The polls will be open for the general election Tuesday from 7 am to 9 pm. All participating voters will vote for federal, state and countywide races. Some townships will vote on township trustees and the voters in the city of Jefferson will elect a city council member. It is not necessary to vote in every race on the ballot;…
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Many opinions aired, but no decision made at school board special meeting
Decision to close Intermediate School tabled to Nov. 9 Emotions were high but the discussion was civil at a special meeting of the Greene County board of education at the Intermediate School in Grand Junction Wednesday evening. An overflow crowd of about 125 persons attended the meeting, which was called to hear public comment and then make a decision on…
Read MoreClosing GJ building topic of special school board meeting Nov. 2
The loss of 50 students at Greene County Schools will likely mean the loss of the Intermediate School, the former East Greene High School in Grand Junction, as an attendance center.
Read MoreGeneral election Tuesday
~The Scranton Journal The long-awaited general election is Tuesday. Voters across the nation will go to the polls to cast their ballots on the national, state and county candidates. For many, the end of the commercials, debates and arguments can’t come soon enough. In Greene County, the polls will be open from 7 am to 9 pm in seven locations…
Read MoreWeaver to make campaign stop in Jefferson
Kim Weaver, Democratic challenger to Rep Steve King for the Fourth Congressional district seat, will make a campaign stop Thursday at 10 am at Greene Bean Coffee in Jefferson. Weaver hopes “to let voters know my intention of bringing compassionate, responsible representation to northwest Iowa, with a focus on solving problems and delivering results for Iowans,” a press release stated.
Read MoreAnother CAFO, but this one has a tornado action plan
The master matrix for the proposed Justin Ostrander Home Site hog confinement has a twist the county supervisors hadn’t yet seen. The proposed site is in the 1900 block of Orchard Ave north of 195th St in Hardin Township. The supervisors on Monday reviewed the master matrix for the site. It scores 455 points, with no points taken for a closure plan…
Read MoreLandus completes SoyPlus expansion
Landus Cooperative announced Monday the completion of a $27 million project to increase soybean processing capacity by 50 percent at its SoyPlus® manufacturing facility in Ralston. SoyPlus is an industry-leading high bypass protein dairy feed ingredient used in dairy rations across the world.
Read MoreOutstanding Leader award to Home State Bank CEO Sid Jones
Sid Jones, president and CEO of Home State Bank in Jefferson, was named the Outstanding Leader in the Small Companies category of the Des Moines Register’s 2016 Top Workplaces Award program. The leadership award is in addition to Home State Bank being rated the seventh best workplace among small companies (those with 85 or fewer employees) in Iowa.
Read MoreHoliday shopping season starts next week
The holiday shopping season officially begins in Jefferson Nov. 10-12 with “Browse Days”. This annual event, sponsored by the Greene County Chamber of Commerce, is held during regular business hours, and features a select group of Chamber members who invite shoppers to participate in discounts and weekly prize drawings.
Read MoreAdopt-a-Family gearing up for 2016 food basket project
Greene County Adopt-a-Family’s Christmas campaign is under way. Registration forms are available for families needing assistance at New Opportunities Family Development Center at 1401 N. Elm in Jefferson. This is the only location for forms.
Read MoreQuickBooks topic of info sessions hosted by Chamber
QuickBooks®, Intuit’s highly rated small business accounting software, is the topic of socialnars Thursday, Nov. 10. The Greene County Chamber of Commerce invites all area business owners, entrepreneurs, direct sales consultants and anyone interested in learning more about QuickBooks to “A Quick Look at QuickBooks”.
Read MoreSoybean harvest nearing completion; one-third of corn still in fields
Corn for grain and soybean harvest progress remains behind both last year and the five-year average, although there were 5.1 days suitable for fieldwork statewide during the week ending Oct. 30, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Besides harvest, other activities included chopping and baling corn stalks, tillage, and applying manure and fertilizer. There were reports of outside…
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