Greene County FFA sent its chapter officers to attend the southwest district Chapter Officer Leadership Training (COLT) in Atlantic June 6. Officers included Grace Curtis, Emma Halterman, Kayla Frederick, Cody Stephenson, Kaitlin Fields and Trey Schilling. COLT is planned and facilitated by southwest district and Iowa FFA officers. While at Atlantic, district and state officers lead four interactive workshops for…
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Medical Center trustees earn IHA certification
Four Greene County Medical Center board members received certifications from the Iowa Hospital Association (IHA). Board members William Raney, Doug Hawn, Kim Bates, and Jim Schleisman were awarded certificates and pins for their Iowa Hospital Association’s (IHA) Trustee Education Certification (TEC) at the May board meeting. The IHA Hospital board certification program is a voluntary process for strengthening leadership and…
Read MoreJava & Juice June 24 at Sierra Theatre
Java & Juice will be held Friday, June 24, from 9:30 to 10 am at Sierra Community Theatre, located at 212 E. State St in Jefferson. The gathering will take place in the downstairs conference room. The public is invited to attend to learn about upcoming events and about the Sierra Community Theatre. Java & Juice is a project of…
Read MorePublic info session about Grand Junction solar project slated
Grand Junction Solar, LLC (“Grand Junction Solar”), a subsidiary of National Grid Renewables proposes to construct an up to 100 MW utility scale solar project and associated up to 50 MW battery energy storage system in Greene County, Iowa (the “Project”). The Project will generate clean, low-cost solar energy and generate a new source of tax revenue for families and…
Read MoreIWD video features Greene County Early Learning Center
A video posted in the Iowa Workforce Development June newsletter, Workforce Wire, highlights the Greene County Early Learning Center’s new facility. Funding for the $2.1 million project included a $75,000 Child Care Challenge grant from Future Ready Iowa economic development funding, and $394,941 from the Iowa Department of Human Services’ Investing in Iowa’s Childcare fund. Grow Greene County provided $500,000…
Read MorePFI Legacy Award to Henning
Will be presented at June 24 field day/dinner Chris Henning of rural Cooper will receive Practical Farmers of Iowa’s Farmland Owner Legacy Award at a farm field day and dinner Friday, June 24, at her farm, 1931 Q Ave, south of Jefferson. The Farmland Owner Legacy Award is presented annually by PFI to a landowner who uses their land to…
Read MoreJefferson yard waste pick up next week
Jefferson city crews will pick up residential yard waste June 20-22 on neighborhoods’ regular trash pick up day. Yard waste should be in biodegradable bags. Each bag must have a city-issued yard waste sticker on it. Stickers can be purchased at city hall for $1 each.
Read MoreGreene County named in state disaster proclamation
Greene County is one of five counties named in a June 16 disaster proclamation by Gov. Kim Reynolds in response to recent severe weather. Other counties in the declaration are Cerro Gordo, Hardin, Mills, and Pottawattamie. The governor’s proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to, and recover from, the effects of this severe weather. In addition, the proclamation…
Read MoreFirst Presbyterian Church hosting Pastor Andy and Andrea Monroe Baker Sunday
First Presbyterian Church in Jefferson invites the community to hear guest pastor Andy Baker this Sunday, June 19, at 10:30 am. Baker serves at the Nehemiah Center in Managua, Nicaragua, working with pastors as well as designing youth ministry curriculum and creating sermon series. His wife Andrea, a 1999 Jefferson-Scranton graduate and the daughter of Bill and Martha Monroe of…
Read MoreJeff council learns of issue with soil at animal shelter site
The Jefferson city council at its June 14 meeting approved spending $6,030 for additional soil testing at the site of the new Greene County animal shelter, but only after asking several questions about the need for the testing and whether it should be paid by the contractor. Issues with the soil at the site present the most recent challenge to…
Read MoreAnother $2.4M added to list of county infrastructure needs
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Just two weeks after learning the price tag on a new HVAC system at the courthouse has grown to $3.4 million, the Greene County supervisors learned of the need for a new communications tower for law enforcement. The price tag on that necessary infrastructure improvement is nearly $2.8 million. During the supervisors’ regular June 13…
Read MoreIn the neighborhood
June 13, 2022 Rippey Public Library The Rippey public library’s 2022 summer reading program, “Reading Beyond the Beaten Path”, continues. The program is open to all ages to celebrate reading with programs during June and July. Kids meet Tuesdays at 3 pm for story time and crafts. Topics are June 14 – trees; June 21 – flowers; and June 28 – camping.…
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