Supes assert power over other county officials ~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At their regular Nov. 23 meeting, the Greene County supervisors decided to “play ball” with the Friends of Rippey and granted them $4,500 in Dreyfus funding for their sesquicentennial baseball field project. The county is also providing an in-kind contribution of assistance with the removal of sod at…
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Wild Rose, Kiwanis to partner on toy drive
Wild Rose Casino & Resort Jefferson is once again partnering with the Jefferson Kiwanis to hold a toy drive to benefit needy children. Wild Rose Casino employees along with Kiwanis members will be donating new toys to the drive to be used for children in need over the holiday season. The public is also invited to bring a new toy…
Read MoreNo Nativity Festival, but Heart of Iowa Habitat still needs support
Sadly, Habitat for Humanity leadership made the difficult decision to put the traditional Nativity Festival on hold due to the social distancing requirements and large group limitation imposed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 Greene County Nativity Festival would have been the 9th year of the fundraiser, which traditionally raises more than $7,000 in support Habitat for…
Read MoreHarvest winding down, derecho clean-up continues
Dry conditions and warmer temperatures allowed Iowa farmers 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending November 22, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork activities included harvesting corn for grain, baling corn stalks, applying fertilizer and manure, and hauling grain to elevators. Farmers in some areas of the state continue to clean up debris from the…
Read MoreLocal 4-H members participating in Iowa 4-H Fighting Hunger food drive
All area residents are invited to join Greene County 4-H members and the 2020-21 State 4-H Council in a stateside effort to collect non-perishable food items throughout the month of November for local food pantries, churches, etc. State Council members have a goal of collecting 10,000 food items amongst Iowa’s 99 counties with the Iowa 4-H Fighting Hunger drive. The…
Read MoreStill no decision on ‘old’ gym by GrCo school board
Good news on construction projects, and board okays early retirement policy The Greene County Schools board has yet to decide the fate of the 1921 high school and the 1952 gymnasium attached to it. Neither are needed with the construction of the new high school on Grimmell Road. A public hearing on the disposition of those buildings was held at…
Read MoreSchool board puts mask mandate in place for all school buildings
Greene County students and staff will be required to wear masks at all times when they return to in-person attendance Nov. 30 after seven days of remote learning. The board of education at its Nov. 18 regular meeting approved a mask mandate effective immediately, and until the county public health department gives the school notice the mandate is no longer…
Read MoreTentative agreement on new contract for JPD, all non-salaried employees
Union president says city administrator Palmer stalled negotiations ~GreeneCountyNewsOnline The addition of two new patrol officers to the Jefferson police department recently has the potential to solve a dire need for manpower, a need that left some wondering if the Jefferson PD would survive, or if it would disband, leaving the Greene County sheriff’s office as the only law enforcement…
Read MoreGreene County Schools now using remote-only instruction
Greene County school superintendent Tim Christensen’s goal in moving students in all three buildings in the district to remote learning until Thanksgiving is to be able to have in-person instruction for the 3-1/2 weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas break. “The hope is that if we can get the kids out of the buildings we can get this (Covid-19) under control…
Read MoreJPD adds another new officer
Jeff council moves toward fees for collecting cardboard for recycle The Jefferson police department is on its way to full staffing with the hiring of a second patrol officer. The city council approved the hiring and was introduced to new patrol officer Jamie Brenner at its regular meeting Nov. 10. Brenner graduated from Gilbert High School and pursued nurse’s training…
Read MoreSupervisors see draft contract for purchase of Midland Power building
Also discuss Zoom access to meetings ~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The draft of an installment contract to purchase the Midland Power office building and grounds at 1005 E. Lincoln Way in Jefferson was presented to the Greene County board of supervisors by county attorney Thomas Laehn at the board’s regular meeting Nov. 16. If the purchase proceeds to completion,…
Read MoreNational Rural Health Day is Thursday
Greene County Medical Center recognized the innovation, quality of care and dedication of health professionals and volunteers in the community during National Rural Health Day 2020. National Rural Health Day falls on the third Thursday of November each year and recognizes the efforts of those serving the health needs of an estimated 57 million people across the nation. “Rural communities…
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