Funding from gambling proceeds at Wild Rose Casino in Jefferson Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation, the local nonprofit corporation that holds the state gaming license in Greene County, distributed almost $2 million worth of grants April 2 at its 9th Annual Awards Night, conducted in person at Wild Rose Jefferson. Grow Greene County board members say it is the highlight…
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Jamie Daubendiek elected president of Iowa Communication Alliance
Jamie Daubendiek of Jefferson Telecom has been elected to serve as board president of the Iowa Communications Alliance (ICA). Daubendiek was announced as the new ICA board president during the ICA annual meeting and Expo held in Des Moines on March 25-27 with more than 1,000 in attendance. During his speech to annual meeting attendees, Daubendiek looked back into the…
Read MoreCounty holds public hearing on property tax levy, hearing on budget is April 22
The Greene County board of supervisors held a public hearing for the FY2025 proposed property tax levy Monday, April 1, at 8:30 am, postponing the regular meeting to 9 am. Technical difficulties prevented Zoom attendees from hearing the proceedings except for the last seven minutes. Board discussion included a letter sent by the State of Iowa to taxpayers explaining county…
Read MoreRam soccer kicks W. Marshall Trojans 7-2 in season opener
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys soccer team kicked off its season with a 7-2 win over West Marshall last Thursday at home. Greene County saw five goals from Gesser Gutierres in the first half, holding West Marshall to two. The Trojans were unable to score in the second half, with the Rams scoring two, one…
Read MoreRam boys T&F competes at Winterset Invite
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County boys track and field team took part in the Winterset Invitational last Friday, finding 12th as a team and success for individuals at the meet. The Rams will compete at Linduska Field in Jefferson Friday, April5. Next week, the team will be in Carroll on Monday, April 8, and at…
Read MoreRam girls compete at Audubon Early Bird meet
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The season is fully underway for the Greene County girls track and field team after competing in Audubon Early Bird meet last Tuesday, March 26. The team was scheduled to compete at Panorama High School Tuesday, but the meet was rescheduled due to weather. They’ll compete at home on Friday, April 5, with…
Read MoreJohn’s Appliance & TV will close as John Bossard retires from business
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal After 32 years in the business, John Bossard will be retiring at the end of the month, seeing his long time Jefferson business close. Bossard started out as a Sears catalog store. When the catalog stores were closed, John’s Appliance & TV was born. The business, located on the square in Jefferson (116…
Read MoreMedical Center employees honored at awards ceremony
Greene County Medical Center’s annual employee recognition and service awards ceremony was held March 26 in the main lobby. Traci Wiggins, an employee in the materials management department, was presented with the 2023 Van Zelderen Excellence Award. The celebration also honored the seven other employees nominated for the award, as well as 21 who marked milestone anniversaries. The Van Zelderen…
Read MoreGet ‘insiders’ look at a local manufacturers/businesses with exclusive tours
Unique behind the scenes tours of several area manufacturers and businesses will be hosted by the Jefferson Matters Economic Vitality team in 2024. The first one of these “After Hours: Insider” events is set for Jefferson’s AAI / Spalding facility on Tuesday, April 30, from 5:30 to 7 pm. AAI / Spalding manufactures basketball goals and gymnastic apparatus which are…
Read MoreAcquiring and unacquiring
~a column by Colleen O’Brien My daughter says to me, “Mom, you have too much stuff!” I am insulted because I’ve been (I think) almost religious in getting rid of my “stuff.” Points of view are always coming up with my daughter and me. I am of course 25 years older than she, so I not only have more wisdom,…
Read MoreAt the museum: Berries, bandages and a Bonnie and Clyde gun battle
~by Denise O’Brien Van for the Greene County Historical Society A berry picking expedition and the discovery of bloody bandages in the woods led to Iowa’s most infamous gun battle, starring Bonnie and Clyde. Rod Stanley of Panora, a retired middle- and high school history teacher, will fill in the details of the tale Sunday, April 14, at 2 pm…
Read MoreJeff council hears insurance info, approves street closures for farmers market
After several meetings that lasted longer than two hours, the Jefferson city council’s March 26 meeting was finished in just more than 30 minutes. Bryan Helmus used the open forum portion of the meeting to compliment council members for their handling of the large numbers of persons who have attended recent meetings to voice their opinions on rezoning a parcel…
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