The Greene County supervisors met Wednesday morning acting as the board of canvassers for the Nov. 4 city/school election. Along with the Greene County and Paton-Churdan school districts, small portions of the Coon Rapids-Bayard, Perry, South Central Calhoun, Southeast Valley and Panorama districts are in Greene County. The official canvass includes those districts. Click here to see the final canvass.
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Art and poetry featured at Ekphrasis this Sunday
Poetry responding to art will be shared at Ekphrasis 2025 Sunday, Nov. 16, in Jefferson. A year ago artists responded to poems; this year the tables are turned. The work of 10 Greene County artists will be displayed, with 10 poets taking the stage to share original poems prompted by the art. Most of the contributing artists will also be…
Read MoreCounty moves closer to digital mining, data centers
The Greene County supervisors at their Nov. 10 meeting took the first step toward allowing the placement of a digital mining and data center in the county. The supervisors first heard of the proposed project a week ago. Adam Haynes, founder of Simple Mining LLC, based in Cedar Falls, attended the meeting along with David Speed and Ryan Henn of…
Read MoreRotary donates Spanish books to GrCo school libraries
Project spearheaded by new Rotary extension club – Rotary isn’t just for noontime anymore Latino students at Greene County Schools now have more choices for their free reading with the recent donation of 157 books in Spanish by the Rotary Club of Jefferson. New books have been placed in all three school libraries. The project was spearheaded by the club’s…
Read MoreProgram on ‘Schoolboy Soldiers of Rippey’ Sunday, Nov. 23
~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society The Greene County Historical Society will publicly introduce the new “Schoolboy Soldiers of Rippey” project with a free special program Sunday, Nov. 23, at 2 pm at the museum, 219 E. Lincoln Way in Jefferson. The project, initiated last spring by current students at Greene County High School, will tell the…
Read MoreCourthouse praised by Supreme Court chief justice
The Greene County courthouse received a good review from Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen when she visited last week during a Supreme Court “On the Road” event in Jefferson. County attorney Thomas Laehn told the supervisors at their Nov. 10 meeting that Chief Justice Christensen visited the courthouse while in Jefferson. He took her on a tour…
Read MoreCommunity Foundation grants support medical center
Less pain and peace of mind for parents of newborns and an enhanced living environment for Ever Greene Ridge residents have been realized thanks to two grant awards from the Greene County Community Foundation made in the spring of this year. The Family Medicine Clinic received $6,700 in funding to assist with the purchase of a recently received transcutaneous bilirubin meter.…
Read MoreNominations open for Fine Arts Hall of Fame
The Greene County Schools activities department is seeking nominations for the 2026 Fine Arts Hall of Fame class. Online nominations can be made here: Fine Arts Nomination Form or forms can be requested from the Greene County Activities Office. Nominations are due by Dec. 1, with the induction ceremony scheduled for March 7, 2026. Persons who want more information can contact activities…
Read MoreFall Spectacular fundraiser Nov. 15
Members of The Sanctuary Community Church are hosting a Fall Spectacular fundraiser Saturday, Nov. 15, from 10 am to 2 pm at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds. A variety of unique home decor, crochet, knitting and sewing items, “and everything you will want for the Christmas season” will be available for purchase.
Read MoreCatholic Daughters serving pancakes Nov. 16
The Jefferson Catholic Daughters will host a pancake breakfast Sunday, Nov. 16, from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm at the St Joseph Parish Center, 501 N. Locust St, in Jefferson. The menu features pancakes, sausage links, eggs, juice and coffee. The cost is $8 per person, with children younger than 5 eating at no charge. There will also be a…
Read MoreData center may be coming to Greene County
Cutting edge computer technology may be coming to Greene County. Greg Piklapp, director of Greene County Development Corporation via Ames Regional Economic Alliance (AREA), and county zoning official Chuck Wenthold told the supervisors at their Nov. 3 meeting that Midland Power and Simple Mining have proposed putting a modular data center in the county to mine bitcoin data. Piklapp said…
Read MoreCounty will contribute to legal cost of fighting zoning for Summit Phase 1 pipeline
The Greene County supervisors were in consensus that the county should contribute $500 to the Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC) to pay for an amicus curae (friend of the court) brief in a lawsuit filed by Story and Shelby Counties against Summit Carbon Solution’s Phase 1 pipeline project. Greene County attorney Thomas Laehn reviewed what led to the request.…
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