Greene County Public Health is conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment now through April 15. The assessment is critical in identifying the health needs of Greene County communities and residents. The survey is available in English [click here for English survey] and in Spanish [Haga clic aquí para ver la encuesta en español]. QR codes are also provided. The Community…
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Aureon closing Jefferson call center
Aureon has announced its change to a work-from-home model for the Jefferson Contact Center employees and will close the Jefferson Contact Center on N. Chestnut St, across from the municipal building, on April 28, 2023. This decision comes after a thorough analysis of the company’s operations and has shown that maintaining multiple physical locations is no longer necessary in the…
Read MoreGrCo PreK registration is April 3
Info about Head Start also provided Registration for the Greene County Schools pre-kindergarten program will be held Monday, April 3, from 5 to 7 pm at the elementary school at 401 E. Russell St in Jefferson. Children who will be 4 years old on or before Sept. 15, 2023, are eligible for the state-funded 4-year-old pre-K. Children in the program…
Read MoreCommunity Players, Historical Society to celebrate local poetry
Calling all poets and poetry lovers – The Community Players of Greene County and the Greene County Historical Society will present “An Afternoon of Poetry” Sunday, April 23, at 2 pm at the historical museum on E. Lincoln Way in Jefferson. This will be the local celebration of April as National Poetry Month. Area residents who enjoy poetry are encouraged…
Read MorePalm Sunday musical portrays the last days of Christ’s life
Greene County Clergy Association is sponsoring a musical portraying the last days of Christ’s life Sunday, April 2, at 2 pm at the Greene County High School performing arts center. The musical will feature three dramatizations: Leonardo Da Vinci’s “The Living Lord’s Last Supper,” “The Roman Cross Builder,” and “The Women at Calvary.” The production will be enhanced by choral…
Read MoreSweep in to the Historical Society’s program on broom making
In the late 19th century there were two broom factories in Jefferson. They’re long gone, but the craft of making brooms lives on, and on Sunday, March 26, at the Greene County Museum, a 21st-century broom maker with Greene County ties will demonstrate how she makes the household tool. Shannon Bardole-Foley, daughter of Dick Bardole of Rippey, took up broom making…
Read MoreDeadline for 144-CHI funds is April 15
The application deadline is approaching for funds from the 144-Corridor Housing Initiative to help with the cost of projects that help make the east side of Greene County more attractive. Projects might include extra yard work, adding a wheelchair ramp, or adding a railing or replacing a rotting unsafe railing on the front step. The 144-Corridor Housing Initiative for people…
Read MoreWillow Township slates budget hearing
A public hearing on the Willow Township 2023-24 budget will be held Tuesday, March 28, at 7 pm at 260 320th St, Coon Rapids. Gina Arnold, clerk.
Read MoreGreene County Dems slate odd-year caucus
Greene County Democrats will hold their 2023 caucus and organizing meeting Tuesday, March 21, at the Jefferson municipal building at 220 N. Chestnut St. Doors will open and registration will begin at 6:30 pm. The caucus and election of officers and precinct leaders will begin at 7 and conclude by 8:30. All Greene County precincts will meet together. All registered…
Read MoreSupes okay levies, slate public hearing on FY24 budget
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors held two public hearings at the regular board meeting on Mar. 13. The first was for the proposed FY2024 maximum property tax. No oral or written objections were received from the public and the board unanimously approved a resolution setting limits of $5,010,033 for general county services and $2,018,666…
Read MoreJeff council okays animal shelter board, FY24 budget, and resurfacing W. Lincoln Way
The Jefferson city council at its regular March 14 meeting okayed the appointment of five members to the Greene County animal shelter board. The five persons, who were nominated by mayor Matt Gordon, are police captain Jason Kroger, council member Darren Jackson, veterinarian Amy Klauer, and at large board members Samantha Hardaway and Bonnie Silbaugh. People for Animal Welfare Society…
Read MoreGreen, Nordman discuss hot-button issues at legislative forum
Private property rights and the use of eminent domain is the most sensitive issue coming out of the 2023 legislative session, according to State Sen Jesse Green, who serves Greene County as part of Senate District 24. He and Carter Nordman, who serves Greene County as part of House District 47, answered questions from about two dozen constituents at a…
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