About 50 persons, most of them Jefferson Matters Main Street volunteers, gathered on the south lawn of the courthouse Monday to celebrate Jefferson receiving a Great America Main Street Award (GAMSA). The award was first presented in Philadelphia April 7. Several of those on the courthouse lawn were also at the earlier presentation. Jefferson Matters director Matt Wetrich served as…
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Sex trafficking topic of documentary to be shown May 4 in Jefferson
The documentary “Gridshock: A film about sex trafficking in Iowa” will be shown Sunday, May 4, at 7 pm at the Greene County High School auditorium. The public is welcome to the free event. Parking will be in the south lot. The documentary is recommended for all parents; students (those younger than 14 should be accompanied by a parent; grandparents;…
Read MoreGrCo school board okays $15 minimum hourly wage for non-teaching staff
Greene County Schools classified employees are all receiving pay increases, some of them as much as $2.50 an hour, when the new school year starts next August. The Greene County Community Schools board at its April 9 meeting approved salary increases for paraeducators, custodians, media clerks, secretaries, nurses, and business staff, to bring them all to at least $15 an…
Read MoreClasses invited to hold reunions during Bell Tower Festival June 12-14
The annual Bell Tower Festival will be held June 12-14 in Jefferson, and this is a traditional time for class reunions to meet. The Greene County Community School Foundation welcomes all the reunions and alumni back with their families. The foundation sponsors the annual Reunion Rendezvous held right after the parade from 12:30 to 3 pm on Lincoln Way. The Reunion…
Read MoreIowa farmers start growing season under dry conditions
Dry conditions helped Iowa farmers as days suitable for fieldwork increased to 5.9 for the week ending April 13, 2025, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included tillage, seeding oats, and applying anhydrous, manure and dry fertilizer. There were also reports of corn and soybeans being planted. Topsoil moisture condition across Iowa rated 7 percent very short,…
Read MoreSupervisors asked for funding for P-C Early Learning Center project
The Greene County supervisors received information and a request for funding for the Paton-Churdan Early Learning Center at their April 7 meeting. P-C ELC board president Cassie Fiedler and director Whitney Minnehan, with P-C school principal Annie Smith, made the presentation. The P-C ELC has been housed in a modular building that was placed at the east end of the…
Read MoreArchery contest proposed for Squirrel Hollow park
The Friends of Greene County IA Parks plans to inaugurate an annual archery target-shooting competition. The Friends group formed as a non-profit 501(c)3 organization within the past year with a goal of supporting the county parks. Friends board member Cheryl Robson at the April 7 county supervisors meeting requested $4,000 of the total project cost of $7,700 to purchase 3-dimensional…
Read MoreGreene County Community Foundation awards grants for 2025
The Greene County Community Foundation awarded more than $250,000 in grants at an awards program Sunday, April 6, in Jefferson. Grow Greene County provided $175,000 to the Community Foundation for grantmaking. Grow Greene County awards grants greater than $35,000. Those awards were announced earlier this month. Requests for grants of $35,000 or less are made to the Community Foundation. Grants…
Read MoreUrban forestry award to Peterson
Jefferson city administrator Scott Peterson received the Outstanding Civic Leader in Urban Forestry award from the Iowa Urban Tree Council during the 34th annual Urban Forestry awards ceremony April 3 at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny. Peterson, a city administrator for more than 20 years, worked in Glidden and Lake View before accepting his current role in Jefferson in…
Read MoreFirst crop report of the 2025 growing season
Much of Iowa experienced cooler than normal temperatures and much needed rain showers leaving Iowa farmers with 3.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending April 6, 2025, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Minimal fieldwork was done during the week, but some producers were able to plant oats, apply anhydrous, and dry fertilizer. Topsoil moisture condition…
Read MoreGreat American Main Street Award to Jefferson Matters
Jefferson Matters was named Monday as one of three Great American Main Street Award (GAMSA) recipients at the Main Street Now Conference in Philadelphia, PA. The award is Main Street America’s top award recognizing communities for excellence in exemplary preservation-based commercial district revitalization. The 2025 GAMSA honors are sponsored by The Hartford. Other GAMSA winners are Denison Main Street of…
Read MoreGrow Greene County Gaming Corp awards nearly $2 million at 10th annual Awards Night
Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation, the local nonprofit corporation that holds the state gaming license in Greene County, distributed $1,958,000 to organizations at its 10th annual Awards Night, conducted in person April 1 at Wild Rose Jefferson. According to the Grow Greene County board, it is the highlight of their year to hand out awards to the neighboring counties’ community…
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