When is the best time to tear up carpets, move furniture, and turn things upside down for construction work? For Trinity Lutheran, that time was in the midst of the Covid pandemic. Church services were being broadcast online—few members were present in the church on Sunday. No Sunday school was being held for children. When meetings were needed, they were…
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Supervisors officially oppose Senate bill to add another cent to statewide sales tax, eliminate LOSST
The Greene County supervisors at their April 10 meeting approved a resolution in opposition to Senate File 550, a bill that would eliminate the 1-cent Local Options Sales and Service Tax (LOSST), now in place in most Iowa counties, and replace it with an additional 1-cent state sales tax. The state sales tax would increase from 6 to 7 cents.…
Read MoreStopfinder app goes live April 14
Beginning Friday morning, April 14, parents of Greene County Schools bus riders will have access to information about their children’s bus location in real-time. The district has completed Phase 2 of the Stopfinder app roll out with the installation of GPs devices on route busses. GPS will be enabled on the busses Thursday evening. At that time parents will be…
Read MoreGreene County Fine Arts Hall of Fame inductees announced
The Greene County Schools activities office recently announced the inaugural class of the newly formed Greene County Fine Arts Hall of Fame. This year’s class is highly decorated. Teresa Lawler – Teresa Lawler served as Jefferson-Scranton’s speech coach from 1995 to 2007. During her time as the speech coach, 94 individual events and 32 large group events were chosen as…
Read MoreFood safety for events offered by ISU Greene County Extension
Is your organization planning to serve food at an upcoming event? The Bell Tower Festival, RAGBRAI and other summer events are often fundraisers or service projects for clubs and non-profit organizations. From popcorn to hotdogs, nachos to fresh fruit, the safety of everyone eating at an event relies on workers and volunteers following proper food safety procedures. Iowa State University…
Read More‘An Afternoon of Poetry’ April 23 at the museum
~by Denise Van for the Greene County Historical Society Local poets will read their rhymes aloud on an April Sunday afternoon at the Greene County Historical Museum in celebration of National Poetry Month. There will be blank verse poems, too. The public is invited to the free program, which will be held at 2 p.m., on April 23. The event…
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Books and library control in Iowa ~a column by Mary Weaver OK! I admit it. When in Mrs. Osborn’s fourth grade class at the former Rippey Consolidated School, two of the boys showed me National Geographic colored photos of bare breasted African women. I suspect our teacher knew what we were giggling about. No parents called the school in protest.…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending April 7
In Greene County district court Melissa Renee Pedersen, 53, of Council Bluffs was sentenced April 7 to 10 days in jail after she changed her plea to guilty to a charge of driving while license barred. She was fined $855 with a $128.25 surcharge. The court ruled she is unable to pay restitution for her court appointed attorney’s or court…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending April 7
In Greene County magistrate court Sierra Kimberly Szaflarski of Jefferson was sentenced April 3 to 30 days in jail after she pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. The jail term was suspended and she was placed on informal probation to the Greene county sheriff for six months. She was fined $1095 with a $15.75 surcharge. She…
Read MoreTake a dip into local pools’ histories
~by Denise Van for the Greene County Historical Society A self-identified “pool rat,” Denise O’Brien Van will give a program on Greene County’s two swimming pools Friday, April 14, at 12:45 pm at the Methodist Church, 307 S. Wilson Ave, in Jefferson. The event is part of the Greene County Historical Society’s annual program series. Jefferson’s pool, located in Chatauqua…
Read MorePlan your spring wildflower walk with new bloom report
Iowans are invited to experience the best of Iowa’s spring season with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) new weekly woodland wildflower bloom report. Iowa’s woodlands come to life with patches of color in early spring as native wildflowers start to bloom. Looking for wildflowers can be a fun, unique spring activity for kids and is a great way…
Read MoreCedar Township slates budget hearing
Township trustees have scheduled public hearings on the FY24 budgets as follows: Cedar Township, Tuesday, April 11, at 9 am in the boardroom at the courthouse. Clerk Jon Minnehan. Bristol Township, Monday, April 17, at 11 am in the boardroom at the courthouse. Clerk Amy Youngblood. Kendrick Township, Tuesday, April 18, at 9 am in the boardroom at the courthouse.…
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