Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net January 4, 2015 Rippey public library: Librarian Andrea Williams. Phone: 515.436.7714; Website: www.rippey.lib.ia.us; E-mail: rippeyli@windstream.net HOURS: Monday 1-6 pm; Tuesday 1:40-5:30 pm; Wednesday 3 to 8 pm; Thursday 12-6 pm. REMINDER: When Greene County Schools close because of the weather, so does the Rippey public library.
Read MoreMonth: January 2016
Letter to the editor – Glenn Sugameli
To the editor, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)’s Opinion Column: Review of 2015 — Senate goes to work (Dec. 31) cites the fact that lawmakers “considered nominations” to support his claim that the “Senate succeeded in breathing life back into the world’s greatest deliberative body.”
Read MoreObama: On common sense gun safety reform
~by Victoria Riley, GreeneCountyNewsOnline President Barack Obama on Tuesday made remarks on what he referred to as “common-sense gun safety reform.” He was introduced to those gathered in the East Room of the White House by Mark Barden, whose son Daniel was killed in the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, CT. The White House website posted…
Read MoreDem candidate Martin O’Malley campaigns in Jefferson
Gov Martin O’Malley of Maryland, a Democratic candidate for president, spoke to about 60 persons Dec. 29 at Prairie Blue in Jefferson. O’Malley is the first Democratic candidate to visit Greene County. He talks about his successes as mayor of Baltimore (1999-2007) and governor of Maryland (2007- ) as part of his campaign. He spent about 20 minutes giving prepared…
Read More2015 was third wettest year in more than 100 for Jefferson
Jefferson residents will likely be talking for a long time about the year they had wet basements in December. The 5.73 inches of precipitation to end the year was a logical end to a year that saw about 150 percent of normal precipitation.
Read MoreGrief seminar starts Sunday
Those dealing with the grief of losing a loved one are invited to be part of GriefShare, a video and discussion-based seminar starting Jan. 10 at Gospel Open Bible Church in Jefferson.
Read MoreScranton library extends hours
Hours have been added at the H.F. and Maude E. Marchant Memorial Library in Scranton. For the winter months the library will be open Mondays from 1 to 7 pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 6 pm, Wednesdays from 11 am to 5 pm, Fridays from 1 to 5 pm, and Saturdays from 10 am to noon. ~The Scranton…
Read MoreGrow Greene County, Community Foundation grant applications available
Grant applications for 2016 funding from Grow Greene County and the Greene County Community Foundation are now available at growgreenecounty.org. Grow Greene County will accept grant applications for $35,000 or more, while the Community Foundation will accept applications for less than $35,000. The due date for applications to either group is Thursday, Feb. 11.
Read MoreWhen can we invite TJ to town?
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Jefferson is a small town in the middle of the cornfields beloved by its inhabitants. It is named after a towering and beloved founding father and president of these United States. After more than a century and a half of being a town named Jefferson, we are taking advantage of our name — we are…
Read MoreIncrease in total taxable valuation for county less than 1 percent
Greene county auditor Jane Heun and the board of supervisors will have a very modest increase in total taxable valuation for the county as they formulate the FY 2017 budget in the weeks ahead. Pam Olerich, real estate and tax coordinator in the auditor’s office, reported to the supervisors at their Jan. 4 meeting that total taxable valuation for the…
Read MoreVacancy on Greene Co school board
Board plans to appoint Jan. 20 The Greene County board of education at its regular meeting Jan. 20 will appoint a new member to replace Susan Burkett, who is moving from the district. The appointee will fill the seat until the September 2017 regular school election.
Read MoreCounty supervisors organize for 2016
The Greene County board of supervisors re-elected John Muir as chairman and elected Dawn Rudolph as vice chair for 2016. The board handled organizational business for the new calendar year at its regular meeting Monday, Jan. 4. The supervisors will continue to hold their regular meetings Mondays beginning at 8:30 am. They will meet on Tuesdays following Monday holidays. Other…
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