More than 80 persons heard plans and saw conceptual drawings of plans for a proposed $5 million expansion of the Jefferson public library at a joint meeting of the Jefferson public library board of trustees and the Jefferson city council. Studio Melee of West Des Moines was hired to design the project. Architects Curtis Ehler and Chris Wernimont, and industrial…
Read MoreDay: April 15, 2026
Forces Under 40, ABC Award to be presented at Sunday afternoon event
The 2026 Forces Under 40 recipient is Shelby Wiggins, recognized for her ongoing involvement and leadership across a wide range of community initiatives. A Jefferson native, Shelby grew up in the community and attended Greene County schools, and now works in the loan department at Home State Bank as the loan accounting specialist. She also serves on the Jefferson Matters Events Team, helping plan and support community events throughout the year. Shelby…
Read MoreTree committee set to plant trees April 24
Jefferson again named a Tree City USA city It’s spring, and the Jefferson tree committee will again plant trees in Jefferson. This year’s planting takes place on Arbor Day, April 24. The committee will plant more than 100 trees with the help of Greene County eighth grade science students and instructor Dalton Faber. Peoples Bank in Jefferson is donating water…
Read MorePlanting off to slow start
Corn planting in Iowa reached 1 percent complete for the week ending April 12, 2026, which is 1 percentage point behind last year, when 2 percent of the crop had been planted. No soybean planting has been reported, which is 1 percentage point behind 2025, when 1 percent of the crop had been planted. There were 2.6 days suitable for fieldwork during the week…
Read MorePope Leo comes to our aid, to the world’s aid
~a column by Colleen O’Brien “Iran is doing a very poor job, dishonorable some would say, of allowing oil to go through the Strait of Hormuz.” [BBC Apr 10, 2026] Trump, the poster boy of dishonor, mumbles this to his bedtime companion, Truth Social, who promptly sends it out to the world, which does not want it. I discount him…
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