Greene County Medical Center will offer a cosmetic clinic beginning May 6. The clinic will be held the first Friday of each month with Family Medicine Clinic provider Diana Smith, ARNP. “Expanding our services available at Greene County Medical Center allows the community to have access to these specialty services locally and ensures that our patients are getting the highest…
Read MoreCategory: News
Federal Covid funds to be used for long-awaited HVAC upgrades at courthouse
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors at its April 25 meeting approved use of federal Covid-19 relief funds to update the HVAC and restrooms at the courthouse, a project that has been discussed for several years. Supervisor Dawn Rudolph reported the committee working on uses for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds met with Holly…
Read MoreJeff council ready to sell last vacant lots, hears of price increase for wastewater treatment plant
Discussion of urban chickens on the horizon The city of Jefferson will soon be out of the real estate business. The city council at its regular meeting April 26 set public hearings proposing the sale of vacant lots at 206 S. Maple St, 500 N. Oak St, and 507 S. Locust St. The public hearings will be held at the…
Read MoreArch Alley, Tower View Team win Iowa Main Street awards
Jefferson received a pair of awards at the annual Main Street Iowa Development Awards celebration April 22 in Des Moines. The program honored the efforts of those who work to revitalize Iowa’s downtowns – the heart and soul of communities across the state. The awards honor outstanding accomplishments, activities and people making a difference in the state’s Main Street districts.…
Read MoreFine Arts evening to include music, speech, and art
The Fine Arts department at Greene County High School will present a variety show Tuesday, May 3, at 6:30 pm at the school. Performing arts will be in the auditorium with instrumental and vocal soloists. Speech contest students will perform some of their state speech selections. Allee Hinote and Eliot Schilling will perform a poetry and literature program, Gavin Vander…
Read MoreThomas Jefferson Gardens annual plant sale May 5-7
Gardeners all! It’s time for the annual plant sale at Thomas Jefferson Gardens of Greene County the first week of May. Annuals, vegetables and perennials will be available for sale to the public. Dates and times for the sale are: Thursday, May 5, from 4 to 6 pm; Friday, May 6, from 9 am to 5 pm; and Saturday, May…
Read MoreSoil moisture levels improving with wet, cold spring
Rain, high winds, and cold conditions continued to stall spring planting, limiting Iowa farmers to 2.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending April 24, 2022, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork activities were primarily applying anhydrous and fertilizer. Reports were received of limited corn and soybean planting as well as planting oats. In addition to…
Read MoreSeries of town hall meetings on Diversity Project has started
About 65 persons attended the first in a series of town hall meetings hosted by Greene County Development Corporation to provide an overview of the Diversity Project, now named Nueva Vida en Greene County, or New Life in Greene County. The meeting was held at Clover Hall in Jefferson. Several more people attended a meeting later in the evening in…
Read MoreTourism award to Deal’s Orchard
Deal’s Orchard was awarded the Outstanding Retail Experience Award in the rural category at the Iowa Tourism Conference held last week in Des Moines. The Iowa Tourism Office presented 26 awards recognizing excellence in 13 categories, with a recipient in metro and rural businesses. The Apple Barn is the center of Deal’s Orchard’s retail business. The Apple Barn offers apples…
Read MoreChurdan man killed in Carroll County crash
A Churdan man was killed Saturday in a crash in northwest Carroll County. According to information from the Iowa State Patrol, at 11:37 am Alexander Fister, 31, of Lytton was northbound on Velvet Ave driving a 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 “Big Horn” pickup truck. Dennis Hardy, 69, of Churdan was westbound on 130th St driving a 2022 GMC Sierra pickup…
Read MoreMedical Center relaxes mask requirements
Over the last few years the staff at Greene County Medical Center has worked together to keep patients, families, visitors, team members and healthcare providers safe and healthy by implementing masking requirements in the facility. Effective Friday, April 22, Greene County Medical Center’s masking requirements have been updated to better align with the Greene County transmission rate. Greene County is…
Read MoreSupervisors hear from GCDC, approve letter of support for RISE grant
Updated 4/21 with new information about use of grant funds Also approve first reading of social host ordinance ~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline A mixed vote by the Greene County board of supervisors April 11 against writing a letter of support for a $500,000 grant Greene County Development Corporation (GCDC) is submitting to the USDA to fund the proposed Diversity…
Read More