Year: 2015

Before taking the vote Monday on the first reading of an ordinance to place a curfew on the use of unmuffled engine brakes in the county, board of supervisors chair John Muir complimented his fellow board members. “I think this is what makes us better than Washington. We made concessions and came up with something that I think everybody is…

There will be a public hearing on a proposed 7488-head swine finishing unit next Monday, Aug. 24, at 9:30 am at the county board of supervisors meeting. The supervisors at their meeting Monday reviewed and scored the master matrix submitted by Pinnacle, an agriculture consulting company. Brian Ritland of Pinnacle and Ryan Pudenz of Prestage Farms were at the scoring,…

Greene County Medical Center and UnityPoint Clinic announce that Dr Jon Van Der Veer has joined UnityPoint Clinic – Greene County. Dr Van Der Veer’s face is familiar at the medical center – he currently serves as chief medical officer, a position he will maintain. Van Der Veer, an internal medicine specialist, will see adult patients three days a week…

Informational meetings about the proposed construction projects and the required $20 million bond issue on the ballot for the  Greene County Community Schools Sept. 8 election are slated for Aug. 20, Aug. 24, Aug. 25 and Aug. 26 in the Ram Restaurant at Greene County High School in Jefferson. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8 pm each…

Aside from media, only two members of the public were at a public hearing Monday on a proposed ordinance enacting a tax exemption on value added to industrial property and cattle facilities. Included would be value added to cattle facilities, either through new construction or retrofitting existing facilities; new construction on industrial real estate, research-service facilities, warehouses and distribution center;…

The office of U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) has scheduled hours for the “traveling office,” which is open to the public. The traveling office will be in Greene County Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 11 am to noon in the board room on the second floor of the courthouse in Jefferson.

A dentist new to the community is the first to purchase a parcel in the industrial park on N. Elm (Highway 4) in Jefferson south of Syngenta Seeds. A sign at the site announces Jefferson Family Dentistry. Ken Paxton, Greene County Development Corp executive director, declined to name the dentist. Paxton said construction will begin soon and should be completed…

Fourth in a series – existing middle school, intermediate school Voters in the Greene County Community School District will be asked at the regular school election Sept. 8 to approve a $20 million bond issue for construction to create a campus for grades 5-12 at the current high school site, and to add classroom space at the elementary school. Total…