50107 Summerfest will be held Friday and Saturday, Aug. 1-2, in Grand Junction. Most activities will be held on the former school lot unless noted. The fun begins Friday at 4 pm with the opening of the beer tent, Joe’s Old Fashioned Fun carnival, and yard games. Burnin’ Sensations will play from 7-11 pm. Saturday is packed with events. Registration…
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Eminent domain topic of ‘Coffee & Conversation’ Saturday at the museum
The Greene County Historical Society invites the public to a thought-provoking morning of Coffee & Conversation on Saturday, Aug. 2, at 10 am, featuring county attorney Thomas Laehn as he explores “The History of Eminent Domain.” Laehn will deliver a short presentation on the complex history of eminent domain—the government’s power to take private property for public use—and how it has shaped communities throughout American history.…
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~a column by Colleen O’Brien Reconnoitering my current lifescape, I reflect on the many choices I do not have, starting , with #1, my gas and electric company, whose products and services are essential to modern life, and so we live with the monopolies and their regular price hikes or have no heat or AC in our homes. #2, I…
Read MoreJulie Saul, 1954 – 2025
Julie Deanne Saul, 71, passed away at her home in Jefferson on Monday, July 28, 2025. She was born Jan. 3, 1954, in Estherville, the daughter of Clifford and Mary (Bryan) Saul. She was a Waldorf graduate of 1974 in secretarial science, but returned to Westmar for her degree in education. She began as an elementary school teacher in Iowa…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – W. Taylor
Re: Library expansion project Hello. My name is Wendy Taylor. I am the vice president of the Friends of the Jefferson Iowa Public Library (FoL) and liaison to the library staff. At our board meeting last night, I realized we FoL board members are hearing some confusion, disappointment, and even some frustration from community members about the proposed library expansion…
Read MoreGreene County district court, week ending July 25
In Greene County district court Tre A. Wilson, 28, of Aurora, NE, was fined $430 with a $64.50 surcharge after he pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal mischief- fourth degree, amended from criminal mischief- second degree. He must pay victim restitution to be determined. He was fined $430 with a $64.50 surcharge. Court costs were $100. (Sentencing: Honorable Joseph…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending July 25
In Greene County magistrate court a judgment was entered July 21 against Dale Lee Spaulding of Glidden on a charge of domestic abuse assault with intent to cause pain/injury. He was fined $105 with a $14.75 surcharge. Court costs were $91.50. In another case against Spaulding initiated after the above case, he changed his plea to guilty to two charges…
Read MoreFirst concrete walls go up on new jail
Construction of the new Greene County jail is on schedule. Sheriff Jack Williams had told the county supervisors during the spring that precast concrete walls would arrive in July. They arrived Monday, July 28, with three days to spare, and were put up immediately. Ground was broken for the project March 17. The $10.9 million project is scheduled to be…
Read MoreJeff library trustees to hear architects’ proposals for library expansion
The Jefferson public library board of trustees will hear presentations from three architects on their proposals for the future expansion of the library at meetings Thursday, Aug. 7, in the council chambers on the second floor of the municipal building, 220 N. Chestnut. Each architect will have 45 minutes for their presentation. Presentations will be made at 4:30, 5:45, and…
Read MoreAmerican Legion builds gazebo near Freedom Rock
American Legion Post 11 placed a picnic table in a shaded area near the Freedom Rock at the Raccoon River Valley Trail head on E. Lincoln Way in 2020. That shade, like much of the shade in Jefferson, was lost to the hunger of the Emerald ash borer. American Legion members, with help from other local volunteers, replaced that shade…
Read MoreYard of the Month honors to Mark, Gayle Lange
Mounds of unique and colorful day lilies offer a bright and cheery welcome to the home of Mark and Gayle Lange, 100 Briarwood Bend, the Jefferson Garden Club’s July Yard of the Month. The couple has traveled to distant garden centers in search of special daylily varieties. The clematis vines which bloom abundantly earlier in the summer are another feature…
Read MoreSheriff’s report – July 2025
Following are excerpts of daily activities reported by the Greene County sheriff’s office: Thursday, July 31: At 12:17 am the sheriff and deputy arrested Zachariah Van, 20, of Missouri in the 1700 block of N. Elm St in Jefferson on a charge of public intoxication*. At 4:15 pm Travis Crichton, 46, of Vail was booked into the jail on a…
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