Allee Hinote and Jesse Miller were selected by high school upperclassman as 2022 homecoming queen and king. They were crowned on the south balcony of the courthouse Friday afternoon following the parade, and were also introduced at the homecoming football game Friday evening. The Rams won the homecoming football game against the Des Moines Christian Lions, 30-22. Homecoming Week culminated…
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Supervisors approve up to $3.8M in debt for communication tower, radios
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County supervisors at their Sept. 12 meeting approved issuing up to $3.8 million in general obligation capital loan notes for the purchase and installation of peace officer/emergency communications equipment, including a new tower and radios. The action followed a public hearing at which no comments, either written or verbal, were received from the…
Read MoreChildcare center opens Sept. 26
After years of planning and more than a year of construction despite some supply chain delays, the new childcare center at 306 S. Vine St in Jefferson is ready to open its doors Monday, Sept. 26. “We couldn’t be happier to welcome children and families to our new center,” said director Cherie Cerveny. Parents toured the new center Friday, Sept.…
Read MoreProgram on the Underground Railroad in Iowa the museum Sunday
~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society The popular historian, researcher and writer David Connon returns to Jefferson this Sunday, Sept. 18, to present a program about “Josiah Bushnell Grinnell and the Iowa Underground Railroad,” at 2 pm at the Greene County Historical Museum. “J.B.” Grinnell, one of the more prominent figures in Iowa history, lived from 1821…
Read MoreChad Elliot performing Sept. 24 as part of Art on the Square
Midwest singer-songwriter Chad Elliott will be featured at Thomas Jefferson Gardens of Greene County on Saturday, Sept. 24, performing two shows. A children’s show will kick off the afternoon at 1 pm and he will continue with a concert from 2 to 4 pm for a family friendly event at the gardens at 201 E. Lincoln Way in Jefferson. The concerts are…
Read MoreThomas Jefferson Gardens second cemetery walk slated for Sept. 25
Thomas Jefferson Gardens is sponsoring its second historic Cemetery Walk on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 2 pm, guided by Dianne Piepel, who researched the individuals for this year’s walk. The walk will begin at the Welcome Center at 201 E. Lincoln Way. Participants may walk or drive to the Jefferson cemetery where a short narrative history of prominent and interesting…
Read MoreLeadership Iowa plans first session in Jefferson
Jefferson has been selected as a host community for the October Leadership Iowa session. Forty leaders from across the state have been selected to participate in the 2022-23 program of Leadership Iowa, Iowa’s premier issues-awareness program offered by the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) Foundation. More than 1,300 Iowans have taken part in the program since it…
Read MoreCorn, soybean condition fall for second week
Average rainfall statewide still left Iowa farmers with 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sept. 11, 2022, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included chopping corn, harvesting corn for seed, cutting hay, and seeding cover crops. Producers were also preparing equipment for harvest. Topsoil moisture condition across Iowa rated 16 percent very short, 29…
Read MoreGrCo HS tells homecoming plans, names court
Greene County High School students are celebrating homecoming next week, with the parade, coronation, and the homecoming football game Friday, Sept. 16. The public is invited to several activities during the week as follows: Sunday, Sept. 11 – Powderpuff football, 2 pm, at the Grand Junction field; and boys volleyball, 6:30 pm in the high school gym. Admission for either…
Read MoreMore discussion on zoning for large solar projects
Supervisors agree to shorten some setback distances ~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Greene County board of supervisors chair John Muir again cautioned representatives of National Grid Renewables and other participants that the public discussion of the Greene County zoning ordinance re-write concerning rules for utility level solar projects is “not a negotiation.” “We are open to comments,” supervisor Dawn Rudolph…
Read MoreOrris divulges name of anonymous donor to animal shelter
Donation honors Paul and Vernice Cutler Don Orris, who has led the effort to raise funds for a new animal shelter over the last six years, has honored a request by the first major donor to the project. The animal shelter is finally near completion, and Orris has convinced the anonymous donor to allow his name and the reasons for…
Read MoreScranton council swears in Squibb to fill vacancy
Ashley Squibb was sworn in as a member of the Scranton city council at the Aug. 16 meeting. Squibb fills a vacancy and will serve until the November 2023 election. The council set the fall clean up for Sept. 24 from 6 to 8 am. The budget amendment was approved. Dawn Rudolph reported on the Community Center. She advised the…
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