Cost pegged at close to $21.5 million Organizers working toward building a new Greene County High School with an adjacent career academy on Tuesday began circulating the necessary petition to call for an election on April 3. A bond referendum will ask for approval of an amount not to exceed $21,480,000 to build a new high school that includes a…
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Iowa Central bond passes
The $25.5 million bond referendum for improvements at Iowa Central Community College was approved in Greene County, with 243 “yes” votes (60.90 percent) and 156 “no” votes (39.1 percent). The Fort Dodge Messenger has reported the referendum was approved by 67.5 percent of voters in the 9-county Iowa Central service area. The referendum required a 60 percent super majority for…
Read MoreSupervisors to decide about use of TIF on Thursday
The Greene County supervisors expect on Thursday to make what may be one of the most consequential decisions for the county in decades. The board agenda for the Feb. 8 meeting includes discussion and a decision on whether to proceed with using the 120-plus wind turbines built by MidAmerican Energy in the eastern part of the county for the basis…
Read MoreWetrichs to co-chair local RAGBRAI commitee
Planning for the Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) overnight in Jefferson July 23 is well under way, with Toni and Matt Wetrich serving as co-chairs. Efforts will be made to have people from across the county on the various planning committees.
Read MoreCounty to see small increase in cost of non-health insurance
Greene County’s property and liability insurance costs will increase 3 percent for the year beginning July 1. Joan St Clair of MacDonald Insurance met with the county supervisors Feb. 1 about the insurance renewals.
Read MoreDennhardt, Wuebker to district wrestling
~by The Scranton Journal The Greene County wrestling team competed in sectional tournament action in Winterset Saturday. Junior Clint Dennhardt was a first place winner in the 182-pound weight class. He will advance to district competition Saturday in Harlan. Also advancing with a second place finish is junior Brock Wuebker at 170-pounds.
Read MoreFrances “Flo” Dobson, 1927 – 2018
Frances FloElla Dobson, known as Flo, was born April 26, 1927, in Forbes, MO, to Charles Austin Cleland and Frances Grethel (Sipes) Cleland. She grew up in Batavia, IL, where she attended District 101 Schools, graduating in June of 1945. She attended IBM Electric Accounting School. She worked for Barber Greene in Aurora, IL, until she moved to Beaver with…
Read MoreThe Behn Report
February 2, 2018 The pace has really started to pick up at the capitol as legislation works through subcommittees and committee. We had a number of groups visiting the statehouse to learn about the legislative process, ask questions on various bills and issues, and to get a tour of our beautiful state capitol building. There are several bills moving through…
Read MoreEarl ‘Busch’ Fredrickson, 1952 – 2018
A prayer service was held Feb. 7 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson for Earl Dean “Busch” Fredrickson, 65, of Otho. Earl Dean “Busch” Fredrickson was born on March 23, 1952, in Dexter to Richard and Kathleen Fredrickson. He was baptized as an infant at Zion Lutheran Church in Dexter and later confirmed at St John Lutheran Church in Dana.…
Read MoreDrivers named in Highway 30 crash
Updated 4:50 pm – Names have been released in the three-vehicle accident that closed Highway 30 east of Jefferson for about five hours earlier today. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Travis Davis, 37, of Wayland was southbound on County Road P-33 (S Ave) driving a 2018 Wilson 402H owned by Travis Davis Trucking. He was hauling hogs. Jeffrey Mercer,…
Read MoreMaxine Rothfolk, 1925- 2018
Memorial services will be held Saturday, Feb. 10, at St Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson for Maxine Rothfolk, 92, of Jefferson. Interment will be at Richland Township Cemetery in Guthrie County. The family is assisted by Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home of Jefferson.
Read MoreUpdate on accident on Highway 4
Two drivers were injured and a third driver was uninjured in an accident Monday morning involving two semi tractor-trailers and an Iowa DOT snowplow on Highway 4 near New Cooperative west of Cooper.
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