The Greene County board of supervisors will hold a public hearing next Monday morning on a proposed budget for fiscal year 2015-16 that decreases the levy rate for another year, but board chair John Muir has a warning. “We’re happy with the budget, but there will be a time we can’t continue to decrease the levy. Land values have helped…
Read MoreDay: February 25, 2015
Frigid ground breaking for Cobblestone Hotel
The weather at noon Wednesday wasn’t construction weather but a ceremonial ground breaking was held for Cobblestone Hotel and Suites in Jefferson. The 73-room hotel will be adjacent to Wild Rose Jefferson, with both facilities hoping to be open by Aug. 1.
Read MoreWild Rose to open temp office next week
Wild Rose Jefferson will open its temporary office next Monday, March 2, to assist with construction, hiring and preparation for the opening of the $40 million casino and events center. Wild Rose has leased the office and warehouse space at 300 Microsoy Drive. The office will initially will be staffed by Mike Couch, general manager of Wild Rose Jefferson, and…
Read MoreCommunity anti-bullying campaign launches
Shining a light on bullying The launch Saturday of the Bully Project In Greene County, BIG, put a community focus on bullying and how we respond to it. The event was attended by 26 persons including State Senator Jerry Behn, Greene County sheriff Steve Haupert and board of supervisors chair John Muir, Jefferson police chief Dave Morlan and mayor Craig…
Read MorePizza and Politics this Saturday
The second Pizza and Politics legislative forum will be held Saturday, Feb. 28, at noon at the Pizza Ranch in Jefferson. State Representative Chip Baltimore and state Senator Jerry Behn will give updates on the current issues being discussed at the state capital and field questions and concerns about issues important to Greene County residents. All citizens of Greene County…
Read MoreIdea of community development director gets daylight
An idea that has been discussed behind closed doors in recent weeks had its first airing in public Monday morning during the open forum portion of the Greene County board of supervisors’ meeting.
Read MoreAbout poets
~by Colleen O’Brien A United States Poet Laureate died last week: Philip Levine, Poet Laureate in 2011 and 2012. He was 87 and had been writing poems since he was 14 — can you imagine that? Seventy-three years of metaphoring and rhyming and finding just the right word. Being a successful poet is often a compulsion — there’s many a…
Read MoreA year late, but the Jefferson Hy-Vee is open
The long-awaited Jefferson Hy-Vee store opened Tuesday at 6 am with less than a handful of customers outside but dozens of smiles and high fives inside. Steve White of Churdan and Ray Walzer of Jefferson were the first through the door and they were headed not for groceries, but for breakfast at the Market Café. White explained that he has done road…
Read MoreBid winter farewell as you March Into March
“We are tired of winter. We are ready for spring. We want to promote healthy living. We want people to incorporate walking into their daily schedule.” These are rapid sentences that come from John Brunow when asked about the March Into March promotion for the Greene County Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber’s Promotion Committee challenges Greene County residents to put…
Read MoreAfter much discussion, no change for high school track teams
Paton-Churdan high school athletes competing in track and field this spring will do it wearing Rockets’ orange and black, not Greene County Rams’ red and black. The subject of where those students will compete was a topic of discussion at both boards’ regular February meetings.
Read MoreLincoln Highway topic of public meeting
Elected officials from Grand Junction, Scranton and Greene County, along Greene County engineer’s office staff, representatives of the Greene County Chamber, Jefferson Matters: Main Street and the Lincoln Highway Association were among the two dozen people at a meeting Tuesday in Jefferson to discuss a corridor management plan (CMP) for the Lincoln Highway. Scranton, Jefferson and Grand Junction are Greene…
Read MoreDestival hired to manage city’s golf course
The Jefferson Community Golf Course will open its inaugural season managed solely by the city with someone familiar to local golfers at the helm. The hiring of Micah Destival as manager was approved by the Jefferson city council at its Feb. 9 meeting.
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