A grand opening and ribbon cutting at the Greene County Animal Shelter and Rotary Centennial Dog Park will be held this Sunday, Sept. 24, at 2 pm at the shelter, 1700 Doreen Wilber Drive, Jefferson. Light refreshments will be served. The animal shelter has been in use for several months, while the dog park is very recently completed. The ribbon…
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Reminder: Cashless gate at Ram athletic events
Tickets can be purchased online or use credit/debit card at gate Greene County Schools activities director Dave Wright reminds Ram fans that Greene County and the Heart of Iowa Conference have gone to a cashless ticket system for all athletic events. He encourages Ram fans to purchase their tickets ahead of time at this link: https://www.gobound.com/ia/schools/greenecounty/tickets or use the attached QR…
Read MoreCounty, Bell Tower Foundation working on agreement for operation of bell tower
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors reported progress toward a 28E agreement with the Bell Tower Community Foundation at their regular meeting Sept. 18. County attorney Thomas Laehn previously has said the agreement is necessary before the Foundation can receive funds from the county. Laehn said a draft agreement has been sent to Foundation board…
Read MoreDNR: Aging manure basin leaked into ground, tiling and creek
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital DispatchSeptember 8, 2023 More than 500,000 gallons of manure-contaminated water has been pumped from a creek in Greene County because an aging storage basin began to leak, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The DNR received a report Aug. 18 that a creek southeast of Jefferson had discolored water, and initial tests of…
Read MoreHarvest has begun in parts of Iowa
The southern tier of Iowa received above average rainfall this week leading to 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork statewide during the week ending Sept. 17, 2023, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities included harvesting corn and soybeans. Some farmers were also working on their fourth cutting of alfalfa hay. Topsoil moisture condition statewide rated 34 percent…
Read MoreEarly corn harvests spur optimism about yields despite drought
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital DispatchSeptember 18, 2023 Farmers so far have reported average or better corn yields despite their worries about the effect of this year’s drought, according to several Iowa State University Extension field agronomists who monitor different areas of the state. Virgil Schmitt, the field agronomist who monitors far southeast Iowa, said farmers have been telling him:…
Read MoreJefferson added to Art Harvest Tour
Local artists will create art in a studio setting A quartet of local artists are participating for the first time in the 9th annual Art Harvest Tour, presented by Art on the Prairie, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 23-24. From 10 am to 5 pm both days, artists Jolene Peters, Curt Nelson and Kevin Shea will be at Art on the…
Read MoreHigh schools celebrate homecoming next week
Greene County and Paton-Churdan will celebrate each celebrate Homecoming 2023 next week. Greene County is using a “Rams Got Game” tagline with a board game theme. Paton-Churdan students are trendy with a “Win Like Barbie” tagline and a Barbie theme. Greene County seniors selected members of the homecoming court. The queen and king will be named at a coronation Friday,…
Read MorePropane leak causes evacuation in Churdan
About 20 Churdan residents were evacuated from their homes Wednesday after a driver struck two 500-gallon propane tanks, causing one to leak. According to Greene County emergency management director and sheriff Jack Williams, Joyce Hoyle, 89, of Churdan was driving her 2018 Dodge Caravan in her driveway when she lost control of it and struck the propane tanks. Both tanks…
Read MoreJeff council gives go-ahead on pickleball court, learns more about Kading Construction
The Jefferson city council at its Sept. 12 meeting “endorsed” constructing a pickleball court at Russell Park, allowing the park and recreation department and a group of volunteers to move forward in planning, but not specifically committing city funds at this time. JPRD director Denny Hammen told the council a group has met four times to discuss the project. The…
Read MoreSupervisors hear about manure leak, city activities, more
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors heard a report on a manure spill east of Cooper from nearby landowner Chris Henning at the regular board meeting on Sept. 11. Henning told them 600,000 gallons of “liquid hog manure” entered a “pristine stream, home to birds, herons, and beaver.” Henning said a beaver dam stopped the…
Read MoreMayor uses seldom-enforced time limit on open forum statements to shut down criticism of JPD
Two persons who wanted to speak to the Jefferson city council about a situation involving abating a dog from the community after a dog bite incident last month were effectively muzzled at the council’s Sept. 12 meeting. Jim North rose during the open forum portion of the meeting to read a statement from Allison Drewry, whose dog Lily was abated…
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