The Greene County Historical Society’s museum in Jefferson will be open extended hours this weekend, and visitors in town for the Bell Tower Festival are especially invited. Museum hours will be Friday, June 11, from 2 to 6 pm and Saturday, June 12, from 9 am to 6 pm. Volunteer guides will welcome and assist visitors. Admission is free. Besides…
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Task force working to reduce traffic fatalities
Annual traffic fatalities in Iowa have not been below 300 since 1925. Working to reduce traffic fatalities and help address dangerous driving behaviors, a group of public and private traffic safety officials launched the Iowa Traffic Fatality Reduction Task Force in January of 2021. The task force held a press conference Tuesday to share alarming data and trends for Iowa’s…
Read MoreIowa gets little precip, much heat
Dry conditions and warming temperatures meant farmers had 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending June 6, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. In addition to planting, field activities included spraying post emergence herbicides, side dressing nitrogen, baling cover crops and harvesting hay. Topsoil moisture levels across the state rated 7 percent very short, 32 percent…
Read More2021 Bell Tower of Fame Awards honor leader of Iowa’s largest food bank and noted Iowa historian
The Bell Tower of Fame Award recognizes people whose professional or personal accomplishments internationally, nationally or statewide bring great pride to Greene County. They must have resided in Greene County for a period of time during their lifetime. The awards will be presented Friday at 6 pm on the Bell Tower Plaza at opening ceremonies of the 2021 Bell Tower…
Read MoreBell Tower Festival set for June 11-12
The 2021 Bell Tower Festival with a theme “Mission Impossible 2.0” is slated for this weekend, June 11-12, in Jefferson. Favorite events like the opening ceremony and the parade will look very much as they have in years past. New events this year include Ironside axe throwing, Big Wheels races, a Ribs cook-off and more. The schedule follows: Friday, June…
Read MoreEntries welcome for Bell Tower Festival parade
All area businesses and organizations, class reunion groups, churches, political groups, and anyone who wants to be in a parade still has time to register to be part of the Rotary Club of Jefferson’s Bell Tower Festival parade Saturday, June 12. The parade will step off from the Greene County Middle School student parking lot at 11 am and follow…
Read MorePeoples Bank donates to GC Early Learning Center
A gift of $15,000 from the Peoples Bank will help ensure that “Growth Happens Here” at the Greene County Early Learning Center (GCELC), a nonprofit childcare center serving children and families from throughout Greene county. An early supporter of the project, the Peoples Banks are supporting the construction of a new building for the center in Jefferson that will…
Read MoreNew pet ordinance would mandate TNR
The Jefferson city council will once again discuss the issue of unowned cats. On the agenda for the June 8 meeting is discussion of a proposed addition dealing with feral cats to the city’s animal protection and control ordinance. The ordinance would mandate participating in a trap-neuter-return (TNR) program. The ordinance defines “feral” as “wild or untamed.” It specifies that…
Read MoreWolf reports another death due to Covid-19
Covid-19 remains a serious health issue. Greene County public health director Becky Wolf on June 4 reported the death of a Greene County resident due to Covid-19. The county’s death toll due to the pandemic is now at 11. “Covid-19 is still a real threat. Please get vaccinated,” Wolf said. She reported that 3,696 persons, 42 percent, of all Greene…
Read MoreMidland Power breaks ground on Hastings Substation, honors Ken Hastings
Midland Power Cooperative celebrated the 41-year electric co-op legacy of Ken Hastings with a groundbreaking May 26 for a substation that will be located at NEW Cooperative’s Cooper location. The Midland Power substation will be known as the Hastings Substation and will support the expansion projects underway at NEW Cooperative. As a young farmer in the Jefferson area, Hastings was…
Read MoreSupes start planning for ARP funds
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors discussed guidelines for spending money the county will soon receive from the government-funded American Rescue Plan. Auditor Jane Heun had told the supervisors about the plan at the previous board meeting. Heun had applied for the funds designated for Greene County and told the board the funding had now…
Read MoreJamie Daubendiek named to HSB board of directors
Home State Bank announced last week the addition of one new board member, Jamie Daubendiek. Daubendiek is general manager of Jefferson Telecom, a fifth generation employee who succeeded his father as general manager in 2019. Bank president Sid Jones said, “Jamie has a strong understanding of community businesses and brings a fresh new perspective to community banking.” Daubendiek returned to…
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