~Club will disburse more than $40,000 in auction proceeds The Rotary Club of Jefferson is now accepting applications for grants from the proceeds of its 2017 charity auction. For the past 18 years, the club has directed proceeds from its annual charity auction to worthy non-profit organizations and projects throughout Greene County. More than $400,000 has been aimed at helping…
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Tri-County Democratic Rally set for Jan. 20 in Templeton
For the first time, the Democratic Party central committees of Carroll, Crawford, and Greene Counties are hosting a joint rally in anticipation of the 2018 election season. On Saturday, January 20, at 6 pm in the Templeton Center Grand Hall, local Democrats and their friends will gather together to meet the candidates running for office in federal, state, and local…
Read MoreErnst in Boone County Jan. 15
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will begin her 99 county tour for the year with stops in Montgomery County Jan. 14 and in Boone County Jan. 15. Ernst will host a “town meeting” Monday at 3 pm at the Boone Community High School, 500 7th St, Boone.
Read MoreJefferson receives grant for home repair
Jefferson homeowners in an 11-square-block area roughly north of Lincoln Way and west of Maple St may be eligible for a grant of up to $24,999 for home rehabilitation. Applications will be accepted for the program starting Jan. 4. The grants are for substantial projects like roof or window replacement, lead-based paint abatement, or mechanical or electrical upgrades. The grants…
Read MoreSupervisors hold organizational meeting
The Greene County board of supervisors annual organizational meeting for 2017 primarily maintained status quo from 2017. The county will continue to conduct business as it has for many years. The supervisors will hold their regular meetings Mondays beginning at 8:30 am, with an open forum early in the meeting. They will meet on Tuesdays following Monday holidays. Other regular…
Read MoreInfo meetings in Rippey on proposed regional academy well attended
~by Mary Weaver Thirty-five persons from the Rippey area community did their civic duty Tuesday, braving the below zero temperatures to attend four sessions regarding the proposed regional academy yesterday. The majority attended the informational session at the Rippey United Methodist Church at 10 am. This is a usual gathering spot on Tuesday for a coffee/quilting group. They were greeted…
Read MoreCounty looks at how to pay for digitizing historic records
Muir reluctant to return to the Grow Greene County “trough” The Greene County supervisors in 2017 carried out a highly visible historical preservation project with the restoration of the stained glass dome over the rotunda at the courthouse. They’ve committed to another preservation project – perhaps equally as significant – but not nearly as visible for 2018.
Read MoreMore meetings on proposed high school, career academy slated
Community meetings are scheduled next week by OPN Architects to gather more input before developing a design concept for the Greene County Schools’ proposed high school and career academy. OPN was hired by the Greene County board of education to assist with a community-initiated bond referendum.
Read MoreBlood drive in Jefferson Jan. 9
LifeServe Blood Center urges blood donors to resolve to make one more donation in 2018 than in 2017.
Read MoreGCNO looks back at 2017, forward to 2018
The year 2017 will be remembered in Greene County and Jefferson as a year that brought lasting, highly visible changes. The top of the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower was changed with the hanging of 15 bells that had been in a display case in the courthouse and 18-newly cast bells, along with the addition of strikers to nine bells that…
Read MoreFirst Day Hikes canceled due to frigid weather forecast
DES MOINES – With temperatures predicted to dip well below zero, the Iowa DNR has decided to cancel First Day Hikes at 27 state parks scheduled for New Year’s Day. “While it’s a great disappointment to us to cancel this event, the safety of park visitors comes first,” said Todd Coffelt, state parks bureau chief. “We know that frost bite…
Read MoreTotal valuation up slightly in county
The total taxable valuation in Greene County for fiscal year 2019 increased 1.29 percent, with a decrease in the valuation of farmland in most townships nearly offsetting a healthier increase in urban valuations.
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