Jingle Into Junction, Grand Junction’s annual community holiday celebration, will be held Saturday, Dec. 6, from 5 to 6:30 pm in the Grand Junction Community Center. Now in its 13th year, the event will include a silent auction, centerpiece and tabletop décor displays for sale, and ready-made gifts from the Naked Ladies Garden Club. Sponsored by Grand Junction Horizons, this…
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Holiday at the Gallup House Sunday, Dec. 7
NOTE – THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. Watch for a new date after the first of the year. The historic Gallup House will be the setting for music, refreshments, and a silent auction of art by local and Iowa artists Sunday, Dec. 7, from 1 to 3 pm. Local artists Chad Elliott, Matt Wetrich, Roger Aegerter, Susan Smith and Jean…
Read MoreJefferson churches plan Christmas tour
The public is invited to a “Church Christmas Tour” on Sunday, Dec. 7. Five Jefferson churches will be open that day from 1 to 4 pm, culminating with a holiday concert by the Town and Country Band at 4 pm in the Central Christian sanctuary. Each beautifully decorated church will be open for “come and go” self-guided tours and refreshments. The participating congregations are…
Read MoreJeff council gives go-ahead on grant application for shared-use path to high school
The Jefferson city council at its Nov. 25 meeting approved an application for a $250,000 Regional Transportation federal grant for construction of a shared-use path from the intersection of W. Central Ave and N. Walnut St to the southeast corner of the Greene County High School property. Total project cost is estimated at $400,000, with the city and Greene County…
Read MoreSupervisors encouraged to control growth of digital mining, data centers
The Greene County supervisors will hold a public hearing Dec. 1 on an amendment to the county zoning ordinance regarding data centers and digital mining. County attorney Thomas Laehn said at the Nov. 24 supervisors’ meeting that the amendment isn’t necessary, that without it companies could go through the steps to obtain a conditional use from the board of adjustment.…
Read MoreHarvest finished, end of USDA crop reporting season
Mostly dry conditions and above normal temperatures allowed for 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Nov. 23, 2025, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities were fertilizer and manure applications as well as fall tillage. Topsoil moisture condition statewide rated 4 percent very short, 27 percent short, 67 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus.…
Read MoreGrow Greene County ‘Gives Back’ to area service agencies
A tradition was started in 2016 by the Grow Greene County board of directors to surprise deserving agencies in Greene County with a Give Back Award during the holiday season. This year on the heels of another successful year at Wild Rose Jefferson, the Grow Greene County Board gave out six Give Back Awards on Nov. 19. Rather than surprise…
Read MoreGrCo school board swears in new members, OKs purchase of CNC equipment
The Greene County Schools board held its organizational meeting Nov. 19. Bonnie Silbaugh and Michelle Fields retired from the board. Returning board member Cindi Daubendiek and newly-elected board members Megan Holz and Katie Nelson were sworn in. Daubendiek, who served as board president during the past year was re-elected as president; Tim Riphagen was elected as vice president. The board…
Read MoreCourt of appeals upholds dismissal of lawsuit against city re: rezoning for housing
The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld a decision in district court in June 2024 to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the city of Jefferson, the city council and the mayor after rezoning a parcel of property on W. Head St west of N. Elm St from light industrial to residential- multi-family. The rezoning would have allowed KCG to build…
Read MoreSupervisors see draft zoning amendment for crypto mining and data centers
The Greene County supervisors took a first look at their Nov. 17 meeting at a proposed amendment to the county’s zoning ordinance dealing with cryptocurrency mining centers and data centers. The proposal was prompted by the interest of Simple Mining in building a digital mining and data center between Jefferson and Scranton. County attorney Thomas Laehn drafted the amendment and…
Read MoreGreene County post-election audit confirms Election Night results
Following the Nov. 4, 2025 City/School Election, Greene County officials conducted the required post-election audit on Thursday, Nov. 13. The audit confirmed a perfect match between the hand count and the Election Night results from the voting machines. By Iowa law, the Secretary of State randomly selects a precinct in each county the day after the election. This year, the…
Read MoreIt’s time to help Santa
The annual Toys for Greene County Kids drive has begun. Last year, through the generosity of donors, more than 305 Greene County children received toys as Christmas gifts. “Many of these kids will not receive toys at Christmas if they don’t get them from this type of project,” volunteer organizer Sherry Graven said. Toys are needed for ages newborn through…
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