Also okays use of Grow Greene County funds and athletic training contract A new attendance policy approved by the Greene County board of education July 20 as part of the student/parent handbook for the coming school year is both good news and bad news for students. The good news is that students will no longer be sidelined from an athletic practice…
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Supervisors slate hearing on Bristol Township CAFO
The Greene County supervisors will score a master matrix for another confined animal feeding operation at their Aug. 1 meeting. Granite Farms IV of Iowa Falls is proposing Felix Finisher Farm in section 19 of Bristol Township on County Road E-33 (190th St) between G and H Ave. The plan calls for two 2,500-head buildings with deep pits. Granite Farms IV…
Read MoreHot, humid weather speeds crop development
Recent heat and humidity helped speed crop development although frequent rains allowed Iowa farmers only 4.0 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending July 24, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Activities for the week included aerial fungicide application to corn and cutting hay when fields were dry enough.
Read MoreOne step closer on Freedom Rock project
Trucks carried commodities away from the old Milligan elevator for the last time last week. Landus Cooperative is in the process of giving the elevator to the Greene County Fair Association as a location for Greene County’s Freedom Rock. The elevator had most recently been used as storage for specialty soybeans. The last of the beans were taken out last…
Read MoreWhat do you do when it’s hot?
When it’s hot, do you experience evapotranspiration? If you’re in a corn field, that’s what you’re doing. This hot, humid weather may seem like great weather for growing corn, but as a Landus Cooperative agronomist Todd Claussen explains, it’s not great weather for growing good corn. Harvest will be early and yield may be less than desired if the hot weather continues.
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The driver’s license station at the Greene County treasurer’s office will be closed the week of July 25. It will reopen Monday, Aug. 1, at 8 am.
Read MoreLincoln Highway Day promises a lot of small town fun
Grand Junction will be bustling with activities and entertainment this Saturday during Lincoln Highway Day. A special task of Lincoln Highway Day organizers this year is to raise funds for repair of the city pool. The pool is closed this summer, pending completion of an estimated $130,000 in needed repairs. About $30,000 is in the fund now, and Lincoln Highway…
Read MoreMidwest Partnership releases laborshed study findings
As many government employees as farmers in Greene County The median wage in Greene County is $16.80 an hour, which adds up to $52,000 a year, according to a laborshed employment study recently completed by Midwest Partnership Economic Development.
Read MoreLandus Coop donates site for Freedom Rock
Veterans group, fair board, county supervisors and Landus Cooperative announce property donation to kick-off fundraising for the Freedom Rock project to honor local military, agricultural history The start of the 2016 Greene County Fair also marked the official kick-off for fundraising for the Greene County Freedom Rock project, organizers announced this week. Landus Cooperative is donating its cement silo, known as the…
Read MorePublic meeting about quiet zones in Jeff
Residents who want to learn more or share their opinions about establishing a railroad ‘quiet zone’ through Jefferson are encouraged to attend a public meeting next Tuesday, July 26, at 5:30 pm on the second floor of the municipal building, 220 N. Chestnut St.
Read MoreJuvenile charges soon in vandalism to Wilber statue
Charges are expected in juvenile court in the next few days against three juvenile males suspected of vandalizing the bronze Doreen Wilber statue in Jefferson last month. According to Jefferson police chief Mark Clouse, the offenders are ages 15, 13 and 7. The JPD will seek restitution for the necessary repair, but that decision will be made by juvenile court.…
Read MoreCounty, city net $133K each from Wild Rose
The fiscal year that ended June 30 was the first in which the city of Jefferson and Greene County felt the impact of Wild Rose Jefferson in the revenue portion of their budgets.
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