We all know voters in the Greene County school district will be asked again to approve a bond issue for construction that will result in a two-school district. The questions are when – it could be as soon as next April or as late as next September – and what will be changed in the effort to put together the…
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TV, Shakespeare & What’s-His-Name
~a column by Colleen O’Brien I don’t have a television, but I have learned that when I’m around one, I am drawn into it. I’m a mosquito headed for carbon dioxide, sucked into whatever is there on that screen. I become a part of a need to watch what’s going on; I am suddenly a couch potato, a TV zombie,…
Read MoreBids well under estimate for courthouse dome restoration
The $3,926 Greene County paid last May for construction documents prior to taking bids for rehabilitating the large stained glass dome over the rotunda at the courthouse saved the county a considerable amount of money, according to county engineer Wade Weiss. The board of supervisors at its Oct. 3 meeting opened sealed bids for the project, which could begin as…
Read MoreJefferson residents urged to return housing/income surveys
Edited Oct. 6, 8:30 am, with new information about location of projects Jefferson downtown business owners may not be the only ones to benefit from the Iowa Economic Development Authority’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Tim Buenz
Bond issue website domain “scandal”: Just the facts…. During this unfortunate season of “fact checking” I find it necessary to provide the facts and timelines concerning John Thompson’s slanderous claims from recent opinion columns in the Jefferson Herald.
Read MoreDreyfus money to Highland Township for cemetery work
Money from the county’s discretionary Louis Dreyfus fund will go toward work at a township cemetery for the first time since the inception of the fund.
Read MoreDocumentary on HPV epidemic to be shown at Sierra Theatre
“Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic” will be shown Saturday, Oct. 15, at 1 pm at the Sierra Community Theatre in Jefferson. This 80-minute, in-depth documentary of the stories, struggle, tragedy and triumph surrounding this complicated and often misunderstood infection is free and open to the public.
Read MoreCash mob slated for Oct. 15
Jefferson Matters: Main Street’s promotion committee has organized another cash mob to infuse cash into two downtown businesses in a few hours. On Saturday, Oct. 15, people of all ages are welcome to meet at 9:45 am at the Main Street office at 110 W. Lincoln Way. The group will walk to Bunker’s Dunkers for donuts and coffee. All will then…
Read MoreRoad to Deal’s Orchard test of new dust control
The Deal family and the expanded autumn staff at Deal’s Orchard aren’t the only ones preparing for Deal’s annual Fall Festival this weekend. With an estimated 10,000 visitors traveling on K Ave to and from the orchard, the county secondary roads department used it as a test of a new technique in controlling dust on high traffic gravel roads. The…
Read MoreBridging the ‘workforce gap’ subject of summit in Jefferson
More than 200 employers, educators, workforce and economic development professionals, government officials and students are expected in Jefferson Thursday, Oct. 13, for the Employer Educator Summit hosted by IowaWORKS – Western Iowa and Western Iowa Advantage. According to Workforce Development statistics, 50 percent of Iowa’s jobs require workers with middle skills, but only 33 percent of the workforce as that…
Read MoreIowa has driest week in seven months
Warmer and drier weather allowed Iowa farmers 5.4 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Oct. 2, according the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. While harvest was starting to gain momentum there were many reports of muddy conditions and standing water in some fields. Fieldwork activities for the week included cutting hay, harvesting corn and soybeans, and fall tillage.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – 4-H Foundation
2016 marks the 100th year of Extension in Greene County. In addition to agricultural outreach, family science services and many other programming services, one of the pillar programs for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is 4-H youth development.
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