Greene County Development Corporation is now part of the Ames Regional Economic Alliance. GCDC board president Scott Weber (left) and Alliance president and CEO Dan Culhane (right) signed a contract at an early morning gathering Aug. 6 in downtown Jefferson. The GCDC board and the entire 17-member Alliance staff attended. Alliance will provide organizational administration and expertise in workforce development,…
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Supervisors discuss use of Zoom, agree to a review of courthouse IT
The use of Zoom videotelephony software for meetings of the Greene County supervisors’ meetings has been a topic of discussion more in recent weeks than when it was started in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. Zoom was first put into use when the courthouse was closed to the public, and that use was continued to provide more openness and transparency…
Read More100th anniversary of Spring Lake Park highlighted at GJ library program Aug. 10
Grand Junction public library will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the development of Spring Lake Park in rural Grand Junction on Sunday, Aug. 10, at 2 pm in the library’s community room. Alan Robinson, library director, will present a special program that looks at how the park was transformed in 1925 from a railroad gravel pit to a 200-acre resort…
Read MoreMuseum program: Working with the enemy – WWII POWs in Iowa
An August 17 program at the Greene County Historical Museum in Jefferson will focus on two POW camps in Iowa during World War II. Camps in Algona and Clarinda housed German, Italian and Japanese soldiers. The 2 pm program is free. Presenter Chad W. Timm, director of honors education in Simpson College’s Department of Teacher Education, has been interested in…
Read MorePFI slates field day at Pudenz farm in Cedar Township
Jeff and Nancy Pudenz of Churdan will host a Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) field day – Owls, Oxbows and Oaks: Water Quality, Wildlife and Habitat Restoration on a Central Iowa Farm – Saturday, Aug. 16. from 2 to 4 pm at their farm, located at 418 D Ave, Churdan. The event is free to attend and open to the public. More information about the field day is below and full details can be…
Read MoreSome Iowa farmers impacted by stormy weather
Fieldwork activities were limited as rain and wind held Iowa farmers to 3.8 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Aug. 3, 2025, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. There were scattered reports of crops damaged or down due to storms, with some crops in low lying areas reportedly impacted by overly wet conditions. Topsoil moisture condition…
Read MoreDevelopment leaders praise Sid Jones’ community work
Tributes streamed in from leaders of Greene County Development Corporation (GCDC) following the Aug. 3 death of Sid Jones, 71, former president of Home State Bank, a 41-year resident of Jefferson who spearheaded GCDC as its president for several years and played a key role in a number of organizations in the community and across the state as well. Current…
Read More50107 Summerfest in Grand Junction this weekend
50107 Summerfest will be held Friday and Saturday, Aug. 1-2, in Grand Junction. Most activities will be held on the former school lot unless noted. The fun begins Friday at 4 pm with the opening of the beer tent, Joe’s Old Fashioned Fun carnival, and yard games. Burnin’ Sensations will play from 7-11 pm. Saturday is packed with events. Registration…
Read MoreEminent domain topic of ‘Coffee & Conversation’ Saturday at the museum
The Greene County Historical Society invites the public to a thought-provoking morning of Coffee & Conversation on Saturday, Aug. 2, at 10 am, featuring county attorney Thomas Laehn as he explores “The History of Eminent Domain.” Laehn will deliver a short presentation on the complex history of eminent domain—the government’s power to take private property for public use—and how it has shaped communities throughout American history.…
Read MoreFirst concrete walls go up on new jail
Construction of the new Greene County jail is on schedule. Sheriff Jack Williams had told the county supervisors during the spring that precast concrete walls would arrive in July. They arrived Monday, July 28, with three days to spare, and were put up immediately. Ground was broken for the project March 17. The $10.9 million project is scheduled to be…
Read MoreJeff library trustees to hear architects’ proposals for library expansion
The Jefferson public library board of trustees will hear presentations from three architects on their proposals for the future expansion of the library at meetings Thursday, Aug. 7, in the council chambers on the second floor of the municipal building, 220 N. Chestnut. Each architect will have 45 minutes for their presentation. Presentations will be made at 4:30, 5:45, and…
Read MoreAmerican Legion builds gazebo near Freedom Rock
American Legion Post 11 placed a picnic table in a shaded area near the Freedom Rock at the Raccoon River Valley Trail head on E. Lincoln Way in 2020. That shade, like much of the shade in Jefferson, was lost to the hunger of the Emerald ash borer. American Legion members, with help from other local volunteers, replaced that shade…
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