County supervisors hear same info but make no decision Greene County Development Corporation is in the last stage of fundraising for a Multi-Cultural Family Resource Center. With funding for the first year of operations covered by a $95,700 grant from the US Department of Agriculture, the group is working to gather donations and pledges to cover three more years of…
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Pair of snow events dump 20 inches with blizzard conditions
~by The Scranton Journal with GreeneCountyNewsOnline December 2023 will go down in history as one of the warmest winter months. Mother Nature reminded the state of Iowa she is in charge with two snowstorms last week. The first came on Tuesday with snow amounts ranging from five inches in the northeast part of Greene County to 10 – 12 inches…
Read MoreTrump sweeps Greene County Republican caucuses
Former President Donald Trump is the pick of Greene County Republicans who attended precinct caucuses Monday. The Iowa GOP reports a total of 380 Republicans caucused in Greene County. Of those, 209 (55 percent) favored Trump as the Republicans’ 2024 presidential candidate. Florida governor Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley were far behind Trump but close together,…
Read MoreJeff council conducts much business in first meeting of 2024
The first Jefferson city council meeting of the new year was no different than council meetings during the last part of 2023, with contention and differences of opinion about the future of the city. The possibility of new rental housing in Jefferson continues to draw the ire of some residents. The Jefferson city council agenda for Jan. 9 did not…
Read MoreRegion XII Council of Governments audit released
John D. Morrow, Certified Public Accountant, Wall Lake, has released an audit report on Region XII Council of Governments, Inc., Carroll. Morrow reported the organization had revenues of $8,194,852 for the year ended June 30, 2023, which was a 9.12 precent decrease from the prior year. Support included $4,883,397 from federal and state agencies; $2,894,504 from public support, fees, contributions, matching…
Read MoreGreene Co Dems to start caucus tasks at 4 pm
Moving some business up due to travel safety concerns Responding to the frigid Iowa cold weather, Greene County Democrats have decided to have a coffee before their Iowa Caucus Monday, Jan. 15. “We’re inviting Democrats to stop by Jefferson city hall beginning at 4 pm,” Greene County Democratic Central Committee chair John Brunow said. “Iowans are a hearty group, but…
Read MoreCounty offices submit FY25 budget requests
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The county supervisors reviewed budget requests from the various county offices at their Jan. 11 meeting. Sheriff Jack Williams requested funds to cover the compensation board’s 2024 recommendation of a 4 percent increase in wages for employees, chief deputy, captain, investigator, and sheriff. Williams said his budget includes the purchase of two vehicles and equipment…
Read MoreDNR slates public meetings on Iowa Code concerning CAFOs
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will hold meetings for the public to express opinions about the current Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 65 concerning animal feeding operations. County environmental health coordinator Chuck Wenthold briefed the supervisors at their Jan. 11 meeting. Wenthold stressed this meeting is not about the master matrix, an evaluation scoring procedure for confined animal feeding operations…
Read MoreCounty supervisors reflect others’ uncertainty of Jefferson housing projects
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County supervisors asked hard questions when Jefferson city administrator Scott Peterson briefed them Jan. 8 on a proposed rental housing project. Peterson told the supervisors KCG Development of Cincinnati has purchased the land south of Ace Hardware, planning a $14 million project of two buildings totaling 40-50 two- and three- bedroom apartment units…
Read MoreAnother winter storm warning in Iowa
All of Iowa is under a winter storm warning Thursday night through Friday. Highest accumulations of snow are expected over central Iowa, with 5-10 inches predicted through much of central Iowa. Snowfall will begin over western Iowa late Thursday afternoon and then spread to the east. According to the National Weather Service, the likelihood of impactful weather conditions at 6…
Read MoreGreene County Republicans, Democrats tell caucus plans
University of Miami students, faculty coming to see caucus process The political caucuses for the Democratic and Republican parties will be held in Greene County and across the state on Monday, Jan. 15, beginning at 7 pm. The Democrats will meet in one location, Jefferson city hall, located at 220 N. Chestnut St. The Republicans have six locations spread across…
Read MoreGreene County sheriff, deputies respond to shooting at Perry high school
Greene County sheriff Jack Williams reported that he and three Greene County deputies responded to Perry High School when the emergency call was placed last Thursday, Jan. 4. This was the first time the officers had put their Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) into practice. Grand Junction rescue was also paged to the scene. Williams shared his department…
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