The east alley in downtown Jefferson just north of Doc’s Stadium, now known as Doc’s Alley, is being given a facelift by volunteers of Jefferson Matters: Main Street. A group of 10 people spent time Sunday and Monday scraping and painting the stucco on both sides of the alley. Soon, the stucco will be decorated in a bicycle motif designed…
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Items sought for 4-H garage sale
4-H members in the 2015 community lamb barn project will hold their third annual barn project garage sale Sept. 11-12. They are now accepting donated items for the sale. Donated items can be dropped off now through Sept. 8 at any Greene County office of Peoples Trust & Savings Bank during regular bank hours. (No televisions or appliances, please.) Persons…
Read MoreTickets still available for Oak Ridge Boys concert tickets
A pair of lucky people will enjoy an evening out and support the Grand Junction Community Center at the same time. Two tickets to the Oak Ridge Boys’ performance Nov. 17 at Wild Rose Jefferson and a one night stay at Cobblestone Hotel and Suites are being raffled as a fundraiser for furnishings for the new Grand Junction Community Center.…
Read MoreExtra traffic enforcement now through Labor Day
The Jefferson police department and the Greene County sheriff’s office are conducting special Traffic Enforcement Projects (sTEPs), now through Sept. 7.
Read MoreHotel/motel tax use sent back to committee
Chamber provides alternate criteria The outcome of discussion at the Aug. 25 Jefferson city council meeting of the use of hotel/motel tax funds won’t be known until the end of September. After an hour of discussion mayor Craig Berry referred the matter back to the committee he had appointed last March to develop criteria for an application to receive the…
Read MoreSupervisors kill noise reduction ordinance
Thirty residents sign petition in support of noise ordinance Truckers got the break on their unmuffled engine brakes as the Greene County supervisors by a 3-2 vote did not approve the first reading of a noise reduction ordinance aimed at quieting the sleeping hours of county residents.
Read MoreCity commits $75K to gift building, moves forward with CDBG application
The Jefferson city council approved the use of $75,000 in TIF funds as the match to a Jefferson Matters: Main Street “Challenge” grant for the rehabilitation of the building it owns at 205 N. Wilson. The grant would be used to reconstruct a traditional storefront, to clean and repair or replace the stucco, and to install new windows on both…
Read MoreNew locations for medical center services, ER
Effective Monday The first phase of the construction/renovation project at Greene County Medical Center will be finished this weekend. Effective Monday, Aug. 31, many medical center services will have a new home in the new addition. Services located in the new area include acute nursing, obstetrics, surgery, imaging, lab and emergency care.
Read MoreSupervisors okay one hog CAFO, score matrix for another
The number of hog confinements will grow in Greene County after action taken following a public hearing at the board of supervisors’ meeting Aug. 24. The board voted to recommend to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources the approval of a construction permit for Scott Walker and Adam Bauer, doing business as S & A Partners, in Paton Township, Section…
Read MoreSchool bond referendum budget told
As the biennial school election draws near, discussion of the $20 million bond issue requested by the Greene County Community School District is taking place in most parts of the county. The project would add space to the existing elementary school on E. Russell St in Jefferson and create a campus for grades 5-12 at the current high school. The…
Read MoreGaming money already being paid to county
Windfall in driver’s license renewals Greene County has received $14,687.21 in gaming revenues from Wild Rose Jefferson as of Aug. 20. The amount of gaming revenue was reported for the first time in county treasurer Donna Lawson’s monthly report to the board of supervisors Monday. The county and the city of Jefferson will each receive one-half of 1 percent of…
Read MoreScranton council considers borrowing $216,000 for sewer project
The Scranton city council set a public hearing date of Tuesday, Sept. 8, to consider a proposal to enter into a sewer revenue loan and disbursement agreement. That decision was made at the council’s Aug. 11 regular meeting. Mayor B J Wright was authorized to sign the Dorsey and Whitney engagement letter for services related to the sewer project. The…
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