The Greene County Historical Society hosted its first cemetery walk at the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery on Sunday, Oct. 5. More than 70 persons enjoyed seeing and hearing from Greene County’s early settlers. It was a beautiful crisp fall afternoon when the walkers climbed aboard a school bus provided by Greene County Schools for the trip to the cemetery. The actors stood in…
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First disabled veteran property tax credit okayed by supervisors
The Greene County board of supervisors approved at its regular meeting Oct. 6 the first application for a homestead tax credit allowed to disabled military veterans by a bill approved by the 2013 session of the Iowa legislature. Iowa Code 425.15 allows a 100 percent homestead tax credit to veterans who are determined to be 100 percent disabled and have…
Read MoreSecurity company names Jefferson “Safest City” in Iowa
Safe Choice Security, a national provider of home security systems recently released lists of “safest cities” in every state. The rankings were determined through an analysis of 2012 FBI crime statistics, according to information provided by the company. Property and violent crime statistics were considered.
Read MoreSeptember much wetter than normal
Weather data tracked by volunteer observer John Beltz proves that just as we thought, September was much wetter and a bit cooler than normal. Beltz reported a total of 4.61 inches of rain, compared to normal September precipitation of 2.95 inches. He reported rain fell on 12 days during September, with the heaviest single day rainfall being 1.23 inches on Sept.…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Oct. 3
In Greene County district court Timothy James Dunphy, 29, of Duncombe was sentenced Sept. 26 to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to theft-second degree. The prison term was suspended and he was placed on probation for three years. Dunphy was fined $750 with a $262.50 surcharge and a $125 law enforcement initiative (LEI) surcharge. He must also pay…
Read MoreRenovated Deep Rock station serves Jefferson again
~by Denise O’Brien Van When Henry Ford’s first Model T rolled off his Detroit assembly line in 1908, it sparked a chain reaction of road construction and business enterprise. Only 12 years later, six miles of the trans-continental Lincoln Highway were paved in Greene county, three miles east and three miles west of Jefferson, according to Bob Ausberger of the…
Read MoreLaw enforcement vehicles sporting purple ribbon in October
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. JPD officer Heath Enns is pictured putting purple ribbon on a patrol vehicle. All Greene County Law Enforcement vehicles will display a purple ribbon for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. For information about domestic violence in Iowa, click here: Purple ribbon Comments by Greene County sheriff Steve Haupert are posted under the Opinion tab.
Read MoreBringing history to life via first person storytelling
The 70 or so people who attended the Greene County Historical Society’s cemetery walk at the Jefferson municipal cemetery last Sunday heard a lot of Greene County history, told in first person – “I” – by the people who lived it. Standing near the graves of prominent people in the early days of Jefferson were volunteers telling their life stories.…
Read MorePhysics and the bell tower
~by Landon Braun On Monday, Oct. 6, students in the physics class at Greene County High School conducted an odd but entertaining lab. Students traveled up to the Mahanay Bell Tower in Jefferson and dropped objects from the tower through a window at the top, about 138 feet off the ground. As odd as this experiment may have seemed to…
Read MoreFall gala debuts at Thomas Jefferson Gardens
The 50 or so guests who attended the first annual Fall Gala at the Thomas Jefferson Gardens Sept. 28 had a picture-perfect day to stroll through the garden, see the progress of the various garden plots, learn a bit, and enjoy some entertainment. Wallace Teagarden, who made the first large donation to start the project, was there, as was President…
Read MoreBell Tower open for bird’s eye view of construction, fall colors
Birds have the best view of the construction projects in Jefferson and of the autumn colors, but the second best view is available to unwinged creatures from the top of the Mahanay Bell Tower. The bell tower is open Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 4 pm through Oct. 26. Visitors 18 years and younger can ride the elevator…
Read MoreGreene County youngsters celebrating National 4-H Week this week
More than 6 million young people from across the country are celebrating National 4-H Week Oct. 5-11. Greene County 4-H leverages National 4-H Week to showcase the great things that the 4-H youth development program offers young people and highlights the incredible 4-H young people who each day work to make a positive impact on their community.
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