Seven-day positivity rate at 9.8 percent Greene County public health director Becky Wolf is alerting county residents that on Aug. 13, the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended a third dose of mRNA Covid-19 vaccine (Moderna or Pfizer) for people with moderately to severely compromised immune systems, with the third dose administered at least 28 days after the…
Read MoreDay: August 15, 2021
Jeff council discusses what to do with extra money
The Jefferson city council is exploring establishing an emergency fund within the city budget due, in part, to federal funds coming in as pandemic relief. City administrator Mike Palmer reported at the Aug. 10 city council meeting that the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, was “a pretty good, steady year for us.” The council’s finance committee had met to…
Read MoreLocal archers successful at Iowa Games
Six of the seven local archers who competed for medals at the Iowa Games July 31 and Aug. 1 returned home with medals, reports coach Don Orris. Medal winners were: Kristin Wailes, gold – Young adult women, 803 score Jayden Carstensen, gold – Young adult male, 821 score Jax Carstensen, silver – Young adult male, 802 score Eli Carstensen, gold…
Read MoreRibbon-cutting slated for re-opened bike trail bridge
The Ambassadors of Jefferson Matters: A Main Street & Chamber Community will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the re-opening of the Raccoon River Valley Trail bridge on Wednesday, Aug. 25 at 4 pm. The bridge is located just south of 252nd St (gravel) south of Jefferson. Attendees will need to walk a short distance on the paved trail to the…
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