Also hear of smaller courthouse HVAC project ~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Representatives of ISG, the architectural and engineering company working with Sheriff Jack Williams on a proposal for a new jail to be built at the new Law Enforcement Center on E. Lincoln Way, presented information to the Greene County board of supervisors at the regular meeting on Aug.…
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Warm Wishes slates opening events
After a successful soft-opening at the Bell Tower Festival, Warm Wishes is fully opening its brick and mortar store for Stationery Store Day Saturday, Aug. 6. “Stationery Store Day is a day carved out for everyone who loves paper to celebrate and lift up the most special specialty store: the paper shop,” said Warm Wishes owner Kristin Lang. Paper shops…
Read MoreJefferson Wants You grant to Uebel, RE/MAX Legacy
A new business in Jefferson was awarded a $5,000 Jefferson Wants You incentive grant for start-up costs. Nikki Uebel purchased the property at 100 N Wilson Ave in Jefferson and opened her new real estate business, RE/MAX Legacy. Uebel said, “This business was a catalyst for our purchase of the vacant downtown building. It will impact all of the town…
Read MoreStorm Lake leaders coming to Greene County are experienced and visionary about diversifying communities
They’ll share their knowledge in a forum at Wild Rose in Jefferson, sponsored by “Nueva Vida en Greene County” by Chuck Offenburger Before Mark Prosser was hired 33 years ago as the new police chief in Storm Lake in northwest Iowa, he’d been a homicide detective in O’Fallon, Ill., also serving as an investigator and supervisor for a “Major Case”…
Read MoreExtension offers retirement planning workshop
Registration deadline is Aug. 28 Being sure retirement funds will last for a one’s lifetime will be addressed Tuesday evenings Aug. 30 and Sept. 6 in an online workshop from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Each session will be held from 6:30-8:30 pm. “Writing Your Retirement Paycheck” is designed to provide information and resources needed by those approaching retirement…
Read MoreCrops still a little behind average season
Very little precipitation across the state resulted in 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending July 31, 2022, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Increasingly dry conditions are a concern for many. Fieldwork included cutting and baling hay and pesticide applications. Topsoil moisture condition statewide rated 17 percent very short, 32 percent short, 50 percent adequate…
Read MoreJamaica library to sell used books at Hwy 141 garage sale
The Jamaica public library will hold a used book sale on Friday, Aug. 5, at the shelter house in Jamaica as part of the Highway 141 garage sales this weekend. The book sale will be from 8 am to 4 pm (Friday only). The shelter house in Jamaica is located in the city park at the corner of Van Nest…
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