Jefferson residents have differing opinions about creating a train quiet zone through the city, but no matter what direction the city council takes in the matter, residents have had their say. About 30 persons attended a public meeting about quiet zones that was held as part of the council’s regular meeting July 26. Mayor Craig Berry and mayor pro tem…
Read MoreDay: July 27, 2016
It’s official – there will be a special school election Sept. 13
The Greene County Schools board of education made it “official” that an election will be held Sept. 13 to consider issuing $19.4 million in general obligation bonds for a school construction/renovation project.
Read MoreComing soon to a bell tower near you – a full carillon
A large crane may roll up to the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower as soon as next week to begin the actual work of expanding the existing carillon to a full four-octave carillon. “It’s been a long time coming,” county engineer Wade Weiss said Monday after the board of supervisors approved a pair of contracts for the project.
Read MoreNew Chamber director brings wealth of experience
The new director of the Greene County Chamber of Commerce brings decades of experience growing and leading non-profit organizations and building communities. Roccie Hill, currently of Palm Desert, CA, will start in the director position Sept. 1. “We’re very excited that a person with Roccie’s experience will be joining us. We’re eager to see how Roccie helps us realize our…
Read MoreTown hall meetings slated for school bond issue
The Pay It Forward committee, a volunteer committee working to educate voters about the Greene County Schools’ $19.4 million bond issue proposal, has slated town hall meetings around the district.
Read MoreResults of county housing survey ready soon
Council okays new JPD officer The results of a housing needs assessment done earlier this summer should be available by the end of the week, Greene County Development Corporation director Ken Paxton told the Jefferson city council Tuesday.
Read MoreWelcome Center project moving ahead under new leadership
The Welcome Center within the Thomas Jefferson Gardens will be open before snow falls if all goes as planned. Tom Polking, president of the Thomas Jefferson Gardens (TJG) board, announced earlier this week that funding is in place to finish the interior of the building as was proposed by the Greene County Chamber of Commerce two years ago.
Read MoreGreene Co school board tweaks attendance policy
Also okays use of Grow Greene County funds and athletic training contract A new attendance policy approved by the Greene County board of education July 20 as part of the student/parent handbook for the coming school year is both good news and bad news for students. The good news is that students will no longer be sidelined from an athletic practice…
Read MoreSupervisors slate hearing on Bristol Township CAFO
The Greene County supervisors will score a master matrix for another confined animal feeding operation at their Aug. 1 meeting. Granite Farms IV of Iowa Falls is proposing Felix Finisher Farm in section 19 of Bristol Township on County Road E-33 (190th St) between G and H Ave. The plan calls for two 2,500-head buildings with deep pits. Granite Farms IV…
Read MoreHot, humid weather speeds crop development
Recent heat and humidity helped speed crop development although frequent rains allowed Iowa farmers only 4.0 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending July 24, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Activities for the week included aerial fungicide application to corn and cutting hay when fields were dry enough.
Read MoreQuilting bug bites Carla Offenburger – see her quilts at upcoming show
~by Denise O’Brien Van Carla Offenburger, Greene County Medical Center’s director of community relations, organized three quilt show fundraisers for the hospital before she caught the quilting bug. “Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would become a quilter,” Offenburger says. But she has become a needlewoman, and will display four quilts at the Greene County Quilt Show,…
Read MoreThe sounds of a lifetime
~a column by Colleen O’Brien It’s said that the most potent memory jogger is scent. The whiff of cut grass was one of my favorites — used to make me feel like a kid. A waft of Old Spice always made me think of my husband.
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