The Greene County Rams hosted the Nevada Cubs for a Mega Night Tuesday and split games. The boys claimed their second win of the season over the Nevada Cubs by a score similar to the first. The Rams won, 60-55, in Nevada last month. This time the score was 63-55.
Read MoreDay: January 17, 2018
Engineering work for RR quiet zone proposed
The latest thinking on creating a railroad quiet zone in Jefferson is that all four Union Pacific railroad crossings could be left open and modified with supplemental safety structures at a cost of about $350,000. City engineer Jim Leiding of Bolton & Menk named that figure as a “ballpark estimate” as he presented a proposal for consulting services to the…
Read MoreSheriff looks to boost deputies’ salaries beyond union contract
The power of the purse strings and the firmness of a union contract will come into play as the Greene County supervisors consider the coming fiscal year’s budget for law enforcement.
Read MoreMore space, not necessarily more books, is wish for Jeff library
Long range planning for the Jefferson public library was the purpose of community forums held Tuesday in the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. Library director Jane Millard introduced library consultant George Lawson. Lawson served as a reference librarian and then director of the Ames public library before becoming a library planning consultant. He has done planning studies for more than…
Read MoreScranton council meets to organize for 2018; handle routine business
~by The Scranton Journal The Scranton city council met twice recently to organize and handle first of the year business. Meeting on January 2, newly-elected mayor Cole Gustoff conducted the meeting. Taking office were David Dideriksen and Jerry Boyd. Ashley Squibb was elected to fill a vacancy and began work on the council late last year. Carry-over members of the…
Read MoreSupes to consider salaries, continue looking at TIF
The county supervisors will hold the first Thursday meeting of the year tomorrow. The board generally meets Thursday mornings during January and February, in addition to the regular Monday meetings, to keep the budget process moving. The agenda includes consideration of the compensation board’s recommendation of a 2.5 percent salary increase for all elected officials. The supervisors can accept the…
Read More‘Arch Alley’ concept shared
Plans to create “Arch Alley” in the alley north of State St off the courthouse square were shared with the Jefferson city council’s street committee Tuesday. Arch Alley is intended to make a “space into a place.” Artist Dave Williamson, a 1966 Jefferson High School graduate and the brother of Deb McGinn, chair of Jefferson Matters: Main Street’s Tower View…
Read MoreCamping in the county increases for third year
Use of county parks for camping continues to increase, with revenue now at $180,000, county conservation director Dan Towers told the county supervisors Monday. This is the third year revenue has grown, with receipts up 19 percent in 2015, up 8 percent in 2016, and up another 19 percent in 2017. Camping revenue for 2017 was $167,000, with an additional…
Read MoreLocal Extension Council officers told
The Greene County Extension Council elected officers at its organizational meeting Jan. 10. The nine-member county Extension Council annually elects officers to comply with Iowa law. Bob Smith of Jefferson is the newly-elected chairperson. Jake Bohnet of Paton was elected vice chairperson. Shari Minnehan of Churdan was elected secretary, and Pam Olerich was elected treasurer.
Read MoreFrom the Scranton library trustees about internet use
The board of trustees of the H.F. and Maude E. Marchant Public Library in Scranton released the following statement to the community, especially to parents of some of the younger citizens in the Scranton area: “As many of you know and would expect, the Marchant Library has computers for public use. Uses may range (depending on age and interests) from…
Read MoreAlways lessons to be learned
~a column by Colleen O’Brien At a community breakfast in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King on Saturday, I heard two speakers talk about subjects that tailgated remarks made by President Donald Trump two days prior. It was pure coincidence, a kind of magical realism that in a timely manner denounced the bad manners and accompanying constant anger on the…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Bruce Bannister
To the editor, McClure Engineering, who now employs Zack Mannheimer, are back at the trough asking for more money to do a “housing plan”. $93000 has already been squandered on “Vision 2020” planning which produced not one useful, feasible idea. Why would anyone consider hiring these people again? Lutz’s main message was that they “needed to be paid” and would…
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