The Greene County Chamber of Commerce has selected Pioneer Communications as the publisher of the 2016-2017 Greene County Business and Tourism Guide. Pioneer Communications is best known for its flagship publication The Iowan magazine. The new guide will get a facelift and new feel courtesy of The Iowan design, editorial and sales team.
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Community Foundation awards $119,000 in grants
~by Jacque Andrew, special to GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County Community Foundation (GCCF) awarded 18 grants amounting to $119,000 at a special recognition Monday at the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall in Jefferson. As donors to the GCCF’s annual drive to build its endowment were recognized by president Tom Wind, he noted that 88 Greene county residents donated $9,302. The principal…
Read MoreSupervisors go along with CAFO addition, hear idea for fixing housing crisis
~by Denise O’Brien Van, special to GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors approved an application for a second building on a swine CAFO (concentrated animal feeding operation) south of Jefferson at its March 28 meeting.
Read MoreGrow Greene County to award grants April 4
Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation will make its first round of grants, funded by its share of gaming revenues from Wild Rose Jefferson casino, on Monday evening, April 4. The awards ceremony will take place at 7:30 pm in the Greene Room at Wild Rose Jefferson. Invitations to the event have been mailed.
Read MoreGreene County Chamber reveals Bell Tower Festival logo
The Greene County Chamber of Commerce last week unveiled the logo for the 37th annual Bell Tower Festival. The logo, designed by local artist Kevin Richards, highlights the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower. This year’s celebration, 50 Fest, will feature all the fun and tradition that has become synonymous with the Bell Tower…
Read MoreNew decorations coming to courthouse square
~by Denise O’Brien Van, special to GreeneCountyNewsOnline Banners celebrating the Greene County courthouse’s 2017 centennial and the 2016 50th birthday of the Mahany Memorial Carillon Tower will fly soon from light poles around Jefferson’s downtown square.
Read MoreCaregiver luminaria new for this year’s Relay for Life
This year Greene County will celebrate its 20th Relay for Life on April 23 at the Greene County Community Center. At every local Relay for Life event, luminaria bags are decorated and lit to remember those who have lost their battle to cancer and those who are battling cancer. Each luminaria is personalized with a name, photo, message or drawing…
Read MoreCongressman King to keynote GOP rally
Congressman Steve King (R, Iowa’s 4th district) will be the featured speaker at a spring rally sponsored by the Greene County Republican central committee. The event will be held Thursday, April 7, at the VFW Post, 109 N Chestnut, in Jefferson. Doors open at 6 pm with the program starting at 7 pm. Congressman King represents Iowa’s 4th Congressional district,…
Read MoreJPD tells results of sTEP wave
The Jefferson police department issued 12 citations and 33 warnings during a special Traffic Enforcement Project March 16-19. Citations were as follows: dark windows, three; license suspended or revoked, two; seat belt, one; speed, one; stop sign violation, one; registration violation, one; and other traffic violations, three.
Read MoreInfo meeting covers wide range of topics
~by Denise O’Brien Van for GreeneCountyNewsOnline About 40 people got updates on current and future efforts to enhance local economic development endeavors at a March 21 town hall meeting hosted by the Greene County Development Corporation.
Read MoreJeff council names uses for Grow Greene funds, hears ways to begin addressing local housing needs
~by Denise O’Brien Van, special to GreeneCountyNewsOnline Jefferson’s city council has decided where to put $50,000 in Wild Rose Casino funds distributed by Grow Greene County, the local nonprofit group that holds the casino license and allots grants funded by a percentage of the casino’s gaming revenue.
Read MoreGreene Co. school board to hold public forums
The Greene County Schools board of education will hold public forums the second Wednesday of every month starting April 13. Two or three school board members, along with superintendent Tim Christensen, will meet with the public from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at the administrative building in Jefferson. The meeting will include an educational update related to the district’s vision, mission, values…
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