The Jefferson city council at its Jan. 10 meeting moved very quickly through a public hearing on amending the city’s urban renewal plan and then approved the needed resolution to make the change. The amendment adds properties to the tax increment financing (TIF) district.
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Olerich provides comparables for taxable valuations
Greene County at the bottom of the stack Despite the very evident economic development in recent years in Greene County and a 4.01 percent growth in the net total taxable valuation as of Jan. 1, 2016, Greene County still has the lowest taxable valuation of its contiguous counties.
Read MoreDavid Yepsen to speak on career covering politics
Historical society program Sunday in Jefferson ~by Chuck Offenburger for the Greene County Historical Society Nationally-known political commentator David Yepsen, who later this month becomes the new host of the weekly “Iowa Press” show on Iowa Public Television, is returning to his hometown of Jefferson this Sunday, Jan. 15, to reflect on his journalism career in a special program for…
Read MorePaxton, Jones talk about Millennials and community development
Making Greene County “the most attractive place in western Iowa for Millennials* to come to” is the goal of Greene County Development Corporation, that group’s executive director Ken Paxton told the county supervisors Monday morning. Paxton and GCDC president Sid Jones were at the supervisors’ meeting to make their annual request for funds.
Read MoreCast told for ‘Shrek the Musical’; other events listed
Rehearsals have begun for Greene County High School’s production of “Shrek the Musical,” with performances scheduled for March 3, 4 and 5. In lead roles will be seniors Jack Schilling as Shrek, Michael Kennedy as Donkey, Kenna Marquardt as Fiona, and Maddie Schroeder as teen/ogress Fiona. Other roles are Edwin Lenchanko, Lord Farquaad; Nadia Fisher, Dragon; Hannah Promes, Gingy; Emily…
Read MoreFund drive initiated to pave remaining RRVT gravel crossings
~by The Scranton Journal Greene County completed paving all the gravel crossings on the Raccoon River Valley Trail in September. The Winkelman Switch crossing finished the summer-long project of pouring concrete across the ten gravel roads to finish the Greene County section that runs from Jefferson to the Guthrie County line.
Read MoreBid awarded for ditch clean out in DD 2
Work on a small drainage project on County Road P-33 (“the Spring Lake Road”) just north of Highway 30 will be completed before crops are planted in the spring.
Read MoreGreene County residents in head-on collision near Beaver; one killed
A Jefferson man was killed in a two car collision that occurred at 7:52 am today on Highway 30 near Beaver, four miles east of Grand Junction.
Read MoreCounty supes lobbied on behalf of animal shelter
Discussion of new animal shelter of Jeff council agenda for Tuesday “Progressive towns have progressive, humane animal facilities,” Adrienne Smith of Jefferson told the county supervisors Thursday morning in advocating for a new animal shelter.
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Read MoreCounty supervisors organize for 2017
The Greene County board of supervisors opened 2017 with the swearing in of newly elected officials by magistrate David Morain. Auditor Jane Heun, sheriff Jack Williams and supervisors John Muir, Mick Burkett and Peter Bardole took an oath of office at the Jan. 3 organizational meeting.
Read MoreApplications due Feb. 11 for Community Foundation grants
Foundation expects to award $250,000 to fund community projects Due dates for the 2017 Greene County Community Foundation grant applications have been announced by Linda Hedges, co-chair of the Foundation’s grant-making committee. “Grow Greene County will be providing about $250,000 from their proceeds from The Wild Rose Casino this year to the Foundation. This will be by far the largest…
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