Main Street Iowa director Michael Wagler was the author of an article for the National Main Street publication that focused on Placemaking. Jefferson is one of the communities Wagler highlighted in his article entitled “Activating the Main Street Approach Through Placemaking”. The Tower View Team and other efforts of the local Main Street program with the city of Jefferson were…
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Jefferson Telecom offering Streaming 101 class
Jefferson Telecom is offering a class for customers who haven’t yet jumped on the streaming bandwagon. Many are not familiar with the term, streaming, yet hear others talk about the latest shows on Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime Video. Streaming is content sent in compressed form in a continuous stream over the Internet and played as it arrives. The user…
Read MoreFareway Stores, MDA partner for Shamrocks fundraiser
Fareway Stores throughout Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota are uniting to help the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) free kids and adults from the harmful effects of muscular dystrophy, ALS and related life-threatening diseases by participating in the MDA Shamrocks program now through March 16.
Read MorePrivate pesticide applicator training March 12
Greene County Extension will hold its private pesticide applicator recertification training Tuesday March 12, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at ISU Extension and Outreach Greene County Office in Jefferson.
Read MoreSign up for youth baseball/softball ends March 8
The Greene County Youth Athletic Association (GCYAA) board reminds parents that registrations for youth baseball and softball will close March 8. Online registration is available at www.gcyaa.org. Parents can create a profile and enter information only once; information will be saved for future registrations. Registration fees are $40 per play with a $10 discount for each additional ball player in…
Read MoreMarch Mania is back via Jefferson Telecom
Jefferson Telecom announces a free college men’s basketball tournament contest sponsored by local businesses. March Mania is free and easy to enter – just go to jefferson.pickitchallenge.com and fill out an online bracket. The contest is open to all residents of Greene County who are 18 or older.
Read MoreNortheast Jefferson residents wake up to boil advisory
The Jefferson water department worked through the night repairing a broken water main in the northeast residential area of the city. Some residents are in a boil advisory Saturday morning. According to public works director Dave Morlan, water superintendent Tom Schilling learned at 3:40 Friday afternoon of a water main break on N. Cedar St just north of Perry St.…
Read MoreMeet your Legislators slated for Saturday
Representative Phillip Thompson and Senator Jerry Behn will meet with constituents and share information of the current legislative session Saturday, March 2, at 11 am at the Welcome Center at the Thomas Jefferson Gardens in Jefferson. The Iowa legislative session is at the half way mark, and both Thompson and Behn will make comments and answer questions from constituents.
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March 1, 2019 This was the seventh week of the 2019 legislative session, and a week busy with subcommittee meetings. Next week is the first funnel week of the year, meaning Senate bills need to be out of Senate committees in order to be considered for the rest of the year. This does not apply to bills that are in…
Read MoreJeff mayor wants pay raises for himself, council members
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…
Read MoreSupervisors 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…
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