Former President Donald Trump is the pick of Greene County Republicans who attended precinct caucuses Monday. The Iowa GOP reports a total of 380 Republicans caucused in Greene County. Of those, 209 (55 percent) favored Trump as the Republicans’ 2024 presidential candidate. Florida governor Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley were far behind Trump but close together,…
Read MoreDay: January 15, 2024
Jeff council conducts much business in first meeting of 2024
The first Jefferson city council meeting of the new year was no different than council meetings during the last part of 2023, with contention and differences of opinion about the future of the city. The possibility of new rental housing in Jefferson continues to draw the ire of some residents. The Jefferson city council agenda for Jan. 9 did not…
Read MoreRegion XII Council of Governments audit released
John D. Morrow, Certified Public Accountant, Wall Lake, has released an audit report on Region XII Council of Governments, Inc., Carroll. Morrow reported the organization had revenues of $8,194,852 for the year ended June 30, 2023, which was a 9.12 precent decrease from the prior year. Support included $4,883,397 from federal and state agencies; $2,894,504 from public support, fees, contributions, matching…
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