Year: 2016

Future of Welcome Center unknown, could be put “on hold” The Jefferson city council at its Jan. 12 meeting approved a policy for the use of hotel/motel tax revenues that allows use of the fund by groups other than the Greene County Chamber. The policy provides $20,000 per year for indebtedness and operation of a proposed Welcome Center, but that…

Wild Rose Casino and Grow Greene County have each pledged $100,000, for a total of $200,000 to Greene County Medical Center’s $4 million “Investing in Tomorrow’s Care” capital campaign. This combined gift puts the campaign beyond its $4 million goal. Medical Center chief executive officer Carl Behne said, “This combined gift clearly shows the commitment that Wild Rose Casino and the…

Sierra Community Theatre with help from many sponsors will host Classics Week Friday, Jan. 15 through Thursday, Jan. 21. The SCT board has selected a variety of movies for the special week. There is no admission charge for the movies, although donations to the theatre will be accepted and concessions will be available for purchase.

Historical Society program Sunday features political reporter Mike Glover on caucuses’ history & impact ~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society   Mike Glover, who covered politics and government in Iowa for more than 30 years for the Associated Press and for the “Iowa Press” program on Iowa Public Television, will speak Sunday afternoon, Jan. 17, in Jefferson on…

The Jefferson city council at its Jan. 12 meeting approved $250,000 in matching funds for a Community Development Block Grant seeking up to $500,000 for renovation of building facades in the historic downtown district. The matching funds would come from tax increment financing (TIF) revenue. City attorney Bob Schwarzkopf explained after the meeting that the downtown district is part of…

The next event in the celebration of the Greene County courthouse centennial will mark the laying of the cornerstone on May 15. The Courthouse 100 committee and the Greene County Historical Society will collaborate on an event Sunday, May 15, exactly 100 years after a ceremony placing the cornerstone.

Residents invited to be part of the conversation Jefferson will be the classroom this semester for Iowa State University seniors and graduate students doing studio work in “retail-scapes,” a rather new term for many facets of community design. Jefferson Matters: Main Street has partnered with the Greene County Chamber of Commerce and the city of Jefferson to offer the ISU…

Mark Clouse was appointed police chief and Heath Enns was appointed (promoted) as police sergeant by the Jefferson city council at the Jan. 12 meeting. Clouse was appointed as interim police chief at a special meeting Dec. 31 following the approval of hiring former police chief Dave Morlan as public works director.