Another warm, mostly dry week across the State allowed Iowa’s farmers 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sept. 19, 2021, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities included harvesting hay, finishing corn silage and starting on earlage. Topsoil moisture levels across Iowa rated 10 percent very short, 30 percent short, 59 percent adequate and…
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Scranton mayor resigns
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Scranton mayor Cole Gustoff submitted his resignation to the city on Sept. 7. He cited personal reasons as the reason for the resignation. Mayor pro-tem Jerry Boyd will fill the office until after the November election. The person selected by the voters will take office following the canvass of the votes.
Read MoreCovid-19 still increasing in county
Additional Covid death reported Positive cases of Covid-19 continue to increase in Greene County, impacting school and work attendance, Greene County public health director Becky Wolf reported Sept. 20. “Please, please, please stay home if you are sick or if you’ve been exposed to the virus,” she said. As of Monday morning, there have been a total of 1,135 cases…
Read MoreGrCo school board tweaks ‘Return to Learn,’ increases substitute and nutrition wages
Parents of Greene County students will hear less frequently from the school district about cases of Covid-19 following a discussion at the Greene County Schools board of education meeting Sept. 15. Superintendent Tim Christensen reported that since the start of the school year, 49 students (4 percent) and 20 staff (10 percent) have reported having Covid-19. Staffing has been more…
Read MoreCouncil hears news on animal shelter bids, okays new finance policy, grant to Art on the Fly
Jefferson city council member Dave Sloan reported at the Sept. 14 meeting that in receiving the bids for the new animal shelter, “we got kind of punched in the face again.” He said the committee is “scrambling,” and planned to look for “alternative financing” for the project. Sloan did not provide bid totals, but city administrator Mike Palmer told the…
Read MoreMedical center adds urology services
Greene County Medical Center will offer urology services beginning Oct. 13, 2021. Dr Trevor Wild with Urology Clinics of Iowa (UCI) in Des Moines will be on site the second Wednesday of each month to perform an array of urology services. “Bringing urology services to Greene County Medical Center is just another way we are investing in Jefferson and surrounding…
Read MoreCandidates told for Nov. 2 general election
There will be several contested races in the Nov. 2 general election. Billie Jo Hoskins, deputy county auditor for elections, released the names of candidates after the close of the nominating period Sept. 15. Voters in Jefferson will elect three city council members. All three incumbents whose terms expire are running for re-election – Harry Ahrenholtz, Patrick Zmolek and Darren…
Read MorePair of new boat ramps installed after March ’19 flood damage
Greene County conservation completed the construction of two new boat ramps this summer. Funding came from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after both the Squirrel Hollow ramp southeast of Jefferson and the McMahon Access ramp east of Scranton were damaged by March 2019 flooding. Due to the river changing course at the McMahon location, the ramp was moved two…
Read MoreCemetery Walk slated for Sept. 19
Thomas Jefferson Gardens will host a Cemetery Walk in the Jefferson Municipal Cemetery Sunday, Sept. 19, with Mike and Dianne Piepel as guides. The walk will begin at 2 pm at the Welcome Center at Thomas Jefferson Gardens. The Piepels will describe highlights of the walk, such as unusual headstones, the type of stone used, and the symbolism carved on…
Read MoreFriends of the Library book sale hours told
The annual Friends of the Jefferson Public Library used book sale will begin Friday, Sept. 17, at 1 pm in the library basement. The library will stay open until 6 pm for the first day of the sale. Friday is open for Friends members only. Memberships may be purchased at the door for a cost of $5 for individual and…
Read MoreScattered reports of corn, soybean harvest
It was a very dry week across most of the state which allowed Iowa’s farmers 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sept. 12, 2021, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities included harvesting hay and corn silage. Some reports of old crop corn being moved to town prior to harvest were received. Topsoil moisture…
Read MoreSupes want ‘historically cool,’ not a Carroll County look
The Greene County board of supervisors on Monday opted to spend $6,750 extra on renovating the third floor magistrate courtroom so it will look “historically cool” like the district courtroom. Magistrate court was recently moved from the southeast corner of the first floor of the courthouse to the third floor for more efficiency and security for the county’s judicial duties.…
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