Month: September 2026

Downtown Jefferson will come alive with music, performances, art, and  activity during the first-ever Buskerfest, Saturday, Oct. 17, from 10 am to 2 pm  around the downtown square.   So, what exactly is a  busker?  A busker is a street performer who brings their talent directly into public  spaces, creating  spontaneous  entertainment for  people passing by. Buskers can include  musicians, singers,  dancers, and other performers, turning sidewalks, street corners and  unexpected spaces into their stage. Buskers perform for…

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. “Wet conditions persisted last week, with much of the state receiving above-average rainfall. This month is on track to go down as one of the warmest and wettest Septembers on record for the state of Iowa,” said…

DHHS tells income guidelines Applications will be taken starting November 1, 2026, for the 2026-2027 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). This program is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Community Access and Eligibility Division, Community Action Agencies Unit, and has been established to help qualifying low-income Iowa…

The Jefferson city council at its Sept. 22 meeting approved assessing the owners of 19 properties for costs of abating nuisances on the properties. Of the 27 total assessments listed, 20 are for mowing and three are for snow removal. Others are listed as “code enforcement.” Code enforcement officer Chad Stevens explained the assessments are for unpaid invoices sent to…

The county supervisors at a marathon meeting that lasted longer than 3-1/2 hours, spent much of their Sept. 21 meeting discussing proposed amendments to the county’s zoning ordinance. The amendments deal with repowering wind turbines, as the majority of the turbines in the county are approaching the age at which parts need to be replaced. The supervisors previously agreed that…

It won’t be the best evening weather-wise for high school football, but fans at Linduska Field will still celebrate Greene County and Paton-Churdan homecomings. Coronation was held at Paton-Churdan Sunday. Students selected Treyvon Keeley and Kaliyah Minnihan as king and queen. (Below, left; Paton-Churdan School photo) Greene County held coronation Friday afternoon at the school auditorium. Students selected London Harris…

Alma Danza, a dance troupe from Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, will join the Greene County High School marching band for halftime entertainment during the homecoming football game Friday, Sept. 25, at Linduska Field in Jefferson. Alma Danza will also perform Friday at 5:30 pm at the Greene County Community Center. There is no charge to attend. Iowa-Yucatan Partners is a long-standing…

Entire bus fleet is diesel-fueled Truckers and farmers aren’t the only ones watching closely as the cost of diesel fuel increases. School superintendents and transportation directors are watching, too. In Greene County Community Schools, that  means reviewing bus routes for paths that require the least distance, and looking closely at fuel ratings, school superintendent Brett Abbotts said. Aside from that,…