Board member/parent Mike Dennhardt disallowed at athletic events after behavior at football game Greene County Schools activity director Mitch Moore is out the door but with a bit of severance pay, and parent Mike Dennhardt, who was disallowed from athletic events for a year for inappropriate conduct at a football game, will be able to attend wrestling Senior Night. Those…
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Total taxable valuation up for county
The increases most property owners saw in their assessments in 2018 make the news Pam Olerich gave the county supervisors Monday not a surprise. The total taxable valuation in Greene County for fiscal year 2020 increased 4.51 percent, the largest increase in the past five years. Olerich, real estate and tax coordinator in the county auditor’s office, called the figures…
Read MoreSupervisors hire veteran services director, EMS transition administrator
The Greene County supervisors approved a pair of hires at their Dec. 31 meeting, one to fill a long-standing vacancy, and the other to fill a position the board hasn’t yet taken action to create. The board approved hiring Michael Bierl as part-time county veterans services director, a position that has been vacant since Tracie Perez left at the end…
Read MoreRotary donates to food pantry building fund
The Jefferson Rotary Foundation recently donated $5,000 to the Greene County Christian Action Resource Center for the purchase of its new home at 1006 N. Vine St in Jefferson. The ARC food pantry serves about 100 different families a month, but according to ARC coordinator Dianne Blackmer, a record 140 families were served in November.
Read MorePulitzer Prize-winning editor to speak in Jefferson
Art Cullen, winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Writing and editor/co-owner of the Storm Lake Times, will be the featured speaker at a Ground Hog Day dinner Saturday, Feb. 2, in Jefferson. Cullen is known for his thoughtful commentary on immigration, water quality, and the impact of large-scale farming on the environment and on Iowa. Cullen will discuss…
Read MoreLooking back at 2018, looking ahead to 2019
The events of 2018 in Greene County will be talked about for a long time. Most people a year ago wouldn’t have guessed that before the end of the year the Greene County Schools and Jefferson would be mentioned in USA Today, the New York Times and the Christian Science Monitor, yet that’s what happened. The possibility of Jefferson, IA,…
Read MoreUpdate – New high school, career academy
Editor’s note – Greene County superintendent of schools Tim Christensen provided the following update on the high school/Career Academy project. Building Project: I wanted to give everyone an update on the upcoming building project that will include the new high school and career academy. A steering committee composed of school board members and school staff have been meeting with architects…
Read MoreMoore released from AD contract
Greene County Schools activities director Mitch Moore has been released from his AD and strength and conditioning coordinator contracts as of the end of December, according to a press release from school superintendent Tim Christen Friday afternoon. The school board approved the resignation of Moore as head football coach at its Dec. 19 meeting. The board action did not address…
Read MoreCounty taking over EMS
Decision made by Muir, Williams Greene County will spend the next six months transitioning to a county-based ambulance service. The decision was made by county supervisors John Muir and Peter Bardole and sheriff Jack Williams at a recent meeting. Muir briefed the supervisors of their decision at the supervisors’ Thursday meeting.
Read MoreCommunity Foundation grant apps available
Applications for the 2019 grant cycle of the Greene County Community Foundation are now available, said Tom Wind, president of the Foundation board. The board expects to have close to the same amount of funds available for distribution this year as last. Grow Greene County, which provides funds to the Community Foundation, has provided reassurance that the large financial commitment…
Read MoreIntroducing Wellness Wednesday
The Jefferson park and recreation department will introduce a new series, Wellness Wednesday, in January. Each Wednesday over the noon hour a professional from the community will discuss a health-related topic over the noon hour, 12 to 12:30 pm, at the Greene County Community Center.
Read MoreNew HS on track for bidding next month
Bid documents for the new Greene County High School and regional career academy will be available Jan. 17, according to school board member Sam Harding, a member of the district facilities committee. Harding, Steve Karber and John McConnell have spent countless hours working with OPN Architects and school administrators and staff to bring the project to within the budget. Harding…
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