Month: May 2017

The number of alumni from Greene County high schools grew by 100 this month, with 11 students graduating from Paton-Churdan High School and 89 students graduating from Greene County High School.

Supervisors also add to insurance for the bell tower The installation crew from the Verdin Company put in what county engineer Wade Weiss called “a very productive weekend” as they neared completion on the four-octave carillon atop the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower.

Includes premier performance and dedication of new carillon The steering committee for the 37th annual Bell Tower Festival is in the final stages of planning, as this year’s festival, “Back to the Festival,” is slated for June 9-10. The opening ceremony will be memorable this year as it will include the dedication of the four-octave carillon at the festival’s centerpiece,…

The possible uses for the county’s Louis Dreyfus funds was widened by the board of supervisors Tuesday as the board approved allocating $5,000 to Lakeside Golf Course to pay for jetting out drainage tile lines.

Jefferson Matters: Main Street invites the public to attend the Java & Juice in Jefferson’s Main Street district every Friday from 9:30 to 10 am. Locations in June are: June 2 – Iowa Realty/MacDonald Insurance, 110 E. State St June 9 – Greene Bean Coffee, 202 N. Wilson June 16 – VFW Post #9599, 109 N. Chestnut St June 23 – Catherine’s Hairem, 223 S.…

The Jefferson police department, in connection with the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau and its Special Traffic Enforcement Program (sTEP), conducted a safety check point in the 1600 block of N. Elm St (Highway 4) in Jefferson last Friday from 3 to 7 pm.

The first construction on MidAmerican’s Beaver Creek Windpark is slated to begin the Friday according to Greene County zoning coordinator Chuck Wenthold. Work will begin on a construction yard east of Dana at the southeast corner of the intersection of County Road E-26 (the Dana pavement) and P-46.

The Greene County supervisors on Tuesday discussed fireworks permits in light of Senate File 489, which legalizes the sale of fireworks in Iowa, but there was no mention of exercising their right to regulate the use of fireworks in the county. SF 489 was signed by Gov Terry Branstad May 9. The bill allows the sale of consumer fireworks from…

All young musicians and dancers are reminded that next Tuesday, June 5, is the last day to register to compete in the Bill Riley Talent Search slated for June 10 during the Bell Tower Festival in Jefferson. Thanks to sponsorship by Bolton & Menk, cash prizes will be awarded to first, second and third place winners in both the Sprout…

Wet conditions kept farmers from finishing up planting during the week ending May 28, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were only 2.7 days suitable for fieldwork. There were scattered reports of corn turning yellow, and replanting of crops in areas with standing water. Topsoil moisture levels statewide rated 77 percent adequate and 23 percent surplus.…