Two weeks after seeing the 2019-20 budget proposal with no excess revenue, Jefferson mayor Craig Berry suggested pay raises for himself and city council members. The mayor currently receives $2,400 per year in compensation. City council members received $30 for each regular or special council meeting they attend, not to exceed $1,000 per year. (There are 11 regular meetings per…
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Supervisors okay 99th hog CAFO in the county
Also agree to pass a resolution to review the master matrix The Greene County board of supervisors will recommend the Iowa Department of Natural Resources approve the construction permit for the 99th hog CAFO (concentrated animal feeding operation) in the county. That decision came Monday after a 45-minute public hearing on Bardole Finisher, a 4,999-head, two-unit CAFO proposed to be…
Read MoreHistoric buildings don’t scare Nick Sorensen
Historical Society program Sunday afternoon, March 10 ~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society The phone calls and even visits from leaders of other small towns across Iowa come often now for officials of the city government and the Jefferson Matters: Main Street program. They want to know how Jefferson is successfully saving and redeveloping the 100-plus-year-old buildings…
Read MoreJefferson Matters: Main Street updates city council
Editor’s note – The name of Tony Sims’ business has been corrected to Middle of Nowhere Studio. Members of the Jefferson Matters: Main Street board previewed what’s to come when they provided their quarterly update to the Jefferson city council Tuesday. Jefferson residents are asked to get accustomed to new names, some of which are old, for some downtown buildings.…
Read MoreTownship budget hearings
Townships will hold public hearings on their FY19 budgets as follows: Bristol – Monday, March 4, at 1 pm in the boardroom at the courthouse. Clerk Justin Durlam. Kendrick -Tuesday, March 5, at 9 am in the boardroom at the courthouse. Clerk Doris White. Franklin – Tuesday, March 5, at 10 am in the boardroom at the courthouse. Clerk Carla…
Read MoreEumenical worship, soup supper slated for March 10
Persons of all faith denominations are invited to gather for an ecumenical Lent worship service Sunday, March 10, at Central Christian Church, 108 N. Elm, in Jefferson. The worship service will begin at 6:30 pm with Pastor Bobby Palmer preaching. An offering will be taken for renovations at the new Action Resource Center (ARC) food pantry. The Greene County Clergy…
Read MoreA late reminisce for a 20th-century Twain
~a column by Colleen O’Brien New York Times columnist Russell Baker died five weeks ago. For me to get his autobiography, Growing Up, from an interlibrary loan took a month, but I was happy to have it in hand, however belated. I’d read it when it came out in 1982 because he, along with columnist Ellen Goodman of the Boston…
Read MoreCattlemen dodge blizzard with Friday night meeting
Net $22,830 in trophy auction ~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The threat of blizzard conditions on Saturday night resulted in the Greene County Cattlemen’s Association moving its annual banquet to Friday evening. That decision appeared to have no effect on the crowd as close to 200 people enjoyed a ribeye steak dinner. J J Hoyle and Andrew Michaelson grilled the…
Read MoreGJ 150 plans soup supper for March 3
The GJ 150 Committee will have a soup supper on Sunday, March 3, from 5 to 6:30 pm at the Grand Junction Community Center. (The event was originally planned for Feb. 17 and rescheduled due to a winter storm.)
Read MoreLamb Producers slate annual banquet
The Greene County Lamb Producers will hold their annual banquet Saturday, March 9, at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. A meal featuring leg of lamb will be served starting at 6:30 pm.
Read MoreFarm Bill meetings slated for March 7
ISU Extension and Landus Cooperative co-hosting events Landus Cooperative and Iowa State University Extension invite area farmers to attend one of two Farm Bill and grain marketing sessions on Thursday, March 7. · 8:00 am – Ames at the Oakwood Church/City Church · 1:30 pm – Carroll at the Carrollton Hotel & Event Centre
Read MoreCrop fair March 7 in Coon Rapids
RSVP by March 4 In the tradition of providing farmers the latest industry insights, the Iowa Corn District 4 Committee along with the Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB) will host a crop fair Thursday, March 7, from 9 am to 12 pm in Coon Rapids at the American Legion Center, 419 Main St.
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