Members of the Jefferson city council, Greene County board of supervisors, Greene County Development Corporation and Grow Greene met informally Monday with a civil engineer whose expertise is helping communities develop plans for growth.
Read MoreDay: November 18, 2015
Celebrate 365 days of the year
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Every day of November in the U.S. is a day to memorialize: there is the most revered, Veteran’s Day, on Nov. 11, as well as Thanksgiving, of course, this year on the 26th. But celebrating other days of the month might amuse you or appeal to you. Clean Your Refrigerator Day is on the 15th;…
Read MoreEcumenical Thanksgiving services planned
The Greene County Ministerial Association will host an ecumenical Thanksgiving service this Sunday, Nov. 22, at 6 pm at First United Methodist Church in Jefferson. Pastor Sheldon Henderson of Central Christian Church will share the message. Choirs from the First United Methodist and Central Christian churches will provide music.
Read MoreHuffman wins Browse Bonus drawing
Drawings will continue through Dec. 21 Gail Huffman (left) of Jefferson is the winner in the Browse Bonus drawing held as part of the Greene County Chamber of Commerce’s Browse Days. She is pictured with Chamber board members Heidi Naberhaus and Ora Stevens. More than 50 shoppers visited at least eight of the 17 Browse Days participants to enter the drawing…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – John Thompson
To the editor, It’s not fear mongering. It’s not sensationalism. It’s Radical Islamic Terrorism. Our policy of “hope” with foreign relations is not working. Hope ran through the streets of Paris last week with assault rifles and bombs.
Read MoreNew bridge for N-65 slated for 2017 construction
County engineer Wade Weiss is planning ahead for the construction of a new bridge on County Road N-65 (D Ave) across the Raccoon River near Hyde Park in Kendrick Township.
Read MoreFlu shot clinics added
The Iowa Department of Public Health on Monday confirmed the influenza-related deaths of two middle-aged (41 to 60 years of age) in central Iowa. The most current surveillance shows Iowa as one of the three states in the nation with the highest estimated influenza activity – Iowa, Oregon and Rhode Island. In response to the increase in influenza activity, Greene County…
Read MoreJefferson Matters: Main Streets uses Paint Iowa Beautiful grant
Jefferson Matters: Main Street used a Paint Iowa Beautiful grant to paint three building facades in Jefferson’s historic downtown district. Buildings at 100, 200 and 202 E State St were painted with Diamond Vogel Paint received through the paint grant through the Keep Iowa Beautiful program. Design committee chairperson Deb Kucerak wrote the grant application.
Read MoreSpecial traffic enforcement Nov. 22-29
All travelers are reminded to buckle up The Jefferson police department and the Greene County sheriff’s office will conduct a special Traffic Enforcement Project (sTEP) Nov. 22 through Nov. 29.
Read MoreLIHEAP can help with winter heating bills
Applications are being accepted through April 30 at New Opportunities in Jefferson for the federally-funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). LIHEAP helps low income families and individuals pay their heating bills with a one-time payment for heating costs. The payment provides supplemental assistance based on several factors including household income, household size, dwelling type and type of heating…
Read MoreGrowing season winding down, harvest nearly complete
Harvest activities and fall tillage were nearing completion, while some tiling, terracing, and fertilizer applications continued during the week ending Nov. 15, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 4.7 days suitable for fieldwork, down nearly a full day from the previous week due to a storm system that moved through Iowa on Wednesday, bringing precipitation…
Read MoreDAISY Award nominees named
Greene County Medical Center will honor its fourth DAISY Award winner at a ceremony Thursday, Nov. 19, at 10 am in the long term care activity room. Nominees include Sarah Borgeson, Karen Carman, Jeanne Hoening, Desiree Monaghan, Katie Palmer, Abby Skoglund and Kelsey Stumbo.
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