Beginning next Monday Greene County elementary students will have an added reason to shake off the weekend and start a new week. The first Jump Start Monday, a school-wide 20 minute gathering at the start of the day, is slated for Jan. 16.
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Churdan library slates events
The Churdan public library is hosting two events next week. The first is a free session to help understand “The Cloud” as an option for data storage and how to use Drop Box. Marcie Boner of Webster-Calhoun Cooperative Telephone Association will be the presenter Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 9:30 am at the library.
Read MoreProm Closet open Saturday in Coon Rapids
The Prom Closet will be open Saturday, Jan. 14, from 9 am to 2 pm at Ascension Lutheran Church in Coon Rapids. The Prom Closet provides high school students who might not otherwise be able to afford prom attire and opportunity to select a dress and other accessories at no charge. All items in The Prom Closet have been donated so…
Read MoreJeff council, supes set meeting to discuss animal shelter
(Edited with change of tentative date) The journey toward a new countywide animal shelter moved forward at Tuesday’s Jefferson city council meeting as the council tentatively set a date for a joint meeting with the Greene County supervisors to discuss issues of ownership and operation of the proposed shelter.
Read MoreJohnston resigns from Greene Co school board
(Expanded Wednesday morning) Ashley Johnston, the last Greene County board of education member who formerly served on the East Greene board, has resigned. She was first elected to the East Greene board in 2011 and was appointed by that board to serve on the Greene County school board when it was formed by the reorganization of the East Greene and…
Read MoreCompensation board to meet Thursday
The Greene County compensation board will meet Thursday, Jan. 12, at 8 am in the board room at the Greene County courthouse. Any salary increase for county elected officials begins with a recommendation from the compensation board to the county board of supervisors.
Read MoreJeff council expands TIF, okays JPD officer hire
The Jefferson city council at its Jan. 10 meeting moved very quickly through a public hearing on amending the city’s urban renewal plan and then approved the needed resolution to make the change. The amendment adds properties to the tax increment financing (TIF) district.
Read MoreOlerich provides comparables for taxable valuations
Greene County at the bottom of the stack Despite the very evident economic development in recent years in Greene County and a 4.01 percent growth in the net total taxable valuation as of Jan. 1, 2016, Greene County still has the lowest taxable valuation of its contiguous counties.
Read MoreDavid Yepsen to speak on career covering politics
Historical society program Sunday in Jefferson ~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society Nationally-known political commentator David Yepsen, who later this month becomes the new host of the weekly “Iowa Press” show on Iowa Public Television, is returning to his hometown of Jefferson this Sunday, Jan. 15, to reflect on his journalism career in a special program for…
Read MorePaxton, Jones talk about Millennials and community development
Making Greene County “the most attractive place in western Iowa for Millennials* to come to” is the goal of Greene County Development Corporation, that group’s executive director Ken Paxton told the county supervisors Monday morning. Paxton and GCDC president Sid Jones were at the supervisors’ meeting to make their annual request for funds.
Read MoreCast told for ‘Shrek the Musical’; other events listed
Rehearsals have begun for Greene County High School’s production of “Shrek the Musical,” with performances scheduled for March 3, 4 and 5. In lead roles will be seniors Jack Schilling as Shrek, Michael Kennedy as Donkey, Kenna Marquardt as Fiona, and Maddie Schroeder as teen/ogress Fiona. Other roles are Edwin Lenchanko, Lord Farquaad; Nadia Fisher, Dragon; Hannah Promes, Gingy; Emily…
Read MoreFund drive initiated to pave remaining RRVT gravel crossings
~by The Scranton Journal Greene County completed paving all the gravel crossings on the Raccoon River Valley Trail in September. The Winkelman Switch crossing finished the summer-long project of pouring concrete across the ten gravel roads to finish the Greene County section that runs from Jefferson to the Guthrie County line.
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