The Greene County High School vocal music department will commandeer the weekly Tower Tunes Live this Wednesday, Aug. 14, from 12:15 to 12:30 pm. Vocal director Dave Heupel will announce the 2025 high school musical by playing songs from it on the carillon. High school students will also perform on the bell tower plaza. Community members are invited to bring…
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Jefferson Rotary auctions tickets to see comedian Jim Gaffigan perform in Sioux Falls
The winning bidder on this special pre-sale auction package can see the popular comedian Jim Gaffigan live in concert on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. The auction item includes four tickets in row 17 of the center section floor seating at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, SD plus two hotel rooms at the nearby Grand Falls Casino and…
Read MoreHazardous waste collection Saturday, Aug. 17
A free hazardous waste collection is slated for Saturday, Aug. 17, from 9 to 11 am on the north side of the courthouse square. The event is for Jefferson residents only. Items that will be accepted include aerosol cleaners and paints; ammonia-based cleaners; antifreeze; batteries (only rechargeable); fertilizers; fluorescent light bulbs (cfls); gasoline and kerosene; oil, lead-based paint; stains, varnishes;…
Read MoreReduce dementia risk by up to 70 percent
According to the World Health Organization, more than 55 million people suffer from some form of dementia. They predict this number will double every 20 years. What steps would you be willing to take to reduce your risk? Area residents are doing this by participating in an educational opportunity led by Greene County public health. Registration is now open for…
Read MoreCommunity Foundation helps fund handicap-accessible entry at Ever Greene Ridge
Residents of Ever Greene Ridge are thrilled with work that has just been completed on the installation of a handicap-accessible entry. They are also extremely grateful for the support they received from the Greene County Community Foundation. “A $5,500 grant award this spring moved this project from our resident’s wish list to reality,” said Greene County Medical Center Foundation director…
Read MoreThomas Jefferson Gardens board turning over reins on farmers market
The board of Thomas Jefferson Gardens of Greene County met Aug. 6 and have decided that after this year the Thomas Jefferson Gardens will no longer host the Greene County Farmers Market. “We have enjoyed hosting the farmers market the last three years,” board president Danielle Ross said. “We believe it is a great asset to the community and hope…
Read MoreYard of the Month honor to Deb, Shane Monthei
Set against a backdrop of quiet woods, perennials of all colors and descriptions create a cheerful array at the home of Deb and Shane Monthei on W. Russell St, the Jefferson Garden Club’s Yard of the Month for August 2024. Tall purple liatris, bright yellow coreopsis and rudbeckia, pink hibiscus and foxglove, daylilies of several colors, Asiatic lilies and…
Read MoreSupervisors hear CO2 pipeline info, agree to higher deductibles to lower insurance rates
Will send letter to IUC objecting to pipeline The Greene County supervisors heard information at their Aug. 5 meeting from Franklin Township property owner and environmentalist Chris Henning about the carbon dioxide pipeline proposed by Summit Carbon Solutions. The pipeline would run diagonally across Greene County, from the Paton area to the Louis Dreyfus ethanol plant in Grand Junction, and…
Read MoreRural voters to see question on use of LOSST revenue on Nov. 5 ballot
Voters in rural Greene County will once again be asked to change the purpose statement for the county’s local options sales & services tax (LOSST) revenues. The county board of supervisors at their Aug. 5 meeting approved a resolution placing on the Nov. 5 ballot the same question that was on the ballot for a special election last March. Voters…
Read MoreCorn, soybeans behind last year but still near five-year average
Most of the state received rain showers and experienced above average temperatures. These conditions allowed Iowa farmers 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Aug. 4, 2024, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities included harvesting oats for grain, cutting and baling hay, and applying fungicides. Topsoil moisture condition across Iowa rated 1 percent very…
Read MoreFreedom
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Kamala Harris, Democratic nominee for the 2024 presidential election, has made freedom ring from every podium she’s stood behind for a mere two weeks. Freedom is the cornerstone of her campaign supporting her insistence that “We will never go back.” What a refreshing fistful of words those are, for they are hopeful, invigorating and with…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending Aug. 2
In Greene County district court Lyle Lee Olesen, 60, of Coon Rapids was sentenced to 180 days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of operating while intoxicated. All but two days of the jail term was suspended and he was placed on probation to Boone/Greene County Probation for one year. He must complete a…
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