The Jefferson water department worked through the night repairing a broken water main in the northeast residential area of the city. Some residents are in a boil advisory Saturday morning. According to public works director Dave Morlan, water superintendent Tom Schilling learned at 3:40 Friday afternoon of a water main break on N. Cedar St just north of Perry St.…
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Meet your Legislators slated for Saturday
Representative Phillip Thompson and Senator Jerry Behn will meet with constituents and share information of the current legislative session Saturday, March 2, at 11 am at the Welcome Center at the Thomas Jefferson Gardens in Jefferson. The Iowa legislative session is at the half way mark, and both Thompson and Behn will make comments and answer questions from constituents.
Read MoreJeff mayor wants pay raises for himself, council members
Two weeks after seeing the 2019-20 budget proposal with no excess revenue, Jefferson mayor Craig Berry suggested pay raises for himself and city council members. The mayor currently receives $2,400 per year in compensation. City council members received $30 for each regular or special council meeting they attend, not to exceed $1,000 per year. (There are 11 regular meetings per…
Read MoreSupervisors okay 99th hog CAFO in the county
Also agree to pass a resolution to review the master matrix The Greene County board of supervisors will recommend the Iowa Department of Natural Resources approve the construction permit for the 99th hog CAFO (concentrated animal feeding operation) in the county. That decision came Monday after a 45-minute public hearing on Bardole Finisher, a 4,999-head, two-unit CAFO proposed to be…
Read MoreHistoric buildings don’t scare Nick Sorensen
Historical Society program Sunday afternoon, March 10 ~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society The phone calls and even visits from leaders of other small towns across Iowa come often now for officials of the city government and the Jefferson Matters: Main Street program. They want to know how Jefferson is successfully saving and redeveloping the 100-plus-year-old buildings…
Read MoreJefferson Matters: Main Street updates city council
Editor’s note – The name of Tony Sims’ business has been corrected to Middle of Nowhere Studio. Members of the Jefferson Matters: Main Street board previewed what’s to come when they provided their quarterly update to the Jefferson city council Tuesday. Jefferson residents are asked to get accustomed to new names, some of which are old, for some downtown buildings.…
Read MoreTownship budget hearings
Townships will hold public hearings on their FY19 budgets as follows: Bristol – Monday, March 4, at 1 pm in the boardroom at the courthouse. Clerk Justin Durlam. Kendrick -Tuesday, March 5, at 9 am in the boardroom at the courthouse. Clerk Doris White. Franklin – Tuesday, March 5, at 10 am in the boardroom at the courthouse. Clerk Carla…
Read MoreEumenical worship, soup supper slated for March 10
Persons of all faith denominations are invited to gather for an ecumenical Lent worship service Sunday, March 10, at Central Christian Church, 108 N. Elm, in Jefferson. The worship service will begin at 6:30 pm with Pastor Bobby Palmer preaching. An offering will be taken for renovations at the new Action Resource Center (ARC) food pantry. The Greene County Clergy…
Read MoreGrCoHS slates musical March 1-3
Greene County High School music students are in the final rehearsals of the musical “The Drowsy Chaperone,” which will be on stage March 1-3. The 1998 musical, with book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar and music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, is a parody of American musical comedy of the 1920s.
Read MoreSchool calendar adjusted to make up missed school
Greene County school superintendent Tim Christensen said Tuesday that Monday’s snow day will be “made up” by eliminating the early dismissals on April 24, May 1, and May 8. The early-outs for May 15 and May 22 have already been taken off the calendar to make up other time missed from school. Schools must have 1,080 hours of instruction to…
Read MoreGrCo school board selects builder for school project
Delays accepting bid to March meeting The Greene County Schools board of education opened bids for construction of the new high school and career academy last Wednesday. The board identified Henkel Construction of Ames as the low bidder but won’t formally accept the bid until the March 13 regular meeting.
Read MoreCounty okays 28E agreement for construction of career academy
The Greene County supervisors on Feb. 21 approved the 28E agreement between the county and the Greene County Community Schools for construction of the career academy. The county will provide $5 million for construction of the building. The building will be owned by the school district. If the building quits functioning as a career academy before 10 years have passed…
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