The Greene County Community Foundation surpassed the $1.5 million mark in grants awarded at its 14th annual Awards Night Monday, March 25, at the Presbyterian Church in Jefferson. Community Foundation board president Tori Riley spoke briefly about the Foundation’s history, noting that since the Foundation was formed in 2005, 86 persons have served on the board.
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Deadline near for Impact Award nominations
The deadline for nominations for the 10th annual Greene County Community Impact Award is approaching. Saturday, March 30, is the final day to have nominations postmarked for consideration. Nominations can also be hand delivered to 506 S. Walnut St. in Jefferson by Saturday. Impact Award nomination forms are available at each library in Greene County.
Read MoreWeather siren testing, drill this week
Storm sirens will be tested this week the annual severe weather drill is slated for Wednesday, according to Greene County emergency management director Dennis Morlan. The Greene County 9-1-1 board again engaged the services of Jon Marckres of Unplugged Wireless to check all storm sirens in the county. This is usually done earlier in the season, but snow and wintry…
Read MoreFEMA funds available to public entities in Greene Co for flood recovery
Greene County is among 56 Iowa counties named in an expedited Presidential Major Disaster Declaration that have been severely impacted by recent flooding along the Missouri River and other parts of the state. Gov Kim Reynolds received notification Saturday that President Trump has granted her request for the expedited declaration.
Read More‘Find Your Super Power’ at Relay for Life April 27
All area residents are challenged to “Find Your Super Power” at the 2019 Relay for Life of Greene County. This year’s event to benefit the American Cancer Society is slated for Saturday, April 27, at the Greene County Community Center. “We had so much fun with our Super Hero theme last year we wanted to bring it back,” said event…
Read MoreSupes will ask for review of master matrix, but only with Farm Bureau’s okay
As Greene County is on the verge of hitting triple digits in the number of hog confinements, it has become apparent that although the supervisors are willing to ask the legislature to review the master matrix, their request will come only after it’s blessed by the local Farm Bureau.
Read MoreInformal probation will get a little more formal with pilot project
County attorney Thomas Laehn and sheriff Jack Williams hope to take the proverbial bite out of crime by putting more teeth into the informal probation assigned to an increasing number of offenders. After hearing a presentation Monday by Diane Hinderaker, director of the non-profit Boone County Probation, the supervisors are primed to approve a one-year pilot project involving 20 offenders,…
Read MoreCommunity Foundation grants to be awarded Monday
The Greene County Community Foundation will award 23 grants totaling $150,000 Monday, March 25, at the First Presbyterian Fellowship Hall in Jefferson. The presentations will begin at 7 pm. Representatives of all groups receiving grants have been asked to attend. The public is welcome.
Read MoreThe long arm of Greene County law reaches to Ohio
Greene County attorney Thomas Laehn is continuing his effort to let people know that Greene County isn’t a place to run afoul of the law. Not only are offenders more likely to serve time behind bars than before Laehn took over as prosecutor in January, but at least one offender who thought he could bypass prison time has learned differently.
Read MoreBike trail bridge collapses after being rammed by ice
Dan Towers gives his eye-witness account “It could always be worse, but that’s bad enough right there,” Greene County conservation director Dan Towers said Monday as he shared pictures with the county supervisors of the collapsed bridge over the Raccoon River on the Raccoon River Valley Trail south of Jefferson.
Read MoreSchool levy rate to decrease slightly for 2019-20
Board also discusses student farming, IJAG, and fulltime grounds keepers The proposed Greene County Schools budget for 2019-20 shows a slight decrease in the levy rate from the current year. The Greene County school board heard a presentation on the budget by superintendent Tim Christensen at its March 13 work session, and then set a public hearing on the budget…
Read MoreChamber reschedules annual meeting to March 22
Greene County Chamber & Tourism will hold its annual meeting Friday, March 22 at the Elks lodge in Jefferson. The meeting was postponed in January due to inclement weather.
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