The Jefferson city council approved the fiscal year 2017 budget after a public hearing held at the March 8 regular meeting, but only after council member Lisa Jaskey asked for amendments to the budget for the Jefferson Community Golf Course. Jaskey, a CPA, has previously dragged a finer net through city financial matters than other council members. She thanked Kennedy…
Read MoreDay: March 9, 2016
Impact Award nominations due Saturday
The deadline for nominations for the Greene County Community Impact Award is approaching. This Saturday, March 13, is the final day to have nominations postmarked for consideration. Nominations can also be hand delivered to 506 S. Walnut St. in Jefferson by Saturday.
Read MoreGreene County students to HOIAC Fine Arts Festival
Best of Show to David Petersen Students from Heart of Iowa Activities Conference schools gathered in Gilbert March 3 not to compete, but to celebrate the arts at the HOIAC Fine Arts Festival. For only the second time since joining the HOIAC, a Greene County artist received the Best of Show ribbon. Senior David Petersen’s acrylic painting of the Mahanay…
Read MoreMedical center signs final MCO agreement with Amerigroup
Greene County Medical Center has now finalized a contract with Amerigroup, one of the three managed care organizations (MCOs) for Iowa’s Medicaid managed care program, scheduled to begin April 1.
Read MoreJefferson Matters tells potential façade restoration participants
Jefferson Matters: Main Street has announced the buildings that would be involved in façade revitalization if a Community Development Block Grant is approved. The list includes Muir Embroidery, the Masonic lodge, John’s Appliance, Royal Jewelers, Greene County Abstract, Unger Insurance, The Printer’s Box, Addie’s, Homestead Coffee & Bakery, Greene County Historical Museum, Treasure Chest, Doc’s Stadium, Don’s Ace Hardware, Meythaler…
Read MoreTaylor named as one of ‘100 Great Iowa Nurses’
Greene County Medical Center received the news that Jenny Taylor, RN for Dr Jeffrey Wahl in the medical center’s West Central Orthopedics clinic, has been selected as one of 100 Great Iowa Nurses of 2016. Nurses throughout the state – and there are more than 50,000 nurses in Iowa – are nominated by their patients, peers or leadership teams for…
Read MoreJazzatonics selected for Vocal Jazz Championships
The Greene County High School jazz choir, the Jazzatonics, was selected to compete at the Iowa Vocal Jazz Championships for the fifth straight year. The state championships will be held Tuesday, March 29, at Valley High School in West Des Moines.
Read MorePrivate pesticide applicator recert training is March 15
Greene County Extension will hold its private pesticide applicator recertification training Tuesday, March 15, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. The training is for any private agricultural crop producers in the state of Iowa who apply restricted-use pesticide on property they own or rent.
Read MoreSix-on-six fundraiser slated in Scranton this Saturday
The annual fundraising six-on-six women’s basketball classic is scheduled for Saturday evening, March 12. This year the Greene County Women are hosting the Ames Shooting Stars. Playing for the Greene County Women will be Dawn Rudolph, Margaret Saddoris and Phyllis Drake, all of whom played six-on-six basketball as high school players, and Deb Morton, Ashley Friday, Dani Weber, Mary Pedersen,…
Read MoreCivil War tale selected for Greene County Reads
Greene County Reads, the annual county-wide book discussion, will be held Thursday, April 7. This year’s selection is Sisters of Shiloh by Kathy and Becky Hepinstall. Sisters of Shiloh is historical fiction set in North Carolina during the Civil War. The story is of two sisters who disguise themselves as men to enlist in the Confederate Army. Libby, the younger sister,…
Read MoreLifeServe in Scranton March 16
LifeServe Blood Center will hold a community blood drive Wednesday, March 16, from 3 to 7 pm at the United Methodist Church in Scranton.
Read MoresTEP planned for March 16-19
The Greene County sheriff’s office and the Jefferson police department will participate in a special Traffic Enforcement Project (sTEP) March 16-19. St. Patrick’s Day has become one of the deadliest holidays due to the number of drunk drivers on the roadways. That’s why the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) warns Iowans to not drink…
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