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…
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Greene 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.
Read MorePeg + Cat visit Jeff library to debut Library Corner
Thanks to Iowa Public Television, the Jefferson public library has new resources available to help build early literacy and math skills, including a Library Corner. Stacie Steveson, Iowa Public Television representative, presented a Peg + Cat Story Time, which introduced this new space to children and their families. Peg + Cat was originally created to inspire preschoolers’ natural curiosity about…
Read MoreRecord money raised at Cattlemen’s banquet
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal 2016 turned out to be a record year for the Greene County Cattlemen’s Association with a new mark set in fundraising through the auction of trophies, prints, pies and other items. A good-sized crowd gathered at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds Saturday evening to celebrate the success of 2015 and look forward to…
Read MoreIowa DOT seeks input on long-range transportation plan
Greene County residents encouraged to provide input The Iowa Department of Transportation and Iowa Transportation Commission have begun updating the long-range transportation plan for Iowa. The plan provides a framework for how future investments should be made to Iowa’s multimodal transportation system. A key part of the plan update is collecting public input. One component of the public input process…
Read MoreSWCD announces poster contest
Theme is “We All Need Trees” Greene County students in grades K-6 are invited to create a conservation poster using the theme “We All Need Trees” for the annual Greene SWCD (Soil & Water Conservation District) contest.
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