The new pickleball courts at Russell Park are already in use, but an official ribbon cutting ceremony is slated for Thursday, May 22, at 1:30 pm. The courts are free to use and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. All are invited to the ribbon cutting. The Jefferson park and recreation board and staff thanked Grow Greene County Gaming…
Read MoreDay: May 17, 2025
City council hears ambitious urban renewal plan
The Jefferson city council at its regular meeting May 13 set public hearings for June 10 on amending the city’s urban renewal plan to include 10 different projects for which tax increment financing could be used. City administrator Scott Peterson stressed throughout the presentation that none of the projects are certainties at this time, but the requested action “would lay…
Read MoreLetters from World War Two topic of Historical Society program Sunday
A program about letters, and the people who wrote and received them during the 20th century’s two World Wars, will be presented at the Greene County Museum, 218 E. Lincoln Way, on Sunday, May 18. The free event, part of the museum’s Sunday program series, is set for 2 pm. Mikki Schwarzkopf of Jefferson will read excerpts from letters penned…
Read More