Warmer temperatures and plenty of sunshine improved field conditions in Iowa during the week ending June 7, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Farmers were able to continue planting, while finally getting into previously wet fields to apply herbicide and side dress nitrogen. Statewide there were 4.3 days suitable for fieldwork, allowing farmers to harvest almost a third…
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It’s time to ‘step right up’ for Bell Tower Festival discount tickets
The Bell Tower Festival is only 10 days away. The Greene County Chamber, which hosts the annual event, is reminding everyone to “Step right up” to the Greatest Show in Greene County…. Bell Tower Big Top. Under the guidance of Festival coordinator Angie Pedersen and Chamber events committee chair Toni Linberg Wetrich, Bell Tower Big Top will offer two days…
Read MoreWest Central announces expansion at Ralston plant
RALTSON – West Central® Cooperative on June 3 announced its plan for a $27 million, multi-year project to increase soybean processing capacity by 50 percent and build additional grain storage at its Ralston complex. At full capacity, the expansion would create demand for an additional 6 million bushels of soybeans each year and create at least 11 fulltime jobs.
Read MoreSupervisors split vote on tax abatement for Thomas Jefferson Gardens
Okayed by 3-2 vote The Greene County board of supervisors at its June 1 meeting approved a tax abatement for the Thomas Jefferson Gardens by a 3-2 vote, with chair John Muir voting last to break a 2-2 vote. Supervisors Guy Richardson and Dawn Rudolph voted for the abatement; Tom Contner and Mick Burkett voted against. The total tax abated…
Read MoreBoard tweaks academic eligibility policy for middle schoolers
Greene County Middle School students who struggle to maintain their academic eligibility for extra curricular activities will have weekly opportunities for “redemption” with a policy change approved by the Greene County board of education at its May meeting. The policy applies not only to athletics, but to band, choir, drama, and other activities.
Read MoreInstallation of first rooftop art under way
The first piece of rooftop art around the courthouse square in Jefferson will be dedicated and celebrated this Saturday, June 6. The colorful art, “Renewed Dreams” by Stephanie Hammond, is on the roof of Skeeter Creek Fabricators at 104 of E. State St. It will be easily visible from the top of the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower.
Read MoreLeaks and vultures still troubling the Bell Tower
Rainy weather and the return of turkey vultures prompted Greene County engineer Wade Weiss to discuss maintenance and improvements to the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower with the county supervisors the past two weeks. Water leaking into the observation deck has been a problem in recent years. A report in July 2013 from I.T. Verdin, the company that originally forged the bells,…
Read MoreNotice of Tax Sale
Notice is hereby given that on Monday, the 15th day of June, 2015, at 9:00 o’clock a.m. in the Board of Supervisor Room in the courthouse in Jefferson, Greene County, Iowa, there will be offered for sale all real estate property hereinafter listed on which taxes of any description shall be due and remain unpaid up to the time of…
Read MoreSierra Community Theatre to kick off Free Movies Week during Festival
The Sierra Community Theatre will celebrate the Bell Tower Festival with not just one free movie, but a whole week of free kids’ movies. The free movies are made possible by generous community supporters. In keeping with the 2015 Festival circus theme, Bell Tower Big Top, weekend plans include everyone’s favorite flying elephant – DUMBO – on Friday, June 12,…
Read MoreFarmers faced another week of rain
Cool temperatures and persistent wet conditions hindered fieldwork in Iowa during the week ending May 31, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were only 2.3 days suitable for fieldwork. Operators reported standing water in some fields and the need to replant in areas of some fields. Producers are still concerned about muddy feedlots and limited spraying…
Read MoreJefferson tots found in Des Moines after AMBER Alert
Updated 2 pm An Illinois woman was arrested at the Fort Des Moines Hotel on Walnut St in Des Moines in connection with an AMBER Alert issued Monday at 2:50 am in Jefferson. Reed Landon Day, 4, and Rheea Lee Ann Day, 2, both of Jefferson were taken to a Des Moines hospital for evaluation after being found. The tots were reported…
Read MoreGreene County board nixes sharing transportation director
Parents lobby board to stand firm in request for discussion of relaxed borders The Greene County board of education at its May 20 meeting voted 6-1 against an operational sharing agreement with Paton-Churdan for a transportation director. Implementing the agreement would have brought an added $45,000 revenue to the Greene County district in the first year, with very little actual…
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