Greene County Farm Bureau held a member appreciation picnic Tuesday evening, July 30 at Clover Hall in Jefferson. Approximately 90 members attended and enjoyed a catered meal by Lidderdale Country Store. County president James Holz welcomed everyone and introduced board members in attendance, office staff, and financial services agents.
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Webb House opens Friday after summer break
The Webb House will reopen Friday Aug. 9, with a water park celebration featuring a huge water slide. Children in grades K-5 will be welcome with an adult from 3 to 5 pm. Day care centers and providers can bring their children to play during the day. Students in grades 6-8 are invited from 6 to 9 pm for a…
Read MoreScholten’s campaign launch includes stop in Jefferson
Greene County Democrats got a preview of J.D. Scholten’s campaign for the Fourth Congressional District seat Tuesday at Greene Bean Coffee. Scholten on Monday announced his candidacy, with the New York Times and the Sioux City Journal breaking the story prior to a planned launch in Sioux City. Scholten ran against Rep. Steve King in 2018 and came closer to…
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[Editor’s note – This week, Colleen O’Brien offers a story in lieu of her regular column.] ~by Colleen O’Brien We walk leisurely down the mountain, Buster lagging behind, worn out. I too am lazy, but it’s an easy walk. I’m in the lead, and I listen to Ned talk about Indians. I respond to him now and then, lose his…
Read MoreHot August Night is Thursday
A favorite summer event for many returns Thursday, Aug. 8, as Greene County Chamber and Tourism hosts the annual Hot August Night. Cars, trucks, motorcycles and tractors will be on display from 4:30 to 7 pm around the downtown square. Prizes will be awarded in each category and a Spirit Award will also be presented. There will be a $200 cash…
Read MoreRegistration for youth football closes Aug. 13.
Registration for the Greene County Youth Athletic Association (GCYAA) 2019 fall youth football program is open now through Aug. 13. Registration is online at www.gcyaa.org The program is for players entering grades 3-6. Third and fourth graders will learn football fundamentals playing flag football. The registration fee is $65 per athlete.
Read MoreSupes get jail inspection report, discuss next step for TIF
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County jail is “very good for its age,” but there are extensive problems with the layout of the building that can’t be corrected. That’s what the county supervisors were told Monday when Delbert Langley, a jail inspector with the Iowa Department of Inspections, reported on his annual inspection. The supervisors have heard the…
Read MoreTaser demo postponed to Sept. 13
Jefferson police captain Heath Enns reports that although the National Night Out events planned for Aug. 6 didn’t work out, the Taser demonstration will still take place. The Taser demonstration is now slated for Friday, Sept. 13, during halftime of the Ram varsity football game.
Read MoreForge preparing for ‘massive’ Sept. 7 opening
~by Noah Rohlfing The Forge in Jefferson is starting to come together. As Linc Kroeger enters the building from a back entrance, work can be heard being done on the second floor of the building, with drills whirring and hammers pounding. On the ground floor, things are quiet for the time being. Chris Deal, a Jefferson native who is part…
Read MoreIowa getting drier, crops still two weeks behind
Another dry week across most of the state allowed Iowa farmers 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Aug. 4, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork activities included moving grain, spraying fungicides and insecticides, and harvesting hay and oats. Topsoil moisture condition across Iowa was rated 5 percent very short, 26 percent short, 67 percent…
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