Jefferson voters re-elected incumbent Lisa Jaskey to the District 2 seat on the Jefferson city council by a 15 vote margin. Jaskey received a total of 271 votes (51.04 percent) while challenger Matt Wetrich garnered 256 votes (48.21 percent). Four persons cast write-in votes.
Read MoreDay: November 4, 2015
Supervisors nix IFA loan application
Without taking a vote the Greene County board of supervisors said “no” Monday to a request that the county borrow $1 million to assist a foundering rental housing project in Jefferson.
Read MoreQuintet of musicians selected for All-State Music Festival
Greene County High School will be represented in all three large groups at the All-State Music Festival on the Iowa State University Campus Nov. 19-21. They were selected at auditions in Atlantic Oct. 24.
Read MoreFire severely damages Jefferson home
A home at 304 E. Garfield St was significantly damaged Tuesday evening in a fire that apparently started in a bedroom, according to Jefferson fire chief Randy Love. When the fire department arrived at 9:45 pm, flames were coming from a bedroom window but the fire had not yet spread to the rest of the one-story house. Love said it…
Read MoreAll invited to nominate nurses for the DAISY Award
Aside from parents welcoming a new addition to their family, hospitals are just about no one’s favorite place to be. They can be frightening, frustrating places, but nurses know that. Great nurses are the ones who walk the extra steps or offer the special touches to reduce stress for patients and their families. Those are the nurses Greene County Medical…
Read MoreCourthouse 100 starts with ground breaking commemoration
Ground was broken Tuesday afternoon for the Courthouse 100 celebration just as it was broken exactly 100 years ago for the Greene County courthouse. County supervisors (from left) Tom Contner, Mick Burkett, Dawn Rudolph and John Muir used the shovels at a brief program held on the south side of the courthouse.
Read MoreVeterans to host potato bar supper, plan to raffle hams and turkeys
Local veterans are hosting a potato bar Monday, Nov. 9, from 5 to 7 pm at the VFW hall on the east side of the courthouse square in Jefferson. American Legion meeting to follow at 7pm. The potato bar includes a baked potato with all the fixings, dessert, and drinks. Free will donations will be accepted. (American Legion Floyd Brown…
Read MoreGreene County school bus totaled in afternoon accident
Edited Nov. 2, 7:45 am There was good news and bad news in an accident involving a Greene County school bus Friday afternoon. The good news: there were no students on the bus. The bad news: the bus was a total loss.
Read MoreVeterans invited for program, lunch at intermediate school
Students and staff at Greene County Intermediate School in Grand Junction are hosting a Veteran’s Day program Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 1 to 1:30 pm. Veterans are encouraged to attend, and are invited to eat lunch at the school at 12 pm before the program. Veterans who plan to eat lunch at the school are asked to RSVP to Jody Hoskins at the…
Read MoreIt’s hard to keep up
~a column by Colleen O’Brien If you’re worried about your brain and your body functioning on all pistons into your old age, exercise is better for you than sitting, and butter lettuce is better for you than butter. This kind of information sounds simple and realistic. When do I start? Therein lays the rub: fewer than five out of a…
Read MoreMore hogs coming to the county
New county zoning coordinator Chuck Wenthold had an easy ride for his first hog confinement rodeo. Less than two weeks since starting the job, the county board of supervisors held a public hearing Monday on a proposed expansion of a confined animal feeding operation (CAFO) at 1036 V Ave in Junction Township.
Read MorePheasants Forever slate banquet
The Pheasants Forever Greene County chapter will hold its annual dinner and auction Friday, Nov. 6, at the Elks lodge in Jefferson. The evening begins with a social hour at 5:30, followed by a catered meal at 7 and a live auction at 8. All proceeds from the event are used by the local chapter for projects of members’ selection.…
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