Month: November 2022

The Greene County Medical Center auxiliary hopes to add festive joy to the holiday season while raising funds to benefit the medical center. Now through Dec. 7, the public is invited to admire the Christmas trees, wreaths, and one-of-a-kind table decorations in the medical center lobby for the annual Holiday of Lights. The items are all in a silent auction,…

The Jefferson city council at its Nov. 22 meeting took the first step in a possible expansion project for the Jefferson public library. Pete Franks of Franks Design Group and Susan Laehn, president of the library board of trustees, presented the findings of a feasibility study of the project to the council. Franks’ presentation was a shortened version of what…

Bid awarded for wastewater treatment plant improvement project The increased cost of construction will cause Jefferson residents and businesses to figuratively flush money down the toilet for the next five years. The Jefferson city council plans at its Dec. 13 meeting to increase sewer rates another 4 percent effective with the January billing, added to the 11 percent increase that…

There is a vacancy on the Scranton city council following the resignation of Dave Dideriksen. The Dideriksens have sold their Scranton home and purchased a house in Jefferson. They plan to move before Christmas. His resignation was effective following the Nov. 8 meeting.  The council plans to appoint someone to fill the seat at their Dec. 13 council meeting. That…

Harvest neared completion with 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending November 20, 2022, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Cold temperatures and snow limited additional fieldwork to applying soil amendments such as anhydrous, manure, and lime.  Topsoil moisture condition rated 17 percent very short, 35 percent short, 47 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus across the state. In…