Scranton residents have the opportunity to get rid of unwanted items from their properties as the city is sponsoring a Clean Up Day on Saturday, April 6. The collection hours are 6 to 8 am. A dumpster will be available for Scranton city residents that day, located on Main St across from the fire department. Household garbage and junk can…
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View from my window: Cancer Awareness Month was February (and always)
~by Mary Weaver According to a February statement from the University of Iowa, Iowa Cancer Registry, “There is no one cause for cancer; rather it is the complex interplay of different genetic, behavioral, environmental, and structural factors that alter the way cells function and produce cancer.” In an alarming trend, Iowa continues to have the second highest and fastest growing…
Read MoreJefferson, The Centennial honored by Iowa Tourism Office
The efforts of Jefferson Matters: Main Street, and Why Not Us? and chef Sara Ostrander were recognized by the Iowa Tourism Office at the 2024 Iowa Tourism Conference in Des Moines last week. Jefferson was named the Outstanding Community in the rural division; Cedar Rapids was recognized in the metro division. The Centennial was recognized as the Outstanding Dining Business…
Read MoreGenealogical Society to meet April 6
Information that can be found in federal census records will be the program presented by Shirley Ross when the Greene County Iowa Genealogical Society meets Saturday, April 6, at 10 am. The meeting will be in the basement meeting room at the Jefferson public library. Non members are welcome, too. The meeting room is handicapped accessible. The genealogy reference room…
Read MoreBullying the bully
~ a column by Colleen O’Brien “Please rise for the horribly and unfairly treated January 6 hostages,” an announcer said at the rally. Trump then saluted the jailbirds and the crowd stood, as “Justice for All,” a rendition of the National Anthem, played. The song sung by the J6 Prison Choir featured Trump reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Sanctimonious he…
Read MoreGrCo Schools to hold public info meeting on possible solar energy project
Meeting slated for Wednesday, April 3 All Greene County Community School District are encouraged to attend a informational session about using solar power to reduce utility expenses at the district’s three school buildings. The meeting will be held Wednesday, April 3, at 6 pm in the middle school auditorium. School superintendent Brett Abbotts explains in a letter to school district…
Read MoreSupes discuss sharing communication tower space, select construction mgr for jail
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At the Greene County board of supervisors meeting on Mar. 25, county attorney Thomas Laehn presented the board a draft 28E agreement between Greene County and Dallas County for the sharing of communications tower space and backup recording services for the Iowa interoperable communications systems, sometimes called emergency communications. “We can piggyback off the Dallas…
Read MoreHistorical Society to meet April 5 at RVP ~1875
The Friday, April 5, lunch meeting of the Greene County Historical Society, will include a tour of RVP ~1875, 115 S. Wilson Ave in Jefferson. RVP ~1875, which bills itself as “the world’s leading historical furniture shop and museum,” features19th-century woodworking tools and more than 130 pieces of furniture built by shop-museum owner Robby Pedersen. Each piece of furniture has…
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