DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg released statements Saturday reflecting on an opportunity-focused 2018 legislative session that achieved every objective outlined by the governor in her Condition of the State address in January. Watch Gov. Reynolds’ statement on the 2018 legislative session here.
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Ronald Alva Oathout, 1935 -2018
“To fall in love with God is the greatest of all romances, to seek Him, the greatest adventure, to find Him, the greatest achievement.”– Raphael Simon. Ron was born in Iowa City Sept. 17, 1935, in the depths of the Great Depression. He died April 26, 2018, in Las Vegas, NV. He was preceded in death by his father, mother…
Read MoreRam girl golfers second at HOIAC meet
The Greene County girls golf team placed second in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference golf meet Thursday at the Jefferson Municipal Golf Course. The meet was scheduled for Cedar Pointe Golf Course in Boone but was moved to the Jefferson course on short notice due to a delayed construction project.
Read MoreReynolds’ statement after signing ‘heartbeat bill’
Gov. Kim Reynolds released the following statement Friday after signing the heartbeat bill, Senate File 359: “I believe that all innocent life is precious and sacred, and as governor, I pledged to do everything in my power to protect it. That is what I am doing today. I understand that not everyone will agree with this decision. But if death…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
Please email news to jeanb@iowatelecom.net April 30, 2018 Melissa Scearce will be honored at a community bridal shower Saturday, May 12, at 4 pm at the Rippey United Methodist Church. Mellissa is the bride-elect of Robert Borgeson. Melissa is the daughter of Pamela Chance of Jamaica and Robert is the son of Jean Borgeson of Rippey. The couple will marry…
Read MorePillar Technology celebrates its first rural forge
Gov Kim Reynolds and Lt Gov Adam Gregg, Congressman David Young, Sen Chuck Grassley, Iowa Economic Development Authority director Debi Durham, and more than 30 Jefferson leaders, community volunteers and elected officials were among those gathered Wednesday at The Forge, the Des Moines “office” of Pillar Technology, to celebrate the launch of Pillar’s first rural forge, opening in Jefferson some…
Read MoreMahanay Tower opens 2018 season this weekend
The Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower in Jefferson will open officially for the 2018 season on Saturday, May 5. Hours will be 10 am to 4 pm Saturdays and Sundays in May and then daily beginning Memorial Day weekend. With the increased visitors in 2017 during the month of September, the Bell Tower Community Foundation board decided to remain open daily…
Read MoreIowa’s ‘Monument Man’ topic of library program May 8
An Iowan, George Stout of Winterset, was one of the World War Two ‘Monuments Men,’ made famous by the 2009 book by Robert M. Edsel, “The Monuments Men,” and the 2014 movie of the same title. “George Stout: Iowa’s Own Monuments Man” is the title of a program about Stout Tuesday, May 8, at 2 pm at the First United…
Read MoreJefferson Matters awards mini grants, has more funds available
Jefferson Matters: Main Street is wasting no time utilizing a $2,000 grant from the Jefferson Rotary Club to assist downtown building owners with exterior improvements. Jefferson Matters is offering two different mini-grant programs and had budgeted $2,000 for them. A $2,000 Rotary grant has doubled the total available. The mini-grants are for $500 each.
Read MorePlanting has started; soybeans are on schedule
Iowa farmers made the most of the 4.7 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending April 29, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Corn and soybeans were planted in addition to soil preparation and fertilizer application. Topsoil moisture levels statewide rated 4 percent very short, 15 percent short, 73 percent adequate and 8 percent surplus. Levels in…
Read MoreMore hogs, actually, and a new bridge
There are no new songs about hog CAFOs – just slightly different words to the verses each time a new one is proposed. The Greene County supervisors held a public hearing Monday on a confined animal feeding operation proposed by John and Libby Towers for Highland Township, Section 30. The opposition choir was smaller than those who sang out in…
Read MoreAnnual 4th grade farm tour held at new location
Greene County Farm Bureau postponed its annual farm tour for all county fourth graders due to cold, wet weather, but it was a beautiful morning on Tuesday, April 24, when 109 students and their teachers and chaperones arrived at the Highland Township farm of Cale and Connor Juergensen. It was a new location for the long-standing event, as Tim and…
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