The final “Connecting Schools and Parks” plan will be presented tonight, Thursday, at 5:30 pm at the Greene County Community Center. Iowa State University design student Zoey Mauch has prepared the plan that suggests ways to connect the schools and parks in Jefferson by adding bike lanes to existing streets and creating new multi-use trails. She has held two community…
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Ram girls start hoops season with pair of wins
The Ram varsity girls basketball team opened the 2017-18 season with a pair of wins against the non-conference Ogden Bulldogs and Perry Jayettes. The Rams made the short drive east to Ogden Monday and came home with a 46-35 victory.
Read MoreMuch music planned for Sunday
Music lovers will have much to enjoy Sunday, Dec. 3. The Town and Country Band and the Greene County Singers will present a Christmas concert at 2 pm at Central Christian Church in Jefferson. The band, under the direction of Victoria Chargo, and the choir, under the direction of Sheilah McGregor Pound, have prepared a wide selection of Christmas music.
Read MoreNortheast Greene County likely to sprout more wind turbines
The number of wind turbines in Greene County may more than double in 2018 if another wind project proposed by MidAmerican Energy is approved. County zoning coordinator Chuck Wenthold reported Monday that he has received payment from MidAmerican for conditional use permits for 93 wind turbine sites. The permits cost $150 each. MidAmerican plans to build turbines on 85 sites;…
Read MoreChurdan library plans open house
Sketches of the addition to the Churdan public library will be rolled out at an open house at the library Saturday, Dec. 2, from 9 to 11 am Also at the open house will be the kick off of a silent auction. Bidding on the auction items will end Saturday, Dec. 16, following the Santa drawing. All proceeds from the…
Read MoreCity health insurance cost up only slightly
Façade restoration project, financial report, committee reports also on agenda Jefferson city clerk Diane Kennedy delivered good news to the city council Tuesday – the renewal rate for the health insurance benefit will increase by only 6 percent for the new year. “We’ll take that. It’s very excellent,” she said. “Six percent is awesome.”
Read MoreUsed book sale at the Jeff library
The Friends of the Jefferson Public Library invite residents to do their Christmas shopping at the library. The Friends are sponsoring a used book sale throughout December in both the adult and children’s departments.
Read MoreCounty health insurance rates up 23 percent
“It’s ugly out there in the health insurance world, just ugly,” the county’s health insurance broker Sandy Scheuermann to the board of supervisors Monday morning. “Ugly” for Greene County translates to an increase of $1.7 million – 23 percent – in the county’s health insurance for the new year. The increase for the current year was 27 percent.
Read MoreSchool tells use of Grow Greene funds
The Greene County school district has received $226,456 from Grow Greene County to date, school superintendent Tim Christensen shared with the board at its Nov. 20 meeting, and has spent $94,724 of it.
Read MorePrivate pesticide training Dec. 14
Greene County Extension will hold its private pesticide applicator recertification training Thursday, Dec. 14, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson.
Read MoreJefferson Matters recaps ’17, tells action plan for ’18
Jefferson Matters: Main Street, represented by board president Jamie Daubendiek and board vice president Amy Milligan, presented its quarterly report and annual recap to the Jefferson city council Nov. 28. Many of the group’s activities have been widely reported earlier. Jefferson Matters volunteers have logged about 3,800 hours of service in 2017, and a total of 22,360 since its inception.…
Read MoreYoga comes to the middle school
Jordi (Rector) Doughty introduced Greene County Middle School students to yoga in their phys ed classes last week. Doughty, a 2010 Jefferson-Scranton graduate, is the owner/instructor of Jordi Doughty Wellness in Des Moines. She visits schools to encourage phys ed teachers to include yoga in their classes as a way to introduce athletes and all students to yoga. She can…
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