Gov Kim Reynolds has vetoed House File 639, a bill relating to hazardous liquid pipelines, but is asking the Iowa Utilities Commission to implement two changes that were included in the bill. HF 639 has drawn much public attention in Greene and Guthrie Counties as it pertains to a liquid carbon dioxide pipeline proposed by Summit Carbon Solutions to connect…
Read MoreDay: June 11, 2025
New Grimmell Rd bridge open to traffic
The Raccoon River bridge at S. Grimmell Rd opened Wednesday morning, one day earlier than county engineer Wade Weiss expected, and two months earlier than first planned. The $2.1 million project is funded by a grant from the Iowa Department of Transportation and federal bridge replacement funds from Greene County. Construction began last August and was expected to take a…
Read MoreWishful thinking
~a column by Pollyanna, aka Colleen O’Brien My dream: That when one reporter is publicly dissed and called “nasty” (favorite word for reporters) by the President, all reporters at the venue pick the reporter off the floor where he has pretended to faint from the verbal abuse. His compadres carry him out, flat on his back between them, as if…
Read MoreCounty attorney’s office pursuing unpaid victim restitution
Persons who failed to pay court-ordered victim restitution in Greene County cases are still on the hook for what they owe. Assistant county attorney Kaitlyn Willms told the county supervisors at their June 9 meeting that show-cause proceedings have been initiated to collect unpaid victim restitution in 10 cases. Persons who don’t pay will be found guilty of contempt of…
Read MoreIsiserettes coming to Bell Tower Festival
The Isiserettes of Des Moines will be a feature group in the Bell Tower Festival parade Saturday in Jefferson. They’ll also perform following the parade at 12 pm on the southwest corner of the courthouse square, in the shadow of the Bell Tower. The Isiserettes performed in the 2024 parade and on the square to the delight of festival attendees.…
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