Grow Greene County sponsors evening headliner Hairball Gear up for a party. With less than 100 days left until RAGBRAI® rolls, the Jefferson RAGBRAI committee invites area residents and bicycle enthusiasts to a party Monday, April 23, where the local theme and logo will be revealed.
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Friday’s wind damage estimated at $2 million
The straight-line winds that went through Jefferson Friday evening caused an estimated $2 million in damage according to Greene County emergency management director Dennis Morlan. Morlan agrees with the National Weather Service that it wasn’t a tornado that caused damage in the two blocks either side of McKinley Street from Vine St west to Grimmell Road. He explained it as…
Read MoreTwisting storm causes damage in north central Jefferson
What meteorologist John McLaughlin called a “twisting storm” passed through Jefferson shortly after 6 pm last night, causing damage in roughly two blocks on both sides of the Union Pacific railroad tracks from just east of the Highway 4 overpass to N. West St. Genesis Development, Dagit Auction, Casey’s General Store and the former Wahl-McAtee Tire and Service Center were…
Read MoreGreene Co school board approves sale of bonds for construction project
Approves regular levy slightly less than published Greene County school district voters got a bit of a break Wednesday after approving a $21.48 million bond issue last week that will require an additional debt levy of $2.70 (per thousand dollars of taxable valuation). The school board at a special session April 11 approved the 2018-19 budget with a levy rate…
Read MoreIt’s true – the JPD shoots cats
The proverbial cat is out of the bag – the Jefferson police department really does shoot cats. Jefferson mayor Craig Berry reported at the April 10 city council meeting that he and police chief Mark Clouse had met earlier that day with Linn Price of Animal Protection and Education (APE) and Scott Wilson, animal welfare intervention coordinator/animal control officer for…
Read MoreLaehn’s workload keeps growing
Greene County assistant county attorney Thomas Laehn once again is saving county taxpayers’ money. Laehn talked with the county supervisors on Monday about a waiver Ahlers & Cooney PC asked the supervisors to sign allowing the firm to work on behalf of both the county and the Greene County Community Schools in preparing the 28E agreement needed for the county’s…
Read MoreBicycling history of Greene County, and of RAGBRAI, too
Program Sunday afternoon April 15 at museum in Jefferson ~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society If it seems to you like there’s been a whole lot of bicycling happening around Greene County in recent years, you’re right. That will be especially so this summer when RAGBRAI® (that’s the Des Moines Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa)…
Read MoreJeff council closes out facade project, okays comprehensive plan update
Businesses around the downtown square in Jefferson that have been without signage since last summer can now put signs back on their storefronts. The Jefferson city council at its April 10 meeting approved the final pay estimated to Pinnacle Construction for the façade project. With that, the project is officially finished and business owners are once again in charge of…
Read MoreIowa farmers still a few weeks away from spring fieldwork
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig on Monday commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Another week of cold, wet weather prevented nearly all fieldwork and continued to challenge cow-calf producers. Just 4 percent of the oat crop has been planted,…
Read More“Pow! Zap! Bam!” Let’s beat cancer!
The Stalder Super Squad (Zack, Kaylee, Bryce, and Tatym, children of Kyle and Cheri Stalder) are ready for the 5K and Heroes-in-Training Fun Run being held as part of this year’s Greene County Relay For Life on Saturday, April 21. The 5K run/walk is an annual event for these heroes who are helping to fight cancer while enjoying some power…
Read MoreGround broken on Churdan library addition
April snow was moved aside for a ceremonial groundbreaking Monday morning at the site of a 1,100 square-foot addition to the Churdan public library. The library trustees and staff have been raising funds for the $350,000 project for three years, hosting meals, silent auctions, and even an ugly Christmas sweater contest. The project includes not only the addition, but a…
Read MoreStorm siren tests moved to Tuesdays
Storm sirens around this county will sound this Tuesday, April 10, at 10 am as a test. Going forward, they’ll sound at 10 am the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month through November. Greene County emergency management director Dennis Morlan explained that the tests that were previously done on Saturdays will be done on Tuesdays when more emergency responders…
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