Volunteers are working this week to complete the playground at the new Scranton School Memorial Park in time for a dedication ceremony this Saturday, Aug. 19, at 4 pm. The park is located at 900 Eagle St, east of the community center.
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End of season hours told for Jeff pool
With the start of school next Wednesday, the Jefferson park and recreation announces the hours for the end of the season at the municipal pool. The pool will be open regular hours through Tuesday, with lap swim from 11:30 am to 1 pm and open swim from 1 to 8 pm. Family hour is 5:30 to 6:30 pm, when children…
Read MoreBells ‘tweaked’ and sounding better
The music coming from the top of the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower is noticeably better after a technician from the Verdin Company spent last Thursday adjusting the clappers on a dozen bells. Don Van Gilder of the county engineer’s office explained the technician tightened screws on some of the clappers and measured voltages at the control panel. His adjustments included…
Read MoreCarlson wins again in State Fair foods competitions
Marianne Carlson, Iowa State Fair food competitor extraordinaire, did well in competitions judged during the first three days of the fair. Carlson won first place in six categories of the King Arthur flour bread competition judged Aug. 10, the opening day of the fair. She took the blue ribbon in beer bread, French bread, mixed grain, oatmeal, sesame cheddar and…
Read MoreGreene County Schools ready for a new year
School starts Aug. 23 The Greene County Schools’ youngest students won’t start their school careers at Greene County Elementary, but will instead begin at St Joseph Parish Center on N. Locust St in Jefferson. The pre-kindergartners will eventually move to brand new classrooms at the elementary building. The addition was planned to be completed before the pre-K students’ first day…
Read MoreScranton sesqui committee looking for help
The committee planning the Scranton’s sesquicentennial celebration for 2019 is looking for help. Carol Eason reported the committee’s activities at the Scranton city council meeting Aug. 8. Many Scranton residents attended the Glidden sesqui celebration earlier this month and were impressed with that committee’s ideas and organization, Eason said.
Read MoreCity wants to share anger over railroad noise with UP
The Jefferson streets committee wants to share some of the heat for noisy railroad crossings with the source of the annoyance – Union Pacific railroad. The committee asked city staff to find a telephone number or email address residents can use to report excessive noise directly to UP.
Read More‘Hot’ vehicles but not hot weather for Hot August Night
Hot August Night in Jefferson last Thursday was all it was expected to be, except hot. Temperature was in the high 70s, making it a near perfect evening to stroll around the courthouse square and see the approximately 375 cars, trucks, motorcycles and tractors on display. There was no attendance count, but the Greene County Chamber & Tourism served 800…
Read MoreFarmers market, concert and pep rally next Tuesday
The courthouse square in Jefferson will be a busy place for people of all ages next Tuesday, Aug. 22, with the farmers market and supper, a band concert, and a community pep rally for the fall sports season. The farmers market will be on the east side of the courthouse from 4 to 6 pm. The season is in full…
Read MoreDeer licenses available now
Licenses to pursue Iowa’s deer herd went on sale Aug. 15 at more than 700 license sales agents statewide and online at www.iowadnr.gov. Resident Iowa hunters may purchase one any deer license for a gun season, one any deer license for archery season and one county specific antlerless deer only license.
Read MoreCounty moving forward on hoop building for storage
The county secondary roads department has applied for a building permit to put a hoop building on property it purchased in Scranton, county engineer Wade Weiss reported to the county supervisors Monday. The property is located on S. Kendrick St just south of Elm St. The secondary roads crew earlier this summer finished demolition of a house that had been…
Read MoreFirst Vision 2020 report – a microbrewery in Jefferson
The Vision 2020 project has yielded its first preliminary study on one of several ideas put at the top of the list by a steering committee – a brewery. The report was prepared by Megan McKay of PTB Consulting. She is affiliated with Peace Tree Brewing in Des Moines. After looking at the demographics of the county, the proximity of…
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