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Month: April 2016

ISU students have big dreams for Jefferson

Iowa State University students presented their design ideas for Jefferson Monday afternoon in the Business Centre at Sierra Community Theatre. About 30 members of the community talked with the students about their projects. The seniors and graduate students in the Retail Scapes studio class in the College of Design and visited Jefferson several times this semester with to identify and…

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Greene Co school board slates summer projects

The Greene County Schools board of education at its April 20 meeting approved $77,000 in summer projects including $43,000 to resurface the all-weather track at Linduska Field, but put the brakes on spending $14,500 on electronic door security for the four school buildings. The projects will be paid for with physical plant and equipment levy (PPEL) funds.

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Kindergarten health clinic is next week

Parents of children entering pre-kindergarten or kindergarten next August are reminded of the kindergarten health clinic Wednesday, May 4. Appointments are available from 1:30 to 5:30 pm at Greene County Elementary School. A parent should attend with his or her child. The clinic visit will take about one hour.

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Chamber, Jefferson Matters collaborating to up bicycle tourism

Jefferson will have its own mobile app, custom-designed to attract bicyclists, Millennials and other visitors by the summer. Development of the app is a benefit available to Main Street communities, and  the Jefferson app demonstrates collaboration between Jefferson Matters: Main Street and the Greene County Chamber of Commerce. Angie Pedersen, Chamber tourism and events coordinator, and Deb McGinn, Main Street…

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Fourth graders spend a day on the farm

For 20 plus years, Greene County Farm Bureau board members Tim and Vickie Robbins of rural Scranton have hosted a farm tour for all fourth grade students in the county. This year’s farm tour was held the morning of Thursday, April 21, with 111 students arriving at the Robbins farm for a fun-filled morning of learning and ag-related activities.

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Ryan Stott, the crop-dusting combat pilot

Historical Society program will feature the Stott family’s 3 generations in aviation ~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society Ryan Stott, a third-generation aerial crop sprayer who also flies F-16 combat jets for the Air National Guard, will share stories from his aviation experience when the Greene County Historical Society meets Friday, May 6, at the Community Center…

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‘Let’s get Jefferson on the (Google) map’

Jefferson’s small businesses are missing out on potential customers without a local business listing on a search engine. Google is even the term people use when searching on the internet. Jefferson Matters: Main Street was contacted to hold a free workshop presented by Pam Johnson, a Google facilitator from Fort Dodge. All area businesses are invited to this session on…

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