Thomas Jefferson Gardens will host its annual plant sale on Friday, May 2, from 10 am to 6 pm, and Saturday, May 3, from 10 am to 1 pm. Twelve-inch hanging baskets, window planters, and medium sized round planters will be available. All proceeds go to maintaining the beautiful gardens. “Feel free to peek inside the greenhouse ahead of time,”…
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Supervisors discuss ordinance prohibiting public sex acts
Also approve FY26 budget, funding for Churdan park shelter The Greene County supervisors at their April 28 meeting discussed a possible ordinance prohibiting public sex acts. County attorney Thomas Laehn provided a draft ordinance to the supervisors. The draft was a response to county sheriff Jack Williams’ request for an ordinance prohibiting public nudity. Laehn said public nudity is concerned…
Read MoreLaehn questions executive orders, calls them ‘the essence of tyranny’
Greene County attorney Thomas Laehn, the only Libertarian currently holding elected office in Iowa, used the word “tyranny” in comments he made to the county supervisors at their April 28 meeting. Laehn was briefing the supervisors on a letter from the State of Iowa to all entities receiving state grants, reminding them that executive orders have the force of law,…
Read MoreCounty attorney warns residents of pipeline easement language
“Over-stepping” and “one sided” is how Greene County board of supervisors board chair John Muir characterized the easement agreement the county received from Summit Carbon Solutions last week. The proposed CO2 pipeline would cross the Raccoon River Valley Trail south of Jefferson near Winkleman Switch. That’s the only place the pipeline would cross land over which the county has control.…
Read MoreWanda Lindsey, 1943 – 2025
Funeral services for Wanda Lindsey, 81, of Johnston, long-time resident of Jefferson, will be held Friday, May 2, 2025 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home, Jefferson. Interment will be in the Jefferson Cemetery. Wanda Lou Lindsey passed away peacefully April 29, 2025. She was born September 13, 1943, in Lake City. Wanda lived a life marked by warmth, hard work, and a…
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