With the next regular city election more than a year away, the Jefferson city council must fill a vacancy created by the resignation of council member Lisa Jaskey. Jaskey announced at the Aug. 9 council meeting that she is resigning her seat effective Aug. 31. The Aug. 23 council meeting will be her last, she told the council. She and…
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Hot August Night Thursday in Jefferson
Hot August Night returns to the courthouse square and the surrounding Jefferson streets this Thursday, Aug. 11. All types of hot rods, trucks, motorcycles and tractors will be on display from 5 to 8 pm. Pre-registration is closed, but on-site registration will be available on the east side of the courthouse. There is no charge to exhibitors. A $200 cash…
Read MoreFreedom Rock fundraiser Saturday in Rippey
All county residents are invited Saturday evening as the Town and Country Band, the Friends of Rippey and Greene County veterans groups join to raise funds for the completion of Greene County’s Freedom Rock.
Read MoreFunds okayed to get cost estimate for new animal shelter
The first $3,000 will be spent on a new animal shelter to serve all of Greene County. The Greene County board of supervisors and the Jefferson city council each approved providing up to $1,500 to hire the architects Waggoner and Wineinger of Mason City to prepare a cost estimate for the shelter and assistance with subsequent fundraising.
Read MoreRuth Gordon, ARNP joins McFarland Clinic family medicine
McFarland Clinic- Jefferson announces that Ruth Gordon, ARNP has joined the McFarland Clinic family medicine department Ruth Gordon, ARNP received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Grand View University in Des Moines. Gordon completed her nurse practitioner’s degree from Graceland University in Independence, MO.
Read MoreCounty slates bridge projects for 2017
Planning for a pair of bridge projects for next summer is nearly finished. Greene County engineer Wade Weiss told the supervisors at their Aug. 8 meeting that County Road N-65 will be closed for five months for work on the Raccoon River bridge south of 170th St. The late start date in the contract is May 1, with 90 working…
Read MoreBeans, corn both ahead of normal
Frequent but scattered precipitation throughout the week allowed Iowa farmers 5.1 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending August 7, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Activities for the week included cutting hay and fungicide and insecticide applications.
Read MoreDiscussion of CAFOs continues
Public hearing on Iowa Select CAFO slated for next Monday The ongoing discussion about the proliferation of hog confinements in the county has two variations, depending on who’s feeding the hogs. County residents are rather tolerant when it’s local producers looking to improve their bottom line or create opportunities for their children to work in agriculture. When the profit will…
Read MoreQuilt show slated in Jefferson Aug. 5-7
After a seven year absence a quilt show is returning to Greene County, and it’s returning in a big way. The Greene County Quilt Show, a successor of the popular Heart of the Lincoln Highway Quilt Show, is slated for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 5-7, at the Greene County Fairgrounds. It will include more than 300 quilts of all…
Read MoreWomen’s Health Care now offering services at medical center
Takes place of Advanced Women’s Care clinic A new chapter began Aug. 1 at Greene County Medical Center. The medical center’s Women’s Health Clinic is now offering women’s health services with ARNP Valerie Martin as provider. The Women’s Health Clinic transitions the medical center away from the now defunct Advanced Women’s Care clinic that offered OB/GYN services – which, also…
Read MoreBuilding design guidelines subject of Business After Hours
Jefferson Matters: Main Street’s design committee will host a Business After Hours event Monday, Aug. 8, at the Elks lodge in Jefferson. This event will focus on the building design guidelines approved by the Jefferson city council in January. City administrator Mike Palmer and city building inspector Nick Sorensen will present the guidelines with information about the importance of historic…
Read MoreSports medicine contract to 21st Century Rehab
21st Century Rehab was recently awarded the Greene County School District’s sports medicine contract for the 2016-2017 school year. The contract includes athletic coverage with a certified athletic trainer/physical therapist in attendance at home and away varsity football games and home JV football games.
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