Heart of Iowa Habitat for Humanity will dedicate a fully-renovated home in Jefferson Sunday, July 19, at 1:30 pm. Work on the home, located at 901 W. Washington St, will be dedicated to the family of Justin and Megan Saffell. With hundreds of their own sweat equity hours invested working alongside countless volunteers, the Saffells and their two children, Rylie…
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Jefferson Telecom collecting school supplies
Jefferson Telecom has partnered with New Opportunities this year to supply school age children with the basic materials to succeed in school. Suggested donations are new backpacks, #2 pencils, ink pens (red, blue, and black), glue sticks, wide-ruled spiral notebooks, loose-leaf wide-ruled paper, 16 count crayons, and washable markers.
Read MoreDry weather helps Iowa crops
Warm and sunny weather helped dry out soil conditions and aided crop development during the week ending July 5, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork, with 4.6 days suitable in west central Iowa. This was only the second week this season that all districts had at least 4.0 days suitable…
Read MoreMedical Center offering public tours of expansion Saturday
Greene County Medical Center invites the public for guided tours of the new 52,000 square-foot addition on Saturday, July 11, from 9 am until noon. The new addition is slated to open sometime in August.
Read MoreKenny Rogers headliner for Wild Rose opening
Wild Rose Jefferson announced Monday that country icon and pop crossover artist Kenny Rogers will headline the casino’s grand opening entertainment. Rogers will perform Friday, Aug. 7, at 7:30 pm in the Greene Room Event Center at Wild Rose Jefferson. Tickets are on sale on the Wild Rose website.
Read MoreGround broken for Grand Junction Community Center
About 20 committee members, Grand Junction city council members, supporters, donors, and even an architect were on hand Thursday afternoon for a ceremonial groundbreaking at the new Grand Junction Community Center.
Read MoreWeather forecast now at GCNO
The weather comes, no matter what, and it has now come to GreeneCountyNewsOnline. A five-day weather forecast for Jefferson via Weather Underground is now posted on GreeneCountyNewsOnline. You’ll find it by scrolling through the ad/links that make it possible to continue providing accurate, timely news at no charge. Clicking on the Weather Bug logo at the bottom right corner of the…
Read MoreGrow Greene still discussing use of gaming proceeds
While construction crews and the newly-hired employees of Wild Rose Jefferson are preparing for the Aug. 1 opening of the casino, Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation is working at developing guidelines for distributing the charitable funds generated there. Grow Greene, qualifying sponsor organization for Wild Rose, expects to disburse about $1.5 million annually for charitable and community projects. The money…
Read MoreAssessor discusses industrial tax exemption with supervisors
An incentive to attract industry and benefit existing industries in the county is under consideration by the Greene County board of supervisors. The supervisors at their regular meeting June 29 heard information from county assessor Linda Spearman about an industrial tax exemption for the Bauer plant just outside the Paton city limits.
Read MoreHoliday closings told
Because the Independence Day holiday falls on a Saturday, Jefferson city offices, Greene County offices, an state offices (including the clerk of court and the Greene County Extension office) will be closed Friday, July 3, so that employees receive the benefit of a paid holiday.
Read MoreHeavy rain cost the county $25K
The Greene County secondary roads crews put about $25,000 worth of material on county road after last week’s heavy rainfall, county engineer Wade Weiss told the county supervisors Monday morning. The heavy rain Wednesday and into Thursday morning put water over the road in 200 locations around the county. Secondary road crews worked overtime Wednesday night putting up signage to…
Read MoreGreene County CSD shares info about proposed building project
Voters in the Greene County Community School District will be asked Sept. 8 to approve a bond issue for $20 million for new construction and renovations to bring the entire district to only two attendance centers – one for grades pre-K through 4, and the other for grades 5-12.
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