Absentee voting for voters in the Greene County Community School District for the April 3 bond referendum will open March 5. Voters can cast their ballots in the county auditor’s office at the courthouse, or fill out an absentee voting request form so that a ballot can be mailed to them. Requests for a ballot by mail must be received…
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Supervisors hear arguments against school bond referendum
A pair of Jefferson residents spoke out against the upcoming school bond referendum at the county supervisors’ meeting Monday. The county is involved in the $35 million project with a commitment last week of $5 million in tax increment financing revenues for the construction of a regional career academy adjacent to the proposed new high school.
Read MoreBeef feed center coming to Jefferson
On the north side of Jefferson, a 226,000 square foot facility once used to produce and export soy flakes for tofu has been sitting idle since 2010. Landus Cooperative is breathing new life into the already modern site as it transitions it to distribute, and eventually manufacture, cattle feed.
Read MoreSchool board looking at upping police presence in schools
Would provide benefits to schools and to JPD When Bernie Sanders asked Greene County High School students last week what issues are important to them, they quickly answered “school shootings.” (See related story under the Features tab.) The Greene County Schools board of education also had school safety on their minds last week, a week after a shooting at a…
Read MoreTotal cost of proposed school project – $35 million
After the news last week of commitments totaling $9.5 million for the proposed Greene County High School and Iowa Central Community College regional career academy, the committee promoting the April 3 bond referendum announced that the total cost of the project is $35 million.
Read MoreCounty adds $5 million in TIF funds to career academy project
The Greene County supervisors jumped aboard the high school/regional career academy project Thursday morning with a commitment of $5 million. The supervisors plan to move forward with tax increment financing (TIF) to fund the project.
Read MoreGrow Greene County to fund gym, performing arts center for new HS
~Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation press release Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation’s board of directors have pledged $4.5 million for the athletic and arts center for the Greene County Community School’s new plan for a high school and regional academy.
Read MoreSchool board solidifies support for bond referendum
Acknowledges Finches $100,000 pledge for the project The Greene County Schools board of education didn’t initiate the proposal that has led to a $21.48 million bond referendum for a new high school and adjacent regional career academy, but members of the board want voters to know they’re all “on board.”
Read MoreJefferson residents plan CAFO in Greenbrier Township
(Edited with correct information about New Modern Concept’s role in the project) A pair of Jefferson residents have submitted to the Iowa DNR an application for a construction permit for a two-building, 4,980-head hog confinement on L Ave just north of County Road E-63 in Greenbrier Township.
Read MoreTickets available for BOOST Bash to benefit Greene County schools
Tickets are on sale through March 9 for the inaugural BOOST Bash, slated for Saturday, March 24, at the Greene Room at Wild Rose Casino in Jefferson. BOOST is an acronym for Bringing Opportunities and Optimism for our Students and Teachers. Community members came together to plan this event that will directly benefit the students, teachers and classrooms of the…
Read MoreJefferson Matters slates Family Feud~Jefferson Edition
Where do you get ice cream in Jefferson? Name a business on the Square … or a street named after a President. It’s questions like these that will have four teams competing in the second edition of Family Feud~Jefferson Edition on Saturday, April 14, at the History Boy Theatre at RVP~1875 in Jefferson.
Read MoreYES campaign for school bond referendum begins
A contingency of more than 80 volunteers has organized to support the Greene County Community School’s effort to pass a school bond referendum on April 3. The name of the committee is Our Kids, Our Future – Greene County and is co-chaired by Keith Van Beek, Bill Raney and Peg Raney.
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