The real work of the expansion and renovation project at Greene County Medical Center began Monday when demolition was started of the east portion of the building, which housed the medical center’s public health department and doctors’ offices before that. Medical center physical plant personnel had already done asbestos abatement.
Read MoreMonth: April 2014
Kelly Norris to speak in Jefferson about Botanical Garden
The Greene County Master Gardeners are again bringing a local gardening celebrity to Greene County for the group’s annual public presentation Tuesday, April 29, at 6:30 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson. Kelly D. Norris, the first horticulture manager at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, will present “Building a New Botanical Garden.” He will highlight the recent renovation and…
Read MoreFarmers engaged in Iowa Water Quality Initiative
~by Bill Northey, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Many Iowa farm fields are turning green earlier than normal this spring as a rapidly growing number of farmers are using cover crops to help better protect the soil and water they depend on to make their living. Farmers are always looking for new and better ways to raise crops and livestock, and…
Read MoreGreene County teachers’ contract settled more easily than expected
The new Greene County Education Association and the Greene County school board last week ratified a contract for the 2014-15 school year. Total increase in cost to the school district is 3.86 percent. The base teacher salary on which all teacher compensation is based increased from $28,591 to $30,225, or 5.7 percent. Teachers also receive a state-funded teacher salary supplement…
Read MoreGreene County school board notes…
Business was conducted by the Greene County board of education at its April 9 regular meeting as follows: Budget for 2014-15:The board adopted the 2014-15 budget after hearing no comment at a public hearing. The budget calls for a property tax levy in the Jefferson-Scranton district of $12.93 (per thousand dollars of taxable valuation), and a levy rate of $12.39…
Read MoreAttention Relay team captains: It’s time to turn in money
All Relay for Life teams are reminded that funds raised to date should be dropped off at the Jefferson office of Peoples Trust & Savings Bank next week, April 21-25, during regular bank hours. At that time, team captains can pick up T-shirts for their teams. Relay for Life T-shirts are available for all registered team members who have raised…
Read MorePublic hearing slated on Hardin Township hog expansion
The Greene County board of supervisors will hold a public hearing next Monday on a construction permit for a new hog confinement building in Hardin Township, section 22. The application is filed by Jay and Justin Ostrander doing business as Greene Valley Inc. Greene Valley currently has two confinement buildings with a capacity of 4,800 hogs. The Ostranders seek to…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending April 11
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment for a $65 fine with a $22.75 surcharge was entered April 2 against Terry Ran Anschutz of Grand Junction on a charge of theft-fifth degree. Anschutz must also pay a $125 Law Enforcement Initiative surcharge and $60 court costs. Charges of trespass and possession of stolen property were dismissed.
Read MoreOrganizational meetings for farmers market announced
Organizers and vendors for the Greene County farmers market will meet Tuesdays April 29, May 6 and May 20 at 5:30 pm at the lower level Business Centre of the Sierra Community Theatre in Jefferson.
Read MoreJefferson city council notes…
~by Denise O’Brien Van TheJefferson city council conducted business at its regular April 8 meeting as follows: Tax abatement for improvements: A 100 percent tax abatement for improvements to residential, commercial and industrial properties was approved. The abatement applies only to the city’s portion of a total property tax bill. For information, call City Hall at 515-386-3111.
Read MoreGrand Junction forms tree-planting partnership with Black Hills Energy, Trees Forever
Volunteers and community leaders in Grand Junction are preparing to partner with Iowa-based nonprofit Trees Forever and Black Hills Energy to plant trees that will provide benefits that grow over time. The tree-planting project is possible through a partnership with the Marion-based Trees Forever organization and Black Hills Energy’s Power of Trees program. Grand Junction was awarded a grant of…
Read MoreNational Main Street staffer to visit Jefferson
Norma Ramirez de Miess of the National Main Street Center will be in Jefferson Tuesday and Wednesday, April 22 and 23, to conduct a two-day visit with Jefferson Matters: Main Street. Michael Wagler, state coordinator, Main Street Iowa will join Ramirez de Miess as a two-person review team. They will conduct a series of meetings with stakeholders in the Jefferson…
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