Art and collectible prints by local & Iowa artists, music by Pullin’ Strings A variety of art by local and Iowa artists of the present and past will be available by silent auction, accompanied by live music and refreshments, Sunday, March 8, from 2 to 4 pm at the Jefferson Community Golf Course clubhouse. Art on the auction includes a…
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Lamb Producers banquet March 14
The Greene County Lamb Producers will hold their annual banquet Saturday, March 14, at 6:30 pm at Clover Hall on the Greene County fairgrounds in Jefferson. Leg of Lamb will be prepared by the Lamb Producers and sides will be provided by HyVee. Presentation of 2025 Fair awards and an auction will follow. Proceeds will be used to help fund…
Read MoreJeff council hears about GCDC’s commercial flex space, 2025 animal shelter stats
Council’s police committee will not pursue ordinance allowing hunting in the city limits The Jefferson city council at its Feb. 24 meeting heard about commercial flex space in the east business park from Greene County Development director Greg Piklapp. Storage Solutions of Iowa, based in Carroll, owns, maintains, and operates the building. GDCD developed the east business park with roads…
Read MoreFirst-person account of Civil War by Union soldier March 8 at museum
A “Civil War soldier” will visit the Greene County Historical Museum on Sunday, March 8. Dressed in a Union Army uniform, O.J. Fargo of Creston will give a first-person account of an Iowa soldier’s Civil War experience in a program he’s titled “Just Before the Battle, Mother.” The 2 pm program, sponsored by Humanities Iowa, is free and open to…
Read MoreHistoric Voices presents ‘The Founding Mothers’ March 7 in Grand Junction
Historic Voices will present “The Founding Mothers” on Saturday, March 7 at 2 pm at the Grand Junction Community Center. This performance features a live portrayal of historical characters by Laura Keyes. Her illustrated lecture will focus on the remarkable women who had a first-hand view of the founding of our nation and whose brave stories need to be shared.…
Read MoreDreyfus funding winding down for county
Supervisors approve agreements for recycling in Scranton, Grand Junction For two decades, Louis Dreyfus LLC of Grand Junction has provided the county with $50,000 per year as discretionary funding as negotiated with the supervisors before the ethanol plant opened. Supervisors have provided funds to a wide range of projects ranging from ambulances and fire trucks to summer festivals and park…
Read MoreKiwanis has busy winter of giving and service
The Kiwanis Club of Jefferson has had an active winter season supporting local programs, volunteering in the community, and investing in organizations that serve children in Greene County. This winter, Kiwanis donated $750 to the Greene County Extension 4-H program and $500 to the Jefferson Public Library to support local youth activities. Kiwanis also sponsored a showing of the animated…
Read MoreWeary Ramblers win international music award
Weary Ramblers racked up two more awards this week in a growing list of accomplishments. The duo’s song, “Kentucky Never Seemed So Blue,” has been awarded the Overall Grand Prize winner and Best Country Bluegrass Song of the 2026 International Acoustic Music Awards. “It is an absolute honor to be awarded this prestigious recognition. Artists like Charlie Parr and Dom…
Read MoreBook of veterans’ stories to benefit veterans memorial project
Margaret Hamilton and Jeff Christensen are compiling a book of oral histories of Greene County veterans, which will be published this summer. “I saw someone on tv talking about oral histories of veterans, and I thought something like that would be valuable here, as so many of our veterans are aging, and their stories may be lost,” said Margaret Hamilton,…
Read MoreGrCo school board nixes general fund dollars to activities expenses, okays other PPEL expenses
Greene County Community Schools board members are concerned enough about state funding for the next school year that they declined to approve a transfer from the general fund to the activity fund. Activities director Dave Wright asked the board to approve a resolution to $10,000 transfer from the general fund to cover safety equipment, as is allowed by state code.…
Read MoreRotary Club opens 2026 grant cycle
The Rotary Club of Jefferson is now accepting applications for grants from the proceeds of its 27th annual charity auction held Nov. 21, 2025. Applications will be available on www.jeffersonrotary.org starting Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. In the past, the club has directed proceeds from its annual charity auction to worthy non-profit organizations and projects throughout Greene County. More than $600,000…
Read MoreJeff council holds public hearing on public hunting within city limits
Okays tentative agreement with union, sets public hearing on FY27 budget, agrees to limited state audit The Jefferson city council meeting Feb. 10 was a refreshing example of local government at work. The majority of the meeting was taken up with a public hearing on a request by retired Department of Natural Resources conservation officer Dan Pauley to amend a…
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