading Pillar employees visit Jefferson, tour future Forge
Rain held off long enough in Jefferson for the Greene County/Paton-Churdan homecoming parade to be held Friday afternoon as scheduled. Continue reading Greene County homecoming royalty crowned
The National Weather Service warns there is potential for prolonged heavy rainfall through next Wednesday. Greene County can expect 4 to 6 inches of rain in the coming days. Continue reading NWS predicts more rain coming