The Jefferson city council at its regular meeting Jan. 23 approved resolutions needed for a pair of grant applications and a contract to administer a grant already received. The council approved a resolution to apply for a Community Catalyst Remediation grant for $150,000 toward remediation/renovation of the Oddfellows lodge at 204 E. State St. According to building officer Nick Sorensen,…
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Air Force musicians to perform in Grand Junction
The USAF Band of Mid-America’s Freedom Winds will present a concert Saturday, Feb. 10, at 7 pm at the Grand Junction Community Center in Grand Junction. Admission is free and open to the public. Freedom Winds is a group of six virtuoso Airman Musicians whose music inspires patriotism, connects communities with military service members, and honors our country’s veterans. They’re…
Read MoreSchool board hears report on building proposal
Ballot language still not known OPN Architects is moving through the steps needed to fully develop a proposal for a new high school and career academy for the Greene County Schools. School board member Dr Steve Karber, who is on the board’s building committee, reported to the full board at the Jan. 17 meeting that OPN is computing the total…
Read MoreCourthouse security to be considered
Greene County assistant attorney Thomas Laehn is continuing his effort to move the county into the 21st century. His first step was to insert computer technology into the county attorney’s office. That was accomplished with the purchase of ProLaw software in the fall. The case management software costs the county $6,000 annually. When it is fully implemented it could bring…
Read MoreVFW asks city to help with sewer repair
VFW Post 9599 may close its building on the east side of the courthouse square in Jefferson if an affordable fix for a plumbing problem isn’t found. Post commander Don Ihnken told the Jefferson city council during the open forum of the council meeting Tuesday that the sewer line from the building is backing up, for the second time in…
Read MoreGreene Co school board beefing up superintendent evals
The Greene County Schools board of education plans to make evaluating the job performance of the superintendent more rigorous and more frequent. Board president Mark Peters, John McConnell and Steve Fisher all attended a workshop on superintendent evaluations at the annual Iowa Association of School Boards convention in November. Peters said the take-away from the session was that evaluation should…
Read MoreChamber holds annual meeting
Along with honoring Peg Raney, recipient of the 2017 ABC (Above and Beyond the Call) Award, a highlight of Greene County Chamber and Tourism’s annual meeting was the recognition of milestone memberships.
Read MoreRam grapplers back in action at HOIAC tourney
The Greene County wrestling team went back to work on the mats after a long layoff following the discovery of a viral skin infection among some of the wrestlers. North Polk hosted the Heart of Iowa Conference tournament Tuesday, Jan. 16. Prairie City-Monroe claimed the championship with 223.5 points. Greene County was second at 165.5 and Gilbert was a close…
Read MoreNorthey’s statement on funding for water quality efforts
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey on Tuesday issued the following statement regarding final passage of SF 512, which provides nearly $300 million for water quality efforts in Iowa over the next 12 years. “Passage of this long-term water quality funding bill with bipartisan support is a tremendous next step as we work to continue scaling up the water quality…
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Please send your news to Jean Borgeson at jeanb@iowatelecom.net January 22, 218 Community announcements: The Rippey library board of trustees will meet Monday, Jan. 29, at 5 pm in the library for their regular monthly meeting. The OPN architectural firm from Cedar Rapids will be at the Rippey Community Building on Monday, Jan. 29 at 5:30 pm, to receive input…
Read MoreRam boys in in Webster City, 70-65
The Greene County Ram boys varsity basketball team bounced back from a four-point loss to the Gilbert Tigers in Jefferson Friday to win on the road over the Webster City Lynx, 70-65. The Lynx dominated early in the game and led 21-9 before the Rams scored the next seven points to end the first quarter with a 21-16 score. Late…
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