The Greene County courthouse will get the same “decorating” most public buildings have, with 13 security cameras slated to be installed this summer, but according to the owner of the company that will install it, the historic integrity of the building will be respected. The county supervisors heard a presentation by Jerry Brown, a partner in SCI Communications Inc of…
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Iowa trivia champ to present Iowa Culture Trivia Challenge
Program slated for Monday, Feb. 24, at the museum in Jefferson ~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society We’ll find out how well everybody knows their Iowa history and culture on Monday, Feb. 24, when Jessica Rundlett of the State Historical Society of Iowa brings her “Iowa Culture Trivia Challenge” to Jefferson for a free program at 2…
Read MoreRelay for Life slated for Friday, April 24
“We are Hope!” is the tagline for the Relay for Life of Greene County, slated for Friday, April 24, at the Greene County Community Center. “Providing hope in the fight against cancer has been the purpose of Relay for Life since the first one in 1985. We wanted to get back to that one big reason we hold the Relay,”…
Read MoreSave the Date: ‘Clue the Musical’ April 17, 18, 19
Rehearsals are under way for a Community Players of Greene County spring production of “Clue the Musical,” slated for April 17, 18 and 19. The musical is based on the board game “Clue,” with six suspects in a murder committed at a mansion. In the musical, the murderer, murder weapon and location are determined by cards drawn by members of…
Read MoreJeff council discusses merger of Chamber, Main Street
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At a time when Jefferson has received national recognition for restoration and historical preservation of its Main Street District and is seeing increasing tourism from those efforts, many are wondering how best to proceed. The city council heard from representatives of the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce and Jefferson Matters: Main Street at the council meeting…
Read MoreNEW Cooperative looking at adding feed mill at Cooper location
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Managers for NEW Cooperative Inc., an agronomy company based in Fort Dodge and operating a site south of Cooper on Highway 4, spoke to the Greene County board of supervisors at the regular meeting on Feb 13 about expanding operations at the Cooper site.
Read MoreNew Way Trucks acquires Canadian manufacturer
Scranton, IA – New Way Trucks, Inc., an Iowa-based refuse truck manufacturer, announced Feb. 13 the acquisition of ROTO PAC® from Ginove, a Quebec-based manufacturer of refuse equipment best known for its patented ROTO PAC; the world’s first auger-driven organics collection truck in North America.
Read MoreAlliant Energy warns of scammers
Alliant Energy reports that customers in Wisconsin and Iowa have received calls from scammers pretending to be Alliant Energy. These callers threaten to cut off power in a few hours unless immediate payment is made. The following information is provided by Alliant Energy:
Read MoreCounty will use LOSST funds for donation to new Early Learning Center
The Greene County supervisors have committed to providing $250,000 for the construction of a new Greene County Early Learning Center, but it won’t be from tax increment financing (TIF) revenue as they first suggested. Instead, the supervisors will provide the money over a period of years from the county’s Local Option Sales & Service Tax (LOSST) revenue. Board chair John…
Read MoreJefferson Matters looking for entries
Jefferson Matters: Main Street is looking for interested entrepreneurs who could use $28,000 to expand and grow their business idea within the Jefferson Main Street district. The Open 4 Business contest, launched in 2015, is an opportunity for businesses located within a state-designated Main Street district to compete for a chance to win up to $28,000 in grant funds to…
Read More2020 Bell Tower of Fame Award deadline announced
When the Bell Tower of Fame Award began 37 years ago, “There were those in our community who thought we would surely run out of people to honor. But we haven’t. And, thanks to the efforts of many nominators, the honorees’ accomplishments have spun the globe,” says Carole Custer, chair of the selection committee. The award has honored residents from…
Read MoreClass reunions meet at Bell Tower Festival
The Bell Tower Festival will be held on June 12 – 13 in Jefferson, and this is a great time for class reunions to meet. Ann Ostendorf has been the volunteer class reunion contact for years and invites those classes planning reunions to contact her. Please give Ostendorf a class contact name, email address and phone along with any plans…
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