Grow Greene Gamine Corporation on Oct. 1 released the application for the fifth round of competitive grants in Greene County. The application can be found on the Grow Greene County website, www.growgreenecounty.org along with guidelines regarding what Grow Greene will fund.
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County supes approve sale of $5.5M in general obligation bonds
Also lobbied for a new jail ~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County supervisors, who for decades have prided themselves on having no capital debt, unanimously approved a resolution at their Sept. 30 meeting to issue up to $5.5 million in general obligation urban renewal capital bonds. The resolution followed a public hearing at which no members of the…
Read MoreScranton council hires new city clerk
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal Trista Murphy has accepted the position as Scranton city clerk. She was offered the job at the Sept. 10 meeting of the council. She will replace Melinda Hinners who resigned in July of 2018 but has been assisting the city until a replacement could be hired. Murphy will be paid $15.50 per hour. She began…
Read MoreAnnual Lots of Socks & More drive starts Oct. 7
RSVP 55+ Volunteer Program is holding its 11th Annual Lots of Socks & More drive Oct. 7-31. Donation boxes will be located in libraries, businesses, and churches throughout Jefferson, Rippey, Grand Junction, Scranton, Paton, and Churdan and at the Greene County Medical Center.
Read MoreHarvest of beans, corn has started
Iowa farmers experienced wet field conditions as rain continued to fall throughout the state, limiting farmers to 3.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sept. 29, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field work activities included seeding cover crops; chopping silage; and harvesting hay, seed corn, soybeans and corn for grain.
Read MoreReport on Hardin Creek fish kill still not complete
Iowa DNR staff is still working on a report of the fish kill in Hardin Creek in August. Jake Theis, environmental specialist at the Atlantic DNR office, said he hopes the report will be complete by early next week, although he admitted he’s said that for the past two weeks. “Sometimes these things take longer. We need it to be…
Read MoreHigh schools hold homecomings next week
Greene County and Paton-Churdan high schools will celebrate homecoming next week with a theme, “Fight Together; Win Together”. The Greene County senior class selected its homecoming court. The court includes Sophia Ausberger, Izzy Bravard, Nicole Rasmussen, Kassie Lamoureux and Sophia Havens, along with Brent Riley, Will Hansen, Tyler Miller, Cole Betts and Colby Kafer.
Read MoreJeff council names priorities for next fiscal year
Animal shelter moves up on list of priorities ~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline During a lengthy regular meeting on Sept 24, the Jefferson city council discussed budget priorities for fiscal year 2020-21, heard from a citizen concerning feral cats, discussed animal welfare and wildlife habitat, and carried on other regular business. As in previous years, the mayor and council members…
Read MoreGenesis Development exploring partnership options
Citing “unprecedented operational challenges,” Genesis Development is exploring partnerships and/or transferring the services it now provides to persons with disabilities to other agencies. The Genesis Development board of directors made the announcement early this week after notifying employees late last week.
Read MoreFarming long-term: From horse & plow to GPS in the fields
Historical society meets Oct. 4 at Rippey ~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society Nancy Hanaman of rural Rippey will lead a program on “Farming in Greene County: From horse & plow to GPS in the fields” on Friday, Oct. 4, when the Historical Society meets at the United Methodist Church in Rippey.
Read MoreGC Mini-Con is this Saturday
Persons of all ages are invited to “Step through the Story Portal” for the second annual GC Mini-Con. The free, family-friendly event will take place Saturday, Sept. 28, from 1 to 5 pm at the Greene County Community Center in Jefferson. Afternoon events will include a laser demonstration by Troy Powers at 1:30; Ninja Olympics at 2 pm; a costume…
Read MoreSupes get clarification of who’s doing what in TIF process
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Tweaking the ongoing process of funding the career academy and other urban renewal projects, the Greene County board of supervisors met with Jeff Heil of Northland Securities at the regular board meeting on Sept. 23. Heil wanted to clarify the relationships among the board’s advisors in the use of TIF (tax increment financing): Northland Securities,…
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