Also acts on police chief salary, storm sewer study Volunteer Don Orris delivered the same information about a proposed new animal shelter to the Jefferson city council Tuesday as he had a week earlier to the county board of supervisors. The reaction of the two elected groups was noticeably different.
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Jefferson Matters plans Cash Mob for July 21
Hot, Hot, Hot! is the theme of the next Cash Mob sponsored by Jefferson Matters: Main Street. Jefferson residents are invited to meet at the Main Street Office Thursday, July 21, at 4:30 pm to walk together to Addie’s in the downtown. The mob will pledge to spend $20 each at this popular women’s shop. The group will then meet…
Read MoreHabitat for Humanity seeks 2017 home repair projects
Since its introduction in 2012, the Helping Hands home repair program has allowed Habitat for Humanity volunteers to assist 19 Greene County homeowners with critical home repairs. This support allowed many to remain in their homes with dignity and a renewed sense of hope and pride.
Read MoreMG webinar slated for July 21
Second in summer series The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Master Gardener program will host a summer webinar series in 2016. Master Gardeners will gain educational hours while learning about tree problems in the second session of the 3-part series. The two-hour webinar is scheduled at the ISU Extension and Outreach Greene County office for Thursday, July 21.
Read MoreJeff council has $26K to award in hotel/motel tax funds
Changes deadline for applications to Sept. 1 The Jefferson city council at its July 12 meeting amended the policy for the use of funds generated by the hotel/motel tax to allow time for applications for funds in the policy’s third tier to be made after the amount of funds available is known. “Up for grabs” this year is $26,000 to…
Read MoreSchool supply drive in progress
Jefferson Telecom has partnered with New Opportunities this year to supply school age children with the basic materials to succeed in school. Suggested donations are new backpacks, #2 pencils, ink pens (red, blue, and black), glue sticks, wide-ruled spiral notebooks, loose-leaf wide-ruled paper, 16 count crayons, and washable markers.
Read MoreSen Ernst tells traveling office hours
The office of U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R) has scheduled traveling office hours across Iowa during July. Representatives of Sen Ernst’s office will be available in counties across the state to assist Iowans with problems or questions about eligibility for Social Security, veterans benefit or military affairs, passports, immigration issues, and other federal programs.
Read MoreYoung eagle a friend of Randy Lewis
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Randy Lewis of Scranton had a young friend join him for some fishing over the Fourth of July weekend. His sister, Leesa Squibb of Scranton, captured these photos and shared them with The Scranton Journal. This young eagle apparently wanted to see if Randy had any fish he would share. To protect the young bird…
Read MoreJPD tells sTEP results
The Jefferson police department conducted a special Traffic Enforcement Project (sTEP) July 1-5. Officers investigated two accidents and made one narcotics arrest during that period. They also arrested one driver for operating while intoxicated.
Read MoreAmerican Pickers coming to Iowa
Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz, the “pickers” on the History Channel’s series “American Pickers”, will visit Iowa with their production team later this summer on a hunt for America’s most valuable antiques. They’re looking for sizeable, unique collections with interesting back stories. According to a company press release, Wolfe and Fritz are on a mission to recycle and rescue forgotten relics,…
Read MoreRainfall last week highly varied, but state average a bit above normal
Hit or miss rains allowed Iowa farmers 4.5 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending July 10, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Activities for the week included herbicide and insecticide applications to soybeans and second cutting of hay. There were scattered reports of crop damage due to strong winds and hail.
Read MoreJeff swim team finishes second at IWSC meet
The Jefferson swim team competed Saturday in the Iowa West Swim Conference meet at Guthrie Center. Jefferson had many strong performances but couldn’t pull out the win against a very strong Carroll team. Jefferson took second place edging Perry, who finished a strong third. Team scores were Carroll 312, Jefferson 227.5, Perry 213, Guthrie Center 197, Denison 153, Sac City 121.5,…
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