The Greene County school district is one of 49 Iowa school districts and schools that will receive money from a new $1 million fund to build their computer science teacher workforce, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced on Aug. 21.
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Sorensen appointed to Empower Rural Iowa task force
Nick Sorensen, building and zoning officer for the city of Jefferson, has been appointed to one of three task forces that comprise Gov Kim Reynolds’ Empower Rural Iowa initiative. Reynolds created the initiative last month by executive order. The initiative creates a partnership with the Iowa Rural Development Council to identify needed legislative, regulatory and policy changes leading to solutions…
Read MoreSec of Ag Naig in Jefferson Thursday
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig will speak at “Big Questions 2019”Thursday, Aug. 23, at 6 pm at Wild Rose Casino in Jefferson. The event is hosted by Home State Bank. Naig will have a conversation with Delany Howell, host of IPTV’s Market-to-Market about the new farm bill, tariffs, water quality and agriculture’s outlook.
Read MoreRob Sand in Greene County Aug. 30
Candidate for state auditor Former assistant attorney general Rob Sand, Democratic candidate for state auditor, will hold a meet and greet event in Jefferson on Thursday, Aug. 30. As a demonstration of Sand’s commitment to making the Iowa auditor work for all Iowans, he plans to visit all 99 Iowa counties before the general election. To date, Sand has visited…
Read MoreCorn, soybeans both a week ahead of average year
Iowa farmers had 5.1 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Aug. 19, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Farmers in west central Iowa had less time in the field, with 4.6 days suitable. Activities for the week included harvesting hay and oats for grain, chopping corn silage, spraying for aphids, and moving grain.
Read MoreSchool superintendent Christensen shares info for start of new school year
Greene County Schools superintendent Tim Christensen provides the following information for district residents as students and staff begin a new school year Thursday, Aug. 23: Real World Learning – With the 2018-2019 school year just around the corner, I want to take time to share some information about the upcoming school year.
Read MoreGreene Co Schools ready to sell bonds for HS project
The Greene County Schools will pay a true interest rate of 3.379 percent on an issue of $16 million in general obligation bonds to pay for construction of a new high school and repurposing the current high school for use as a middle school. The net interest cost on the bonds will be $7,165,000.
Read MoreCivility and Good Manners Week Aug. 20-24
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a formal proclamation for “Civility and Good Manners Week” August 20-24, 2018. “Civility and respect of all people is a fundamental to the functionality, purpose and safety of our civilized life…” according to the proclamation. “All people deserve respect…to have the potential to achieve all of the good and wonderful things life has to…
Read MoreGreene Co board suggests whole grade sharing to P-C, again
The Greene County Schools board of education is once again asking the Paton-Churdan board to consider whole grade sharing for grades 9-12. The coming school year is the final year in the current academic sharing agreement, so students will see no changes when they return to school Aug. 23. But, when subcommittees of the two boards held their semi-annual meeting…
Read MoreInformation released in fatal accident
Information has been released about a fatal collision on Highway 4 south of County Road E-57 (290th St) Wednesday afternoon. The accident occurred at 12:20 pm. According to a preliminary report from the Iowa State Patrol, Wesley H. Bunnell, 71, of Glidden was northbound on Highway 4 when, for an unknown reason, he crossed the centerline and slowly drifted into…
Read MoreWild Rose asks city to build frontage road
The Jefferson city council was pitched on a $1.4 million frontage road needed before a truck stop can be built near Wild Rose Casino and Resort. Tom Timmons, president and chief operating officer of Wild Rose, made a presentation at the council’s Aug. 14 meeting. He started with numbers. Since Wild Rose Jefferson opened three years ago, 1.5 million people…
Read MoreCounty staff creating TIF district to include wind turbines
Although Greene County students still have two more first days of school in the current buildings, work is moving along lining up finances for the new high school/career academy and repurposing the current high school for use as a middle school.
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