The Greene County board of education at its Sept. 17 regular meeting took another step toward new construction at the high school location. The board approved a contract with Shive-Hattery Inc of West Des Moines for pre-design services in advance of putting a bond issue on a ballot.
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Harkin supports expansion of Dunbar Slough hunting area
Bill to give “National Wildlife Refuge” status to long-time Greene County recreation area Tom Harkin, Iowa’s prestigious five-term Senator, retires at the end of this US Congress after 40 years in federal office. Known for championing the American with Disabilities Act, and for heading the powerful Senate Agriculture Committee, the Senator is also an avid conservationist and a hunter. On…
Read MoreAfrican safari up for auction at Rotary benefit
The Jefferson Rotary Club’s annual benefit auction will have a new look this year in keeping with the lead item up for auction. Welcome to Zulu Nyala and an African safari, complete with elephants, giraffes, cheetas, impalas, and sunsets unlike any in Iowa. The dinner and auction is slated for Friday, Nov. 14. Rotarians kicked off ticket sales at their…
Read MoreGrand opening of new Scranton library is Saturday
The Scranton community has a beautiful new library thanks to the generosity of a man who died more than 65 years ago. The grand opening celebration of the H.F. and Maude E. Marchant Memorial Library is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 27. The new facility is located at 1110 Main Street, just south of the former building. The library board extends…
Read MoreJeff council approves more TIF for Cobblestone
The council had earlier this month approved $800,000 in tax increment financing for the project, agreeing to rebate a portion of the property tax to be paid on the hotel. (See posts from Sept. 3 and Aug. 27.) The council has now added carrying costs of between $200,000 and $300,000 to the incentive, taking the total above the $1 million…
Read MoreDates set for bigger Red Barn Show in 2015
Greene County Chamber staff paused only a moment after wrapping up this year’s Rad Barn Home and Craft Show last Saturday before announcing dates and new management for next year’s event. This year’s show drew more than 700 persons to enjoy and shop the wares of vendors in three separate buildings and outdoors at the Greene County Fairgrounds. Chamber executive…
Read MoreBanned books in the land of the free and the brave
~a column by Colleen O’Brien This week — September 21-27 – the country celebrates Banned Books Week. This does not mean we celebrate books that have been banned but that we celebrate the country’s freedom to read, to allow all books good and bad in their writing as well as all books good for us and bad for us in…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Sept. 19
In Greene County district court John Douglas Reed, 31, of Jefferson was sentenced Sept. 12 to two days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of methamphetamine. The jail sentence was suspended and he was placed on informal probation for one year. He was fined $315 with a $110.25 surcharge, a $125 law…
Read MoreCounty plans to amend current budget
The county board of supervisors will hold a public hearing Monday, Oct. 6 at 9 am for the purpose of approving the current county budget. The amendment calls for a total of $350,369 added revenues and $523,998 added expenditures. The largest portion of the increased revenue shows funds that will pass through the county as state Economic Development Set-Aside (EDSA)…
Read MoreWalls up on new Hy-Vee
Landscaping to include 39 trees, 70 shorter plantings Dave O’Neal, project superintendent for the new Hy-Vee grocery store in Jefferson, said last week that putting the walls up would be entertainment. After 42 years of building Hy-Vees, O’Neal knew what he was talking about. He reports cars lined up along the street watching the process of erecting the prefabricated…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Sept. 19
In Greene County magistrate court identical judgments were entered Sept. 10 against Jeannie Rebeca Gustoff of Scranton and Kelsi Elizabeth Gross of Jefferson on charges of disorderly conduct. Each defendant was fined $65 with a $22.75 surcharge and $60 court costs. Cases were initiated as follows: Jamie Jo Francis Theulen of Scranton, disorderly conduct; Heather Thelma Ott of Jefferson, possession…
Read MoreMain Street Iowa reviews local program
Main Street Iowa staff members Debi Flanders and Jane Seaton conducted the annual review of the Jefferson Matters: Main Street program on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 9-10, in Jefferson.
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