Ballot language still not known OPN Architects is moving through the steps needed to fully develop a proposal for a new high school and career academy for the Greene County Schools. School board member Dr Steve Karber, who is on the board’s building committee, reported to the full board at the Jan. 17 meeting that OPN is computing the total…
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Courthouse security to be considered
Greene County assistant attorney Thomas Laehn is continuing his effort to move the county into the 21st century. His first step was to insert computer technology into the county attorney’s office. That was accomplished with the purchase of ProLaw software in the fall. The case management software costs the county $6,000 annually. When it is fully implemented it could bring…
Read MoreVFW asks city to help with sewer repair
VFW Post 9599 may close its building on the east side of the courthouse square in Jefferson if an affordable fix for a plumbing problem isn’t found. Post commander Don Ihnken told the Jefferson city council during the open forum of the council meeting Tuesday that the sewer line from the building is backing up, for the second time in…
Read MoreGreene Co school board beefing up superintendent evals
The Greene County Schools board of education plans to make evaluating the job performance of the superintendent more rigorous and more frequent. Board president Mark Peters, John McConnell and Steve Fisher all attended a workshop on superintendent evaluations at the annual Iowa Association of School Boards convention in November. Peters said the take-away from the session was that evaluation should…
Read MoreChamber holds annual meeting
Along with honoring Peg Raney, recipient of the 2017 ABC (Above and Beyond the Call) Award, a highlight of Greene County Chamber and Tourism’s annual meeting was the recognition of milestone memberships.
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Read MoreThree percent raise for all county elected officials
The county supervisors awarded all county elected officials, including themselves, a 3 percent salary increase effective July 1. It is the first time in three years the supervisors have given themselves a raise.
Read MoreABC Award to Peg Raney
Peg Raney, in accepting the 2017 Above and Beyond the Call (ABC) Award Friday evening, saluted all previous recipients of the award. “I am shocked and honored. I know who has received this honor before for many years, and I admire every single one of them. To be counted among those who have that kind of respect really means a…
Read MoreRep Chip Baltimore arrested for OWI in Ames
“It’s not my proudest moment,” is how State Rep Chip Baltimore, who represents Greene County in the Iowa legislature, characterized his arrest for operating while intoxicated- first offense this morning while speaking with a KCCI reporter.
Read MoreDavid Weaver of rural Rippey is candidate for Iowa House
David Weaver, a 1988 East Greene graduate, on Wednesday announced his candidacy for the Iowa House, District 47. Weaver, a Democrat, is the first to announce his candidacy for the seat now held by Chip Baltimore of Boone. Weaver lives in the southwest corner of Boone County in the Ogden school district. His mailing address is Rippey. He is a…
Read MoreEngineering work for RR quiet zone proposed
The latest thinking on creating a railroad quiet zone in Jefferson is that all four Union Pacific railroad crossings could be left open and modified with supplemental safety structures at a cost of about $350,000. City engineer Jim Leiding of Bolton & Menk named that figure as a “ballpark estimate” as he presented a proposal for consulting services to the…
Read MoreSheriff looks to boost deputies’ salaries beyond union contract
The power of the purse strings and the firmness of a union contract will come into play as the Greene County supervisors consider the coming fiscal year’s budget for law enforcement.
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