The Greene County sheriff’s office and the Jefferson police department will participate in a special Traffic Enforcement Project (sTEP) March 16-19. St. Patrick’s Day has become one of the deadliest holidays due to the number of drunk drivers on the roadways. That’s why the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) warns Iowans to not drink…
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Crop and weather outlook topic of Ogden Ag Marketing session
Elwynn Taylor is featured speaker The final spring session of the popular Ogden Ag Marketing series will be Thursday, March 10. Join Boone and Greene County Extension & Outreach for “2016 Crop Weather and Market Outlook.”
Read MoreFarmers invited to ‘Coffee and Conversation’ this Thursday
Greene County Extension is hosting a series of Coffee and Conversation events, bringing farmers and other ag professionals together for an informal discussion on current ag topics. The next coffee is Thursday, March 10, from 9:30 to 10:30 am, with the topic “Water Quality and the Nutrient Reduction Strategy” with Shawn Shouse, ISU Extension & Outreach ag engineering specialist.
Read MoreSecond Learning Fair held at middle school
Students at Greene County Middle School presented information on topics ranging from video game design to bow hunting at the second Learning Fair of the year Feb. 25 at the school. The Learning Fairs are modeled after the Science Fairs teachers remember from their student days. Nineteen teams did presentations of 5 to 7 minutes on a topic of their…
Read MoreAlliant Energy, MidAmerican Energy warn of phone scams
CEDAR RAPIDS – Alliant Energy and MidAmerican Energy are teaming up to fight back against scams. Phone billing scams targeting utility customers continue to be a daily battle, resulting in money lost for our customers. Since the beginning of the year, Iowa customers have reported more than 400 fraudulent calls to the two utilities. The scammers are targeting all customer bases; however, small…
Read MoreGreene County Relay for Life honored by ACS as Community of Hope
The Greene County Relay for Life was honored recently by the American Cancer Society Midwest Division with the presentation of the Community of Hope Award. Peg Raney (left), who heads the local RFL committee, accepted the award from Caryline Clark (right), ACS staff member. The Community of Hope Award is given to a community that successfully implements mission related activities…
Read MoreTime for Jefferson ‘March Mania’ community contest
Jefferson Telecom announces a free college men’s basketball tournament contest sponsored by local businesses. March Mania is free and easy to enter; just go to www.jeffersonmarchmania.com and fill out an online bracket. The contest is open to all residents of Greene County who are 18 or older. Participants can now complete the quick online registration at the website listed. Once…
Read MoreSpring Into Greene returns
March 15 RSVP date for interested businesses The Spring Into Greene Home and Garden Show, hosted by the Greene County Chamber of Commerce in previous years, is returning. The 2016 Spring Into Greene is slated for Saturday, April 30, from 9 am to 3 pm at the Greene County courthouse.
Read MoreColor Out Cancer 5K run/walk slated for April 23
Registration is now open for the Greene County Relay for Life Color Out Cancer 5K run/walk scheduled for Saturday, April 23. The race will begin at 10:30 am at the Greene County Community Center in Jefferson. Check in starts at 9:30 am.
Read MoreFebruary weather summary
February was snowier but missing the bitter cold of a typical February according to volunteer weather observer John Beltz. Beltz reports a low temperature of -5 degrees, but the average low temperature for the month was 19.8 degrees, six degrees warmer than the normal average low of 13.7 degrees. There were eight nights when the low temperature was in single…
Read MoreBranstad reports Iowa leads in wind energy production
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Monday that Iowa now generates more than 31.3 percent of its energy from wind. According to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Iowa is now the first and only state in the United States that has crossed the 30 percent mark.
Read MoreSevere weather spotter class to be offered in Grand Junction
A weather spotter class will be offered in Grand Junction Thursday, March 3, at 7 pm, said Dennis Morlan, Greene County director of homeland security and emergency management. This class will be conducted at the Grand Junction Community Center and will give participants an opportunity to tour this new facility.
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