Greene County treasurer Donna Lawson reminds all property owners that second half real estate and mobile home taxes are due. A penalty of 1.5 percent (minimum $1) becomes effective after Tuesday, March 31.
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Road maintenance projects set for summer
More than $1 million will be spent on patching two Greene County roads this summer. The Greene County supervisors on Monday signed the final plans for the project, which is funded with farm to market road funds, not county tax funds.
Read MoreSchools plan summer maintenance projects
The Greene County and Paton-Churdan school boards are planning for summer maintenance projects and purchases. The Greene County board at its March 18 regular meeting approved $576,000 in projects to be funded by the physical plant and equipment levy (PPEL). The P-C board at its March 11 regular meeting discussed projects totaling about $113,000 but did not make any decisions.
Read MoreScranton Community Center will be showcased Saturday
Soup supper, music, basketball and dance team planned Thanks to the hard work of volunteers and construction workers, the school building known as the old Scranton gym has been transformed into a vibrant Community Center, available to residents and guests for meetings and activities. The building will be open Saturday evening when the Scranton Betterment Committee and Community Center advisory…
Read MoreJazz concert tickets still available
It’s a reunion of Jefferson jazz musicians ~by Denise Van, for Beta Tau Delta A set of kids who grew up in Jefferson and made it big in the music world will get together in their home town to perform in a unique concert at Greene County Middle School on the evening of April 9. Tickets to “An Evening with…
Read MoreResident thanks Jeff city employees for their efforts
Long time Jefferson resident and volunteer Carole Fisher told the city council Tuesday night that she thinks city employees do not get enough recognition and suggested that something special be done to recognize their efforts. “For quite some time, I’ve been thinking about the city employees, and they’ve never, as far as I know, been shown in a special event…
Read MoreLamb banquet raises funds for community lamb barn project
The Greene County Lamb Producers raised more than $2,750 at an auction at their annual banquet Saturday night, with proceeds earmarked for the 2015 community lamb barn project.
Read MoreDance party, 3-2-1 Challenge at Paton-Churdan
3-21, World Down Syndrome Day The Paton-Churdan gymnasium was the scene Friday morning for the largest dance party ever seen there as the entire student body joined in the Get Down 4 Down Syndrome 3-2-1 Challenge.
Read MoreReminder: Tornado drill set for Wednesday morning
All county residents are reminded that the annual tornado drill will take place Wednesday, March 25, at approximately 10 am. All sirens in Greene County will sound at approximately 10:15 am. Schools, businesses, state and local governments, and individuals are strongly encouraged to participate in the drill. In the event of inclement weather on the 25th, the drill will be moved…
Read MoreCargill tells plans for feed mill in Grand Junction
~by Jim Caufield, ThePerryNews Cargill, the largest privately held corporation in the U.S. and the nation’s eighth-largest pork producer in 2014, has its eye on land near Grand Junction for a new $30 million feed mill, according to a company representative. Cargill Pork vice president and general manager Jane Fallon was introduced Monday to the Greene County board of supervisors…
Read MoreJeff council to consider stop signs, no parking signs
The Jefferson city council at its March 24 meeting will consider adding stop signs and no parking zones in the area surrounding the new Hy-Vee store. The meeting agenda includes consideration of a resolution approving the placement of stop signs and the first reading of an ordinance for the no parking zones.
Read MoreDocumentary ‘Terra Firma’ in Churdan Monday
The Churdan public library will show the documentary film: TERRA FIRMA: A Film about Women, War and Healing on Monday, March 23. The film weaves together the stories of three female veterans who were deployed to Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan in 2003. After struggling for years with combat-related PTSD they have each found ways to heal their hidden wounds through…
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