All residents of the Greene County school district are encouraged to learn about the proposed regional career academy and new high school, and to offer input before further design work is done. Meetings are scheduled around the county as follows: • Tuesday, Jan. 2 – 10 am at the Rippey United Methodist Church and 1, 5 and 7 pm at…
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GCHS ‘practice’ gym gets facelift, board sets hearing on 2018-19 calendar
Greene County High School phys ed students will return to school after the holiday break to a freshly painted gymnasium and a couple of new rules for its use. Discus throwers will no longer be able to throw in the gym. Baseball and softball players will no longer be able to hit balls there, either. School superintendent Tim Christensen told…
Read MoreInfo meetings about animal shelter slated
(Editor’s note – Saturday session added) Informational sessions are planned next week to share information about the proposed new animal shelter. Sessions are planned for Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, Jan. 2, 3 and 5, at 7 pm, and Saturday, Jan. 6, at 9 am at the Greene County Community Center in Jefferson. There w
Read MoreMidAmerican gets go-ahead for Phase Two of Beaver Creek wind project
MidAmerican’s promised setbacks and limits on flicker and noise put in writing as conditions of use The first 78 wind turbines in Greene County drew very little public opposition, but MidAmerican Energy’s plan to more than double that number in 2018 drew heated discussion at a public hearing Dec. 21. The hearing was held by the county board of adjustment…
Read MoreAsst county attorney learning what law enforcement goes through
Assistant county attorney Thomas Laehn is still settling in to his new position and is taking opportunities to learn whenever he can. Laehn told the supervisors earlier this month of accompanying Jefferson police officers as they executed a search warrant on Dec. 3. He didn’t tell any specifics about the warrant, but from matching his story to the daily report…
Read MoreBrrrr, it’s cold inside
On the second day of Christmas Alliant Energy brought to Jefferson utility customers a cold, icy house. Power went out to 2,366 Alliant customers at approximately 6:40 am. According to Alliant, the outage was equipment-related. Power was restored at 9:30 am.
Read MoreHoliday closings told
The Greene County courthouse and county offices will be closed Christmas Day and Tuesday, Dec. 26. The county supervisors will meet Wednesday, Dec. 27, at 8:30 am. The treasurer’s office will close Friday, Dec. 29, at 4 pm for the semi-annual cash count. Jefferson city offices will be closed Christmas Day but will be open Dec. 26. Trash/recycling collection will…
Read MoreGreene Co school board okays eight early retirements
A group of seven veteran teachers and a cafeteria employee are leaving the ranks at the end of the school year. The Greene County board of education at its Dec. 20 meeting approved the voluntary (early) retirement requests of elementary teachers Susan Turner, Annette Meier and Diane Wallace, middle school teacher Tom Braun, high school teachers Dave Destival, Beth Vanderwilt…
Read MoreCommunity feedback sought on proposed school project
Residents’ thoughts and ideas regarding the proposed Greene County Community School building and remodeling project are being sought by the Friends of Education committee of the district and the architects for the project, and copies of a DVD video outlining the project are available starting this Friday to stimulate discussion.
Read MoreSupervisors okay next bridge project
Also hear about sheriff’s drone With the completion of two bridge projects in the past two weeks county engineer Wade Weiss is laying plans for the next project, a new bridge over W. Buttrick Creek on County Road E-18 in Dawson Township, four miles west of Paton. The county supervisors on Monday approved the plans of proposed improvement for the…
Read MoreGreene Co Elementary in top 2 percent in state
Greene County Elementary principal Scott Johnson announced Tuesday that on the Iowa school report, which was recently released by the Iowa Department of Education, Greene County Elementary’s score was in the exceptional range. The rating places the school in the top 2 percent of all elementary schools in Iowa.
Read MoreJPRD to swap canned goods for daily entry to community center
Two popular events are on the calendar soon at the Greene County Community Center. From Dec. 26 through Jan. 3, daily entry for non-members is free with the donation of a non-perishable food item. All items collected will be taken to the Greene County Christian Action Resource Center food pantry.
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