A quintet of Greene County senior musicians – Emily Heupel, John Mobley, Noah Von Stein, Michael Kennedy and Kenna Marquardt – were honored at the annual awards concert May 1.
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Honor Flight set for Saturday
“We were ushered to the bathroom and told to take off our uniforms and dress in civilian clothing for the airplane ride home. That was to protect us and our uniforms from being spat on or having something thrown at us,” said a veteran now proudly wearing a baseball cap bearing the embroidered words VIETNAM VETERAN.
Read MoreMay Java & Juice locations told
Jefferson Matters: Main Street invites the public to attend the Java & Juice in Jefferson’s Main Street district every Friday from 9:30 to 10 am. Locations in May are: May 5 – Edward Jones, 110 S. Wilson May 12 – Jefferson Telecom, 105 W. Harrison St May 19 – Farmers Mutual/Complete Insurance, 108 N. Vine St May 26 – Mahanay…
Read MorePlanning continues for east entry enhancements
Local officials, organizations and property owners along the entry to Jefferson on E. Lincoln Way were invited to an open house April 26 to see preliminary plans for enhancements to the entry. The plans include a trail for walkers and bicyclists on thee south side of the street from the Milwaukee depot to the cemetery, shrubs and flowers, benches, lighting…
Read MoreSoil temperatures declines after wet, cool week
Rain, snow, and below normal temperatures prevented planting across most of Iowa late in the week ending April 30, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were only 3.0 days suitable for fieldwork. Temperatures dropped into the 20s in parts of Iowa. Many producers are waiting for warmer weather before planting corn and soybeans. For corn already…
Read MoreHigh school Awards Concert Monday
The Greene County High School music department will present its annual Awards Concert Monday, May 1, at 7:30 pm in the high school auditorium.
Read MoreConfined cattle feeding expanding in county
A public hearing is scheduled for Monday, May 1, on the application for a construction permit for a cattle confinement on Highway 30 one mile east of Scranton. Eason Feedlots LLC has operated at the site for decades, primarily as an open feedlot.
Read MoreLess than 1 percent raises for Greene Co teachers
Greene County teachers and the board of education agreed to a two-year contract, the first multi-year contract in many years. The board of education ratified the contract at its April 19 meeting. The contract awards teachers a $225 increase on base pay the first year, an increase of 0.72 percent, and a $175 increase on base pay in the second…
Read MoreHighway 30 closed at GJ for overpass project
Highway 30 is now closed east of Grand Junction for construction of a new bridge over the Union Pacific railroad tracks. Construction is expected to take seven months.
Read MoreRelay for Life nets $33K, more to come
Thumbs up to the Greene County Relay for Life!
Read MoreHistorical Society bringing Nate Teut to Churdan
~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society Nathan “Nate” Teut, the only high school graduate from Greene County to play Major League Baseball, returns to his hometown of Churdan on Friday, May 5, to speak on his career in baseball, his love of the game and his perspective on growing up here.
Read MoreWeiss gives update on bell tower completion
The completion of the full carillon at the top of the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower is on track for mid-May. County engineer Wade Weiss, who is serving as project manager at the request of the Bell Tower Community Foundation, reported to the county supervisors Monday that the newly-forged bells will arrive from Holland to the Verdin Company in Cincinnati this week. The…
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