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Supervisors hear of inter-county transportation program

~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors heard from Chris Whitaker of Region XII Council of Governments about the Iowa Economic Development Authority’s Career Link Employment Transportation Program at the regular meeting May 9. Whitaker, at various times in his presentation, referred to the service as “employee busing,” “employee shuttle service,” and “commuter shuttle route.” Whitaker…

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Local Rotary Club to celebrate centennial this Sunday

The Rotary Club of Jefferson will celebrate 100 years of service and positive impact in the county-wide community and the world with a centennial observance program Sunday, May 15. The event will take place in the Rotary Room at the Jefferson Community Golf Course from 5 until 7 pm.   To highlight the far-reaching impact of Rotary’s work in the…

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Planting now two weeks behind after rainy week

The week began with rain and colder than normal temperatures, but Iowa farmers found the end of the week fair enough to resume planting row crops with 1.8 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending May 8, 2022, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork activities also included spraying, when windy conditions allowed, and spreading manure. Topsoil…

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Jefferson housing project receives $600,000 in state grant

Governor Reynolds on May 6 announced a total of nearly $20 million in investments to support downtown housing projects in 61 communities, which will create 466 new homes for Iowans. Among the grants is $600,000 awarded to NGA Ventures (Nate Adams) for the repurposing of the three-story 1921 Jefferson high school building as 25 apartments. Awards were made through the…

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Jefferson Telecom participating in FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program

Discounted broadband cost to income-eligible households Jefferson Telecom is building awareness about the Affordable Connectivity Program, a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program.  The new long-term benefit will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households struggling to afford internet service. The $14 billion Affordable Connectivity Program provides a discount of up to a $30 per month toward…

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Survey of interest in indoor pool now available

The Jefferson Parks and Recreation Commission in conjunction with OPN Architects and Counsilman-Hunsaker are facilitating a survey to determine the interest in building an indoor swimming pool that connects with the current Greene County Community Center. Area residents are asked to complete a brief survey to explore the possibilities for the future of the Greene County Community Center. “We need…

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Animal shelter construction delayed

The unspring-like weather is delaying farmers but it has nothing to do with a delay in construction of the Greene County animal shelter. According to Jefferson city administrator Mike Palmer, construction is delayed temporarily due to a problem with the foundation, which was poured in early December. The foundation has settled due to soil compaction that needs to be corrected…

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Community Foundation awards $208K in grants

The Greene County Community Foundation (GCCF) on April 4 distributed grants to eighteenprojects totaling $208,255. This amount was a combined total of monies received from Grow Greene County ($160,000) and accessed funds from the GCCF endowment ($48,255). There were 38 grant applications with a record breaking $467,141 in requests. Recipients of the largest grants included the Greene County Action Resource…

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