The Jefferson Matters: Main Street’s Tower View Team was the recipient of one of four Governor’s Arts Award. The awards were presented at the 2018 Iowa Arts Summit in Ankeny last Friday. Administered by the Iowa Arts Council, the awards recognize and honor individuals, communities and organizations in Iowa that have had a significant impact on the vitality of the…
Read MoreDay: August 8, 2018
Round table discussion will focus on agriculture
Congressman John Delaney, the first declared Democratic candidate for president, will hold a round table Thursday, Aug. 9, at 2:30 pm at the Milwaukee depot in Jefferson. The discussion topic will be farming, rural towns, and the agriculture economy. Delaney will be joined by J.D. Scholten, Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives from the Fourth Congressional District; Tim Gannon,…
Read MoreReminder to parents: Register those kiddos for school
The new school year begins at Greene County and Paton-Churdan schools Thursday, Aug. 23. The Greene County school district is not having an all-school registration day as in years past, but is using online registration for the convenience of parents and staff efficiency.
Read MoreNew wind turbines on target for early fall operations
Supes also hear about changes to collective bargaining The 85 new wind turbines in MidAmerican Energy’s Beaver Creek Wind Park Two will be up by the end of the month and running sometime in the early fall. County environmental health coordinator Chuck Wenthold, who has been working closely with the project, provided that update at the Aug. 6 county supervisors…
Read MoreGym floor at rec center not quite finished
The new gym floor at the Greene County Community Center is nearly finished, but the gym will remain closed until Saturday to allow paint to cure completely. All other parts of the community center are open. The $60,900 floor is a newer version of the original floor put down when the community center was built 20 years ago. Grow Greene…
Read MoreErnst staffers tell traveling office hours
The office of U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R) has scheduled traveling office hours across Iowa during August. Representatives of Sen Ernst’s office will be available in counties across the state to assist Iowans with problems or questions about eligibility for Social Security, veterans benefit or military affairs, passports, immigration issues, and other federal programs.
Read MoreCrops ahead of normal but condition is declining
Iowa farmers had 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending August 5, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Activities for the week included harvesting hay and oats for grain, spraying for aphids, and moving grain. Topsoil moisture levels statewide rated 12 percent very short, 24 percent short, 61 percent adequate and 3 percent surplus. Topsoil moisture…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Craig Hertel re: Sgt Stubby: An American Hero
August 6, 2018 To the editor – My most sincere thank you to the Floyd W. Brown Post 11 of the American Legion of Iowa for sponsoring the free showing this past weekend of Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero. Admittedly, I was not aware of the story of this WW 1 canine hero.
Read MoreScranton tractor ride Aug. 19
The seventh annual Scranton tractor ride will be on the road Sunday, Aug. 19. Registration will begin at 8 am at the Scranton Community Center. Tractors will roll out at 9 am. The tentative route takes the tractors north out of Scranton, back south on P-14 and then east on E-53 to the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. After a…
Read MoreBigglyness and weeniness
~a column by Colleen O’Brien I am surprised, in a kind of fearful way, when I see the faces and hear the tenor of the voices at a midterm “rally.” These faces and voices belong to people whose chosen candidate won the prize, and they are this angry? They are hateful in visage and voice. What would they be like…
Read MoreFarm Bureau Distinguished Service to Ag award to Juhl Feed
Juhl Feed Inc of Dana was presented the Greene County Farm Bureau Distinguished Service to Agriculture award at the 2018 Greene County Farm Bureau member appreciation picnic held Monday, Aug. 6.
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