Month: September 2018

Area residents are invited to a customer appreciation fall block party Friday, Sept. 7, in the Hy-Vee parking lot in Jefferson. Hosts for the party are Hy-Vee, McFarland Clinic- Jefferson, and Greene County Extension and Outreach. There will be free hot dogs, chips, beverages, games and prizes, as well as live music and free blood pressure checks.

The schedule for   Friday morning Java & Juice get-togethers in September includes a pair of businesses, Hamilton Redi-Mix and Kingsgate Insurance, and a pair of non-profits, the Amazing Race Charity and Webb House. Java & Juice begins at 9:30 am with coffee and a light refreshment. At 9:45 the host is welcome to tell the story of the business,…

In a plan filed Aug. 30  with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MidAmerican Energy Company proposes a series of measures to help minimize how wind turbines may impact bald eagles and four bat species. The company’s habitat conservation plan reflects insights gleaned from the most extensive research effort of its kind, spanning four years and covering most of MidAmerican…

Iowa’s pheasant hunters can expect to find more birds this fall when they head to the fields, predict state wildlife experts. That forecast is based on the recently completed statewide population survey of pheasants, quail, partridge, cottontail rabbits and jackrabbits. Iowa’s pheasant population increased in every nine county region except northwest where it was similar to last year. The survey…