The Greene County girls track and field team won the Hawk Relays hosted by Woodward-Granger on April 24. Seven first place finishes set the pace for the Rams to grab their first win of the track and field season. The Rams took first and second place in the girls 200m dash. Senior Megan Durbin was first in 26.76 seconds, and…
Read MoreDay: April 25, 2018
Rams shut out in pair of soccer games
The Ram girls and boys soccer teams lost by shut out in games Tuesday, although the total points scored against the teams was only three. The boys entered the week ranked 15th on 1A. They lost on the road to the #4 rated Gilbert Tigers by a 1-0 score. Sustained winds throughout the game challenged both teams.
Read MoreTimeline for school project given
Move-in for high school and middle school would start June 2020 The real work has begun for Greene County school administrators and the board of education on the design and construction of the new high school/regional career academy and repurposing of the current high school as a middle school. Vicki Hyland of OPN Architects’ Cedar Rapids office and Ken Hagen…
Read MoreJeff council hears about Phase 2 of facade project
Saving historic home from demolition also discussed Jefferson’s historic downtown buildings and the future of a historic home near downtown were topics of discussion at the April 24 Jefferson city council meeting. Building official Nick Sorensen made presentations and led the discussion on both topics. Sorensen first briefed the council on the particulars of Phase 2 of a downtown façade…
Read MoreHogs, security topics for county supervisors
The Greene County supervisors will hold a public hearing next Monday on a confined animal feeding operation (CAFO) proposed by Towers Pork (John and Libby Towers) for Highland Township, section 30. The proposal is for two buildings, each 71’ X 277’, with a total capacity of 4,492 head. Ground in the manure management plan is nearby and is owned by…
Read MoreJeff council okays purchase of new police cameras
Jefferson police officers will have new in-car and body-worn cameras soon, hopefully before the current equipment fails. Police chief Mark Clouse and captain Heath Enns told the city council Tuesday that Digital Ally, the manufacturer of the current system, is in dire straights and no service is available. Two body cameras are not functioning and one of the in-car cameras…
Read More‘Amazing’ history of wildlife in county on Historical Society agenda
~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society Dan Towers, conservation director for Greene County, will present a history of wildlife in the county, from the time of settlement in the 1840s right on up to the present, at the Friday, May 4, meeting of the Greene County Historical Society at the United Methodist Church in Churdan. Towers, besides…
Read MoreJefferson Matters receives two awards at Main Street Iowa awards event
Award winning projects, entrepreneurs and volunteers honored Main Street Iowa hosted the 32nd annual Main Street Iowa Awards celebration on Friday, April 13, at Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines. The program honored the efforts of those who work day in and day out to revitalize Iowa’s downtowns – the heart and soul of communities across the state. Main Street…
Read MoreFarmers far behind average year in planting
The week began with below normal temperatures and counties in the northern half of Iowa received snow at mid-week before temperatures warmed to near normal by the week’s end. Statewide there were 1.5 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending April 22, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. When conditions allowed farmers applied anhydrous and dry fertilizer…
Read MoreJefferson Rotary Club tells distribution of auction proceeds
The Rotary Club of Jefferson has awarded $28,688 in community grants from the proceeds of its 2017 charity dinner and auction, held last November at the Greene Room at Wild Rose Casino. All told, $42,429 was disbursed to projects in Greene County and around the world.
Read MoreRefuting the falsehoods
~a column by Colleen O’Brien I’m writing my column on Sunday, April 22, Earth Day. By the time you read it, the day dedicated to savoring and saving our planet will be gone till next year. But the need to keep trying to preserve the earth, its air and water, all its flora and fauna will remain our daily task.…
Read MoreJefferson Matters says ‘think OUTSIDE the box’
It is finally spring, and the Design Committee of Jefferson Matters: Main Street encourages downtown businesses to “Think OUTSIDE the Box” with decorations outside the front door. A Business After Hours event will be held on Monday, April 30 at 5:15 pm at the Elks lodge in Jefferson. “An attractive entrance can entice customers to come and see what is…
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