The Jefferson streets committee wants to share some of the heat for noisy railroad crossings with the source of the annoyance – Union Pacific railroad. The committee asked city staff to find a telephone number or email address residents can use to report excessive noise directly to UP.
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Farmers market, concert and pep rally next Tuesday
The courthouse square in Jefferson will be a busy place for people of all ages next Tuesday, Aug. 22, with the farmers market and supper, a band concert, and a community pep rally for the fall sports season. The farmers market will be on the east side of the courthouse from 4 to 6 pm. The season is in full…
Read MoreCounty moving forward on hoop building for storage
The county secondary roads department has applied for a building permit to put a hoop building on property it purchased in Scranton, county engineer Wade Weiss reported to the county supervisors Monday. The property is located on S. Kendrick St just south of Elm St. The secondary roads crew earlier this summer finished demolition of a house that had been…
Read MoreFirst Vision 2020 report – a microbrewery in Jefferson
The Vision 2020 project has yielded its first preliminary study on one of several ideas put at the top of the list by a steering committee – a brewery. The report was prepared by Megan McKay of PTB Consulting. She is affiliated with Peace Tree Brewing in Des Moines. After looking at the demographics of the county, the proximity of…
Read MoreFair Foundation planning benefit auction
The fourth annual dinner and auction to raise funds for improvements at the Greene County Fairgrounds is slated for Tuesday, Sept. 5, at Clover Hall on the fairgrounds. A social hour will begin at 5 pm, with dinner at 6 pm and the auction at 7 pm. Up for auction will be seed, chemicals, services and other agricultural and livestock…
Read MoreTest of voting equipment Aug. 29
A public test of the voting equipment to be used in the Sept. 12 school election will take place Tuesday, Aug. 29, starting at 9 am on the third floor of the courthouse. Testing of the OpenElect Voting Optical (OVO) scanners and OpenElect Voting Interface (OVI) machines will be done. Public testing of the equipment is required by the Code…
Read MoreCourthouse 100 celebration set for Oct. 27
The Courthouse 100 committee invites the public to mark the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Greene County courthouse Friday, Oct. 27, with a program reminiscent of the ceremony held exactly 100 years earlier. The committee will start the day hosting Java and Juice at 9:30 am in the rotunda. Tours of the building will be available during the…
Read MoreCrops struggle with continued dry weather
Most of Greene County in moderate drought All of Iowa experienced cooler than normal temperatures with very little precipitation scattered across the state during the week ending August 13, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork. Activities for the week included applying fungicides and insecticides, hauling grain, and haying.
Read MoreJefferson has a new brand
Jefferson’s new logo was introduced by Jefferson Matters: Main Street program director Peg Raney at the city council meeting Tuesday. The logo was shown as part of a branding/wayfinding proposal developed by RDG Planning and Design of Des Moines. Cost for developing the logo and writing the proposal was $10,000, with $5,000 coming from a Main Street Iowa Challenge Grant…
Read MoreHighway 30 overpass on schedule
The Highway 30 overpass at Grand Junction is on schedule to be completed by Nov. 10, according to Jenny Hoskins, Iowa Department of Transportation resident construction engineer in Jefferson. Godbersen-Smith Construction of Ida Grove is general contractor for the project. The company missed the April 3 start date for the overpass as the same crews were also working on the…
Read MoreJeff council discusses railroad quiet zones, animal shelter
The Jefferson city council meeting Aug. 8 was a showcase for grassroots politics as council members responded to residents’ concerns during the open forum. The quest for railroad quiet zones was revived at the insistence of one resident, and the council received a petition calling asking the council to make a new animal shelter a priority.
Read MoreScranton keeps sheriff’s office for law enforcement
The Scranton city council at its regular meeting Aug. 8 unanimously approved a new contract with the Greene County sheriff’s office for law enforcement. The current contract was set to expire Aug. 10.
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