Author: Tori Riley

The Greene County Community School District is moving forward with a solar energy project to curb electricity costs at the district’s three school building. Superintendent Brett Abbotts reported at the board’s May 8 meeting he has spoken with staff from Modus Engineering and OPN about the proposed solar energy project. He said the board will discuss hiring a project manager…

Poet Abby Jacobson and author Tom Ganoe will speak at the Jefferson public library Thursday, May 16, at 7 pm. Jacobson has published two books of poetry, “Swallowed by Smoke” and “Petals of Unspoken Verses.” Jacobson is a Paton-Churdan graduate and has been writing since elementary school. She will read from both her books. Tom Ganoe is an East Greene…

~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Responding to a letter from the Greene County Republican Central Committee objecting to the use of absentee ballot drop boxes, the Greene County board of supervisors affirmed continued placement of the box at the east side of the courthouse at their meeting on May 6. Auditor and election official Billie Jo Hoskins described the letter…

The 144 Corridor Housing Initiative board recently met to review the requests for exterior housing improvements for Paton, Grand Junction, and Rippey. Dana residents were eligible to apply, but no one submitted an application. Twenty-six  awards were given totaling $25,000. The awards ranged from $500 to $1,000, but sparked total improvements to the 144 Corridor of $231,671. Funds were made…

The plot to kill Abraham Lincoln was convoluted, and almost didn’t succeed, according to Jed Magee, who has spent most of his life researching the life of the 16th U.S. president. Magee will talk about the twists and turns the plot took Sunday, May 19, at 2 pm at the Greene County Historical Museum, 219 E. Lincoln Way in Jefferson.…