Anyone dealing with symptoms of cabin fever is invited to learn if Greene County’s “Plant Doctor,” also known as Jean Walker, can help. Walker has scheduled a demonstration to help attendees get some green plants growing in their household now, or to help design a plan for container gardening later this spring.
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County will use LOSST funds for donation to new Early Learning Center
The Greene County supervisors have committed to providing $250,000 for the construction of a new Greene County Early Learning Center, but it won’t be from tax increment financing (TIF) revenue as they first suggested. Instead, the supervisors will provide the money over a period of years from the county’s Local Option Sales & Service Tax (LOSST) revenue. Board chair John…
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~a column by Colleen O’Brien Our current president, #45, may be a perfectly fine gentlemen who is nice to his family, friends and pets. We know he really likes one of his girls. We know he brooks no difference of opinion with his friends, and we’ve seen lots of them drift away. But we all lose friends over time. His…
Read MoreFarm succession is topic at Ag Coffee Feb. 21
Greene County Extension is hosting a series of Ag Coffee events, bringing farmers and other ag professionals together for an informal discussion on current ag topics. The next Ag Coffee is slated for Friday, Feb. 21, from 9:30 to 11 am with coffee, donuts, and discussion of farm succession with Tim Christensen, ISU Extension & Outreach farm management specialist.
Read MoreJefferson Matters looking for entries
Jefferson Matters: Main Street is looking for interested entrepreneurs who could use $28,000 to expand and grow their business idea within the Jefferson Main Street district. The Open 4 Business contest, launched in 2015, is an opportunity for businesses located within a state-designated Main Street district to compete for a chance to win up to $28,000 in grant funds to…
Read MoreDNR to discuss possible rule changes at public meetings across the state
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff will provide updates on recently completed hunting seasons, discuss possible changes to hunting rules and regulations, and address other topics as requested. “We want people to come out to these meetings, listen to the hunting seasons reviews, ask questions and hear directly…
Read More2020 Bell Tower of Fame Award deadline announced
When the Bell Tower of Fame Award began 37 years ago, “There were those in our community who thought we would surely run out of people to honor. But we haven’t. And, thanks to the efforts of many nominators, the honorees’ accomplishments have spun the globe,” says Carole Custer, chair of the selection committee. The award has honored residents from…
Read MoreIowa hunters harvest fewer deer than last season
Iowa hunters harvest nearly 95,000 deer from the 2019-20 seasons Hunters reported harvesting nearly 94,000 deer during Iowa’s 2019-2020 hunting seasons, which is a decline from 2018-19, when hunters reported nearly 108,000 deer.
Read MoreClass reunions meet at Bell Tower Festival
The Bell Tower Festival will be held on June 12 – 13 in Jefferson, and this is a great time for class reunions to meet. Ann Ostendorf has been the volunteer class reunion contact for years and invites those classes planning reunions to contact her. Please give Ostendorf a class contact name, email address and phone along with any plans…
Read MoreExline’s conviction upheld, will be in prison for 63 years
James Exline, 49, will serve the next 63 years in prison after the Iowa Court of Appeals upheld his conviction on charges of sex abuse- second degree, a class B felony, and sex abuse- third degree, a class C felony. The court issued its decision Feb. 7.
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Feb. 7
In Greene County district court Michelle Lynn Anderson, 45, of Mitchellville was sentenced to two 2-year prison terms after she changed her plea to guilty to two counts of identity theft less than $1,000. The prison terms are concurrent to each other and to prison terms in Marion and Polk County cases. Anderson was fined $625 with a $227.50 surcharge…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Feb. 7
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered Feb. 5 against Royzel Henderson of Jefferson on a charge of providing tobacco to a minor. He was fined $100 with a $35 surcharge. Court costs were $60.
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