The Jefferson city council at its March 12 meeting will discuss how to proceed with a vacancy on the council created by the resignation earlier this week of longtime council member Larry Teeples.
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Bid awarded for new GrCo high school, career academy
The Greene County Schools board of education held a special meeting March 6 to accept a bid for construction of the new high school and career academy. The bid of $31,573,000 from Henkel Construction was accepted, with a deduction of $350,000 for wood veneer on the ceiling and wall reflectors in the auditorium.
Read MoreTicket sales for BOOST Bash end Friday
Ticket sales will end this Friday, March 8, for the second annual BOOST Bash, slated for Saturday, March 30, at the Greene Room at Wild Rose Casino in Jefferson. BOOST is an acronym for Bringing Opportunities and Optimism for our Students and Teachers. Community members from all parts of the school district are planning the event that will directly benefit…
Read MoreSupes agree to new contract with deputies, hire ambulance staff
Greene County sheriff’s deputies will receive hefty wage increases in the next three years under a bargaining agreement agreed to by the county and AFSCME Iowa Council 61, the union to which sheriff’s office employees belong. Wages paid to fulltime deputies will increase five times during the length of the contract as follows: July 1, 2019, 6 percent; July 1,…
Read MoreBook told for annual Greene County Reads
Author will participate in discussions Greene County Reads, the annual county-wide book discussion, will be held Thursday, April 11. This year’s selection is The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman. The story is of a young, unwed mother, Maggie, who is forced by her parents to giver her daughter up for adoption. The provocative novel tells of the lengths…
Read MoreReady, set, plant!
Jean Walker, Greene County’s “plant doctor” is returning to the Welcome Center at Thomas Jefferson Gardens in Jefferson for another plant seminar. She’ll discuss and show how to start garden plants from seeds Tuesday, March 12, from 10 to 11 am. Gardening can start very soon if the first step is starting seeds indoors, as the time for planting many…
Read MoreGrCo school board to award construction contract Wednesday
The Greene County Schools board of education will hold a special meeting Wednesday, March 6, at 5:15 pm in the conference room at the administrative building, 204W. Madison St, Jefferson. The board will approve the contract for the construction of the new high school and career academy.
Read MoreFarm Bureau against review of master matrix
Says livestock opponents are engaging in war against farmers The agreement of the Greene County supervisors last week that farming practices have changed since the master matrix was implemented in 2002, and that it’s time to review it, has drawn the ire of the Greene County Farm Bureau board. Several Farm Bureau board members attended the county supervisors March 4…
Read MoreLevy rates increasing in Greene County
Greene County taxpayers have had decades of tax relief without even realizing it. The tax relief was provided by Dennis and Marcia Morlan, owners of Greene County Emergency Medical Services. The privately-owned ambulance service left the contract rate charged to the county for EMS services unchanged at $38,400 per year for decades.
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The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory for Sunday night into Monday morning. Dangerous wind chills of -20 to -35 are expected across nearly all of Iowa early Monday morning.
Read MoreTownships slate budget hearings
The following townships have scheduled public hearings on the FY20 budget: Grant – Friday, March 8, at 9 am in the boardroom at the courthouse. Clerk Marvin Rasmussen.
Read MoreSign up for youth baseball/softball ends March 8
The Greene County Youth Athletic Association (GCYAA) board reminds parents that registrations for youth baseball and softball will close March 8. Online registration is available at www.gcyaa.org. Parents can create a profile and enter information only once; information will be saved for future registrations. Registration fees are $40 per play with a $10 discount for each additional ball player in…
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