Students in the construction and interior design classes at Greene County High School will host at open house at the student-built house Tuesday, May 22, from 5 to 7 pm at the house, 204 E. Wilcoxway, Jefferson. The house is the 19th house built by Jefferson-Scranton/ Greene County students. Students will be there to answer questions about the construction and…
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Four-legged friends welcome at Ding Dong Dash
This year’s Ding Dong Dash will have a bit of Bark added. Dogs are invited to join their masters for the 5K, 10K and 1-mile fun run held as part of the Bell Tower Festival Saturday, June 9. Canines will be raising money for a new animal shelter in Jefferson. The registration fee for the 5K and 10K is…
Read MoreRAGBRAI hosts needed
With somewhere near 30,000 RAGBRAI®-affiliated visitors expected to spend the night in Jefferson on July 23, the Jefferson RAGBRAI committee is looking for hosts for riders. Residents willing to host riders will have help from the RAGBRAI housing committee in finding a group that would be the best fit possible. Riders provide information about who they are, their ages, the…
Read MoreWC farmers close to ‘average’ in soil moisture, crop progress
Iowa farmers were held to 3.8 days suitable for fieldwork after storms left measurable rainfall across much of the state during the week ending May 13, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture levels statewide rated 2 percent very short, 6 percent short, 69 percent adequate and 23 percent surplus. Topsoil moisture levels in west central Iowa…
Read MoreEarly/absentee voting open for June 5 primary
Early voting opened May 7 for the June 5 primary election. Voters must register as a Republican, Democrat or Libertarian to vote in the primary. Each party will have a separate ballot. In the Republican primary Cyndi Hanson is challenging incumbent Congressman Steve King for the Fourth Congressional district seat.
Read MoreJeff council poised to accept ‘gift’ of historic house
A historic Jefferson home will be saved from demolition if city council members follow the recommendation of their housing committee. The housing committee met prior to the council’s regular meeting Tuesday. City building official Nick Sorensen fleshed out a proposal he presented at the last council meeting to move the house now at 305 W. State St to a vacant…
Read MoreSupes discuss future of EMS, budget amendment
The Greene County supervisors are wrestling with what will happen July 1, the day Greene County Emergency Medical Services will no longer have a service contract with the county to provide ambulance services. Dennis Morlan notified the supervisors earlier this year that after 32 years of providing ambulance service in the county, he plans to retire.
Read MoreRAGBRAI visitors already impressed with Jefferson
The task of locating where “charter” groups will camp when RAGBRAI® overnights in Jefferson July 23 began very soon after the route was announced. The charter groups are those that travel together with their own equipment haulers. Some are as large as 700 riders and they bring their own toilet and shower facilities. The charter groups account for about 5,000…
Read MoreMarket to Market Relay Iowa starts in Jefferson Saturday
Jefferson will be the starting point for the sixth annual Market to Market® Relay Iowa Saturday, May 12. The 75-mile relay race starts on E. Lincoln Way near the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower, and ends with a celebration in downtown Des Moines.
Read MoreSupes agree to $1M+ HVAC project at the courthouse
Greene County boards of supervisors have talked about updating the heating system at the courthouse several times in the last two decades but never saw a clear path to completing such a project until Monday. The supervisors agreed by consensus to move forward with replacing the 100-year-old steam boiler and radiators, installing central air conditioning, and replacing all the windows…
Read MoreWarmer weather helps soil temps, but rain last week slowed planting
Widespread storms delivering heavy rainfall interrupted planting activities and held Iowa farmers to 2.9 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending May 6, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture levels state wide rated 3 percent very short, 7 percent short, 71 percent adequate and 19 percent surplus. Levels in west central Iowa were slightly better,…
Read MoreStudents plant trees funded by Alliant Energy
Greene County eighth graders, Alliant Energy, and Trees Forever representatives joined together last Wednesday for a hands-on lesson about trees and the environment. The school received a grant from Alliant Energy and Trees Forever to fund the $2,500 project and plant 34 trees in Jefferson. “This is a great example of how Branching Out is helping communities in our service…
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