~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors heard updates on planned projects at its regular meeting on November 12. Mike Palmer, city administrator for Jefferson, said bids for planned trails will probably be let early next year. This includes a trail to the Jefferson municipal cemetery, landscaping, and improvements to the east entryway to the city.…
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“Our Town” on stage Nov. 14-16
Community Players of Greene County will present the American classic, “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14-16 in the Greene County High School auditorium. “Our Town,” written in 1938, tells the story of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, through the everyday lives of its residents from 1901 through 1913. Grover’s Corners is perhaps similar to any Greene…
Read MoreResidents invited to share their Christmas light displays
The Thomas Jefferson Education and Welcome Center board invites area residents who decorate their homes with exterior holiday lights to share the Christmas spirit with those who may not routinely travel their street or road. Residents who anticipate having light displays are asked to call the Jefferson Area Chamber office at 515-386-2155 before Nov. 15. The information will be put…
Read MoreProject to repurpose hardware store to dining venue receives $75,000 grant
The renovation of the former Ace Hardware store on the northeast corner of the downtown square in Jefferson into a restaurant/tap room got one step closer Thursday when Jefferson Matters: Main Street was awarded a $75,000 grant for the project from the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA). The business will be known as the Public House. Owners Amanda Bills and…
Read MoreVoters return many incumbents
Updated with write-in vote tallies Write-ins chose Gerald Herrick as Grand Junction mayor Incumbents won in every race in the city and school election except in Jefferson. In Jefferson, challenger Matt Gordon, who has served on the city council for two years, ousted Craig Berry, who has been Jefferson mayor for 12 years and a city council member for 19…
Read MoreSchools plan Veterans Day events
The Paton-Churdan High School invites all veterans, spouses and the community to attend the annual Veterans Day program Monday, Nov. 11, at 9 am. The event will be held in the gymnasium. Students will perform musical and dramatic presentations. Veterans and their families are invited to join the students and staff for coffee and rolls following the program.
Read MoreCounty’s credit rating is good, supes set to sell bonds
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors heard reports on its credit rating and then approved a resolution to sell bonds at an interest cost of 2.012 percent. Reports were heard from Heidi Kuhl, Northland Securities, and Nathan Summers, D.A. Davidson, at the board’s regular meeting Nov 4 concerning the next steps in funding the career…
Read MoreScranton mail boxes moved to Main Street
No progress on getting post office re-opened ~courtesy of The Scranton Journal It’s been a year since the Scranton Post Office was closed due to what postal officials stated as “safety concerns.” It appears that Scranton is no closer to getting the office open again than they were a year ago. The CPUs (cluster box units) and blue drive up…
Read MoreRotary ‘fund-a-need’ to Greene County Early Learning Center
~by Jacque Andrew for the Rotary Club of Jefferson At its annual charity auction and dinner event, the Rotary Club of Jefferson has raised funds for dozens of worthy projects in Greene County. More than $600,000 has been raised by the Rotary Club’s event and distributed throughout the area for the benefit of youth, community betterment/tourist attractions, senior citizens, libraries,…
Read MoreNaylor to speak at UN committee meeting on food security
Patti Naylor, an organic farmer from Churdan, will participate in the United Nations Committee on World Food Security (CFS) regional consultation for North America on the Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition taking place at the University of Maryland and hosted by the USDA Nov. 14-15. “The number of people around the world, including in the United States, who…
Read MoreChallenges continue for Iowa farmers
Iowa farmers continued to deal with challenging field conditions as the first accumulating snowfall of the year fell across parts of the state during the week ending Nov. 3, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 4.4 days suitable for fieldwork. Fieldwork activities included harvesting soybeans and corn for grain, spreading manure, applying anhydrous, baling corn…
Read MoreGJ fire chief charged with driving ambulance while intoxicated
Grand Junction fire chief Thomas Launderville was arrested early Saturday morning after driving the Grand Junction fire and rescue ambulance while intoxicated. According to information from the Jefferson police department, Grand Junction fire and rescue was dispatched on a medical call at 11:31 pm Friday to a residence in Grand Junction.
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