Questions about acquiring the site for the proposed new Greene County High School and adjacent Iowa Central Community College career academy were answered Wednesday by Sid Jones on behalf of the school district and the Our Kids, Our Future – Greene County committee. The site is directly west of AAI/Spalding on the south side of Highway 30.
Read MoreDay: March 7, 2018
Software company tells plans to expand to Jefferson
Regional academy is critical part of the plan The first conversation about a new high school and adjacent regional academy last October included the possibility of a software company locating an office in Jefferson. As the plan has developed, computer science has been identified as one four vocational strands at the career academy. The software company was named today. Pillar…
Read MoreRetirement
Karen Renslow will retire from Headmasters April 15 after 30 years as a licensed cosmetologist. She is looking forward to a more restful pace in her life, she said.
Read MoreShirley Imler, 1936 – 2018
A visitation was held March 8 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson for Shirley Imler, 81, of Jefferson. A private interment will be held at a later date at the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery. Shirley Jean Imler was born October 25, 1936 in a log cabin in Guthrie County, Iowa. She was the daughter of Margaret Elizabeth Dargen Wailes and George…
Read MoreLamb Producers slate annual banquet
The Greene County Lamb Producers will host their annual banquet Saturday, March 10, at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. The meal will be served at 6:30 pm, followed by a program and a fundraising auction. The family-friendly event is a highlight of the year as the Lamb Producers raise funds to help support 4-H members and…
Read MoreCounty libraries name book for Greene County Reads
Author will attend discussions Greene County Reads, the annual county-wide book discussion, will be held Thursday, April 12. This year’s selection is “All the Ugly and Wonderful Things” by Bryn Greenwood. Set in a backwoods meth lab in rural Kansas, more than a dozen narrators tell the love story of Wavy, the young daughter of a drug dealer and his…
Read MoreThird graders are headed to the Science Center
Greene County third graders are going to the Science Center of Iowa March 23 with help from the Jefferson Hy-Vee. The store gave the school $300 to pay the students’ admission.
Read MoreJefferson property tax levy rates to decrease for 2018-19
An increase in property values is allowing the Jefferson city council to decrease both the general fund levy and the debt service levy for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018. The proposed budget calls for a levy of 12.68 (dollars per $1,000 of taxable valuation) for the general fund, compared to 12.83 for the current year. The debt service…
Read MoreMedical center had $25.3 million impact on local economy
Greene County Medical Center generated $25,322,994 for the Greene County area’s economy in 2017, according to the most recent impact study by the Iowa Hospital Association (IHA). The report also shows that the medical center’s employees spent $3,022,654 on retail sales within the county and contributed $181,359 in state sales tax revenue. All three of these figures represent an increase…
Read MoreImpact Award nominations open
Nomination forms are now available at local libraries for the 9th annual Greene County Community Impact Award. The award annually honors an individual or individuals who have made a contribution of time and talents, not only to a specific community, but to the county as a whole. The Impact Award will honor social, educational, or cultural contributions to the Greene…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Bruce Bannister
To the editor Greene County is now inundated with hog confinements. Within the city limits of Jefferson there is often a noticeable whiff of hog manure in the air. No one should have the right to impinge on anyone’s quality of life.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Diana and Justin Towers
To the Editor: Justin and I would like to share our support for the upcoming school bond initiative, “Our Kids, Our Future…….Greene County”. We moved back to this community a few years ago, putting our faith in the hope that we could earn a living and raise our family here.
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