Jefferson Matters: Main Street and the Jefferson Area Chamber of Commerce are merging, with one shared paid director, but the person won’t be a city employee like the groups proposed during the winter. The Jefferson city council at its April 28 meeting heard from city administrator Mike Palmer that COVID-19 “changed some things,” and that the boards of the two…
Read MoreDay: May 6, 2020
Campgrounds will be open in time for Mother’s Day
All Iowans can camp and go to a drive-in movie, a tanning salon, or their dentist starting Friday, but they still can’t legally visit their hairdresser or barber. Gov Kim Reynolds on Wednesday signed a new proclamation continuing the public health disaster emergency but with some restrictions eased. Effective May 8 at 5 am, dentists and dental staffs can resume…
Read MoreDNR tells guidelines for campground use
Gov Kim Reynolds on Wednesday issued a new proclamation opening campgrounds in the state of Iowa, effective Friday, May 8, 2020. The Iowa DNR will open state campgrounds Friday, May 8, at 8 am to campers with self-contained restrooms only. Self-contained is defined as a tent or pop-up camper with a portable toilet or an RV with a functioning, self-contained…
Read MoreSupes discuss Midland Power building as potential new LEC
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors discussed possible acquisition of the Midland Power administration building located on E. Lincoln Way in Jefferson at their regular meeting May 4. Midland is moving to a new administrative office in Boone County; the Jefferson building will be available July 1. Chair John Muir and county sheriff Jack Williams…
Read MoreNo COVID press briefing, but numbers roll in
Gov Kim Reynolds did not hold a COVID-19 press briefing Wednesday as she’s traveling to Washington, D.C., to meet with President Trump. She said Tuesday she would fly by private jet with the cost coming from her campaign fund. The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) was notified of 293 additional positive cases of COVID-19 during the 24 hours preceding…
Read MoreThe diary of a coronavirus rebel
Diary entries by Cori O’Virus, as dictated to columnist Colleen O’Brien Dear Diary – Paradoxical parasite back on the job. My human is also back on the job also. At her computer, she writes about the “word war” that her president has started in her country, the war of true words versus alternative words. She calls it a civil war.…
Read MoreGrCo, P-C set graduation dates
Paton-Churdan has set Saturday, June 13, as the date for commencement for the Class of 2020, with an alternate date of Sunday, July 12. The ceremony will be held at 2 pm in the school gymnasium. Greene County Schools have set Sunday, June 28, as the tentative date. According to information provided Tuesday to students and parents/guardians by superintendent Tim…
Read MoreA sesqui+1?
The Rippey sesquicentennial, set for Aug. 1, has been postponed to Saturday, June 5, 2021 due to uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Planning and fundraising for the event will continue.
Read MoreJefferson Matters seeks help planting pillar, cluster planters
The design team of Jefferson Matters: Main Street invites volunteers to plant the planters and hanging baskets in downtown Jefferson using a plan that allows for social distancing. The design team works with the city of Jefferson to plant the 12 pillar planters, eight sets of cluster planters, and 32 hanging baskets for summer with petunias, sweet potato vines and…
Read MoreScranton library to remain closed
The Marchant Memorial Library closed its doors to the public on Wednesday, March 18, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a hard decision to make, but we needed to consider the health and safety of our employees and our community. The Library board of trustees and the library director have worked together to come to the decision that the…
Read MoreFree ‘Stay Independent’ program for adults 60 and older
“Stay Independent: A Healthy Aging Series” is being offered in Jefferson in June by Iowa State University Extension & Outreach. The series provides research-based information intended to help adults age 60 and older reduce their nutritional risk through lifestyle changes. Each weekly session will include an interactive discussion that includes hands-on activities and taste testing, according to Ann Parker, ISU…
Read MoreBeans a month ahead of last year
There were 6.1 days suitable for field work during the week ending May 3, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Warm, dry weather allowed Iowa farmers to advance planting well ahead of normal. Topsoil moisture levels statewide rated 3 percent very short, 16 percent short, 78 percent adequate and 3 percent surplus. Levels in west central Iowa rated…
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