Jacquelyn Olson, age 81, passed away August 20, 2023. A gathering of family and friends will be held Saturday, Sept. 16, at 3 pm at the Milwaukee Depot in Jefferson. Jacquelyn Olson was born May 3, 1942, in Los Angeles, CA. She was the daughter of Jack Edward Christie and Ruth Mary Brissler Christie. As a young girl Jackie grew…
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DNR identifies manure spill in Franklin Township
The Iowa Department of Natural Resource has identified hog manure as the black liquid in an unnamed tributary approximately 1-1/5 miles from the North Raccoon River in Franklin Township. Although the manure is no longer actively flowing, an unknown amount of manure continues to be pooled in numerous areas in the tributary and in Drainage District 37B. The public is…
Read MorePaxton reports GCDC is ‘on a pretty good roll’
Greene County Development Corporation director Ken Paxton had plenty of good news to share when he provided his quarterly update to the Jefferson city council Aug. 22. “We’ve had some pretty good news lately. We’ve been on a pretty good roll,” Paxton said. “Not just GCDC, but the city and the county – a lot of things have been going…
Read MoreJeff council OKs another change order on wastewater treatment plant, nixes charging to use dog park
Also hears of dog deemed to be vicious although mother of dog bite victim couldn’t identity her until fourth photo Jefferson mayor Matt Gordon put city engineer Jim Leiding and Bolton & Menk on the hot seat as the city council was asked at its Aug. 22 meeting to approve a change order in the amount of $117,779 for work…
Read MoreSupes hear update on Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline, costs of bell tower repair
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At the Greene County Board of Supervisors meeting on August 21, the supervisors heard an update from Riley Gibson, representative for Summit Carbon Solutions, on progress the company is making in acquiring easements through Greene County. Gibson reported easements have been acquired for 92 percent of the property affected by the proposed pipeline through about…
Read MoreRam spikers look for more success
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County volleyball season officially kicked off on Tuesday, with the team looking to fill the gaps after graduating five seniors from last year. The team will be led by head soach Chris Heisterkamp and assistant coaches Adrianna Vargas and Heather Patrick. Seniors on the team this year will include Graci Cooklin…
Read MoreGenealogical Society to meet Sept. 2
Facts get recorded, stories get remembered. The program at the next Greene County Genealogical Society meeting will dwell on that. Elaine Deluhery will present a workshop about a grandparent’s old house. This will help jog your memories. Family stories will blossom! The meeting will be Saturday, Sept. 2, at 10 am at the Jefferson public library basement meeting room. Non-members…
Read MoreRegistration open for career exploration camps
Registration is now open for the 2023-2024 career exploration camps through a partnership with the Greene County Career Academy and Iowa State Extension and Outreach – Greene County. The goal of these camps is to broaden the horizons for youngsters by immersing them in different career fields and allow them to discover the options available to them through the Greene…
Read MoreAnnette Brown appointed to Scranton city council
In a special meeting of the Scranton city council held on August 14, Annette Brown was appointed to fill a vacancy on the council. She fills the seat left open by the resignation of Jeremiah Geisler. At the Aug. 8 monthly meeting of the council, the sale of city owned land was approved. Raymond Gregory submitted the only bid for…
Read MoreAuditors release information on Greene County Schools
Nolte, Cornman & Johnson P.C. has released an audit report on Greene County Community School District in Jefferson. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS: The district’s revenues totaled $23,514,925 for the year ended June 30, 2022, a 4.01 percent increase from the prior year. Expenses for district operations for the year ended June 30, 2022 totaled $19,783,384, a 2.47 percent increase from the prior year. A…
Read MoreA California state of mind
~a column by Colleen O’Brien California, long the mecca for Americans and their west-quest over our years on this continent, has finally hit a wall. It now suffers through too many weather events, as they’re currently called by weatherpersons, to warrant our pivot from the actual coast to a little bit east – Nevada, for example. Nevada is high desert,…
Read MoreGardener needed at Thomas Jefferson Gardens
Summer may just be winding down but for the Thomas Jefferson Gardens of Greene County (TJG) board, it’s time to look for a gardener. A new gardener will be needed starting in September to get things going in the greenhouse for the year, said retiring head gardener Jean Walker of Paton. “It’s a part-time position but really a year-round job…
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