Smiles were plentiful as the Greene County Community Foundation awarded a total of $120,644 in grants for 27 projects at the ninth annual grant award celebration March 31 at the First Presbyterian Church in Jefferson.
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Scranton wind farm still a possibility
Scranton area residents were invited to a meeting March 26 with representatives of MidAmerican Energy for a status report on a proposed 52-turbine wind project, but according to MidAmerican, the project still isn’t a definite “go.” Volkswind USA developed the project and received the necessary conditional use permit from the Greene County board of adjustment in March 2013. The company…
Read MorePublic meeting first step in Highway 30 bridge projects
About 25 persons attended a public meeting hosted by the Iowa Department of Transportation Tuesday in Grand Junction. The topic of the meeting was a pair of bridge projects proposed for Highway 30 – a new overpass across the Union Pacific railroad tracks in Grand Junction, and a new structure over Beaver Creek east of Grand Junction. According to Tony…
Read MoreDucks Unlimited banquet is April 5
The Greene County chapter of Ducks Unlimited will hold its annual banquet Saturday, April 5, at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds. A social time will begin at 5:30 pm, with a Bett and Bev’s prime rib dinner served at 7 pm. An auction of limited edition prints will follow. Hunting equipment, limited edition prints and guns will be…
Read MoreGetting along in America
~a column by Colleen O’Brien You’d think that after 150 years of emancipation and 50 years of civil rights, racism in this country would be past history, not current. I recently attended a class on a 2012 non-fiction book called The New Jim Crow, by Michele Alexander. The lawyer-professor from Columbus, Ohio explained concisely how the justice system in the…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending March 28
In Greene County magistrate court during the week that ended March 28 cases were initiated as follows: Kathleen Ann Specht of Jefferson, theft-fifth degree; Nastassia Chanel Goff of Jefferson, disorderly conduct; Steven Logan Dzuris of Jefferson, false reports to or communications with public entities; Steven Carl Kolacia Jr of Jefferson, harassment-third degree; Joshua Jay Blumberg of Grand Junction, theft-fifth degree,…
Read MoreVoters approve revenue purpose statement for Greene County schools
A relative handful of voters turned out in a special election Tuesday that was a state-required step in the process of reorganization of the East Greene and Jefferson-Scranton school districts. On the ballot was a revenue purpose statement to authorize expenditures from the state one-cent sales tax for schools, service and use tax funds. Both districts already have the revenue statements in place;…
Read MoreCommunity invited for Sunday morning pancakes
Every Sunday in April at the Greene County Community Center All area residents are invited to start their Sundays in April with Chris Cakes’ pancakes at the Greene County Community Center. The breakfasts, from 8 to 10 am, are hosted by members of Christ Lutheran Church to benefit the Greene County Christian Action Resource Center food pantry. Free will donations…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending March 28
In Greene County district court persons pleaded not guilty as follows: Nathan Allen Zollars, 32, of Dana, domestic abuse assault; and Nicole Marie Frye, 34, of Grand Junction, distributing counterfeit marijuana near school- aiding and abetting; and child endangerment. Trial dates were set for May 13 in both cases.
Read MoreRelay ‘Fight Back’ speaker to kick off awareness activities
The Greene County Relay for Life will kick off April with geneticist Anne Heun as the “Fight Back” speaker Friday, April 4, at 7:30 pm at Greene Bean Coffee in Jefferson. She will speak for about 30 minutes and then be available for general questions following. Heun is a 2005 graduate of Jefferson-Scranton High School and is the daughter of Tom and Jane…
Read MoreBlood drive in Jefferson April 8
A community blood drive is slated in Jefferson for Tuesday, April 8, from 12:30 to 5:30 pm at the Greene County Community Center. (Note new location.) Appointments can be scheduled online at lifeservebloodcenter.org or call LifeServe Blood Center at 800-287-4903.
Read MoreBaltimore to run for third term in Iowa House
State Representative Chip Baltimore (R- Boone) recently announced that he will seek re-election for Iowa House District 47 in the November election. Baltimore is currently serving his second term in the House, representing Greene and Boone counties.
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