Post includes live link to city financial summary The Jefferson city council held two public hearings at which no one spoke and approved an amendment to the city’s urban renewal plan and a development agreement with Jefferson Veterinary Clinic, L.C. The action was taken at the council’s regular meeting Tuesday.
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Save the date: Lincoln statue centennial Nov. 11
The Courthouse 100 committee, which planned and hosted the centennial of the Greene County courthouse in October of 2017, is now organizing a commemoration of another courthouse-connected 100th anniversary – that of the Abraham Lincoln statue on the south side of the square in Jefferson. The statue, which was actually dedicated on Sept. 22, 1918, was a gift to the…
Read MoreChuck Long to speak at Jefferson Rotary meeting
Public welcome; RSVP by Friday Iowa Hawkeye great Chuck Long will hare stories of his football life and career and sign copies of his just-released biography Destined for Greatness during a special noon meeting of the Jefferson Rotary Club. Guests are encouraged to join Jefferson Rotarians Monday, Oct. 29, from noon to 1 pm at the Rotary Room in the…
Read MoreRecalling Greene County’s political and elections history
Historical Society meets at Scranton on Nov. 2 ~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society Brothers Rick and Tom Morain will discuss “Greene County Politics Thru The Years: The Pendulum Always Swings” when the Greene County Historical Society meets Friday, Nov. 2, at the United Methodist Church in Scranton. Rick Morain, who lives in Jefferson, is the retired…
Read MoreSignage added to increase safety at rural intersections
Additional signage was placed last week by the county secondary roads crew on County Road E-53 at County Road P-14, east of Jefferson. The intersection was the scene of a fatal motorcycle accident in August when a northbound driver collided with a westbound motorcyclist. The motorcyclist, Donnie Daniel of Scranton, was killed. Daniel’s mother, Deb Mohr, requested the county consider…
Read MoreNativity Festival slated for Dec. 9
Heart of Iowa Habitat for Humanity’s Nativity Festival, which has become a favorite holiday event for many area families, is slated for Sunday, Dec. 9, at the First United Methodist Church in Jefferson. The Nativity Festival provides a special opportunity for residents to display their nativity scenes and their stories.
Read MoreWeather improves, but as of Sunday, bean harvest still far behind
Sunshine and a break from substantial precipitation got Iowa farmers back in the fields with 4.4 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending October 21, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Activities for the week included harvesting corn and soybeans, baling stalks and planting cover crops. Topsoil moisture levels statewide rated 65 percent adequate and 35 percent…
Read MoreWorld Polio Day highlights effort to eradicate polio
Rotary members in Jefferson are among millions noting World Polio Day, October 24, to raise awareness, funds and support to end polio – a vaccine preventable disease that still threatens children in parts of the world today. Since Rotary and its partners launched the Global Polio Eradication Initiative 30 years ago, the incidence of polio has plummeted by more than…
Read MoreCampaign budgets vary greatly for House District 47 candidates
Weaver raises more than twice Thompson in individual donations, but Thompson gets $135K from Iowa GOP At a forum earlier this month for candidates for Iowa House District 47 candidates, Democrat David Weaver, Republican Phil Thompson, and Libertarian Patrick Shaw each had a different answer to a question about how they’re paying for their campaign.
Read MorePlanning for new HS challenged by rising costs
An increase in the cost of structural steel and electrical materials is challenging Greene County school officials and OPN Architects as they finalize the design for the new high school and regional career academy. School board members Steve Karber and Sam Harding reported to the full board last week that the last estimate of construction costs was 10 percent higher…
Read MoreCertified enrollment up at Paton-Churdan, down at Greene County
Certified enrollment numbers were good news for Paton-Churdan but not for the Greene County schools. Paton-Churdan saw an increase in certified enrollment of 3.4 students, from 208.30 on the Oct. 1 ‘Count Day’ in 2017 to 211.70 in 2018. The certified enrollment represents the number of students who reside in the district, and it’s the number the state uses to…
Read MoreHappy birthday to the bell tower
The Bell Tower Community Foundation treated the county supervisors to Deal’s apple cider donuts with birthday candles to mark the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower’s 52nd birthday Monday. The supervisors were game enough to sing the birthday song in return for the donuts.
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