~by Bill Smith Assuming, first, all statements made in the Jan. 27 GreeneCountyNewsOnline article, Jefferson officials may have a priority problem. … but fire department told to seek outside funding for essential equipment.
Read MoreMonth: February 2016
No pay raises for county supervisors next year
Two percent for other elected officials The Greene County supervisors after much deliberation decided by a split vote to award 2 percent raises to other county elected officials but no raise to themselves. The supervisors at their Feb. 1 meeting took up the recommendation of the compensation board. That board had recommended raises of 2.5 percent for all elected officials,…
Read More“Life in these United States”
~a column by Colleen O’Brien “Life in these United States” used to be a humorous column in Reader’s Digest. Now life in this country is as hysterical as those old jokes in what was the world’s most successful magazine; only it’s not hysterically funny, it’s just hysterical, in the sense of its consistent level of intense hyperbole and emotional excess.…
Read MorePlant edible habitat, conservation cover
DES MOINES – Create some habitat and conservation foodscapes, with the Wild Edibles specialty packet from Iowa’s State Forest Nursery. “The packet consists of tree and shrub species selected for their potential to provide delicious berries and nuts to enhance your diet,” says Paul Tauke, state forester. “This packet is a great and affordable way to develop a wild garden…
Read MoreGrand Junction Community Center opens with festive event
About 200 Grand Junction and area residents gathered Saturday evening to cut a ceremonial ribbon and celebrate completion of Grand Junction’s new $1.2 million community center. As people saw the completed project, “awesome” and “amazing” were the most frequently heard words. Watch a tour filmed by Pat Boberg at the open house. Community center committee chair Diane Wise served as…
Read MoreWinter Storm Kayla smacks Greene County
Greene County is digging out Wednesday from Winter Storm Kayla, a huge storm that hit most off the Midwest. For many Greene County residents, the battle is on two fronts – gravel roads that are impassable and power outages. The storm, which volunteer weather observer John Beltz reports dropped 6.5 inches of heavy snow, started Monday night. An intermission Tuesday…
Read MoreMore hogs coming to the county
Iowa Select Farms heard the Greene county supervisors’ request to provide a closure plan for a proposed CAFO expansion and answered “no.” The supervisors at their Jan. 28 meeting approved a letter to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources recommending that the building permit to expand Hawker Farms IV’s Churdan Finisher Farm site be granted, but with a notation in…
Read MoreMidwest Partnership celebrates successful year of economic development
~by The Scranton Journal Midwest Partnership, the four-county economic development corporation, highlighted continued success in recruiting and retaining businesses in Greene, Guthrie, Audubon and Adair Counties at their annual meeting held at the Lake Panorama Conference Center on Thursday evening, Jan. 28.
Read MoreMain Street gathers shopping flash mob
Main Street’s promotion committee is leading a new promotion called a cash mob in February. The committee has named it “Who Loves Ya, Baby?” On Saturday, Feb. 13, at 10:30 am people in the community will meet at the Main Street Office at 110 W. Lincoln Way in Jefferson to draw out of a hat the name of one Main…
Read MoreTree Tracings
~by Valerie Ogren for the Greene County Genealogical Society Meeting notice: The Greene County Genealogical Society will meet Saturday, Feb. 6, at 10 am in the basement meeting room of the Jefferson public library. Terry Clark, children’s library director, will present the program. I’m not sure what the topic will be, but you can be sure that when a librarian is at the helm,…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Please send your news item to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net Feb. 1, 2016 Rippey ready to welcome BRR riders: Rippey organizations and their volunteers are busy this week as they ready themselves for BRR (Bike Ride to Rippey) this Saturday, Feb. 6. The Rippey fire department will be hosting a beer “tent” at the fire station. They will serve walking…
Read MoreRocket boys split weekend hoops games
The Paton-Churdan boys beat the Woodbine Tigers at Woodbine Friday but lost to the Boyer Valley Bulldogs Saturday in Churdan. In Friday’s game Woodbine scored just four points in the first quarter and the Rockets held a 17-4 lead at the end of the quarter. The Tigers outscored the Rockets by one point in the second quarter for a 29-17 score…
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