Grand Junction city clerk Katherine Thomas reminds Grand Junction residents that the city’s snow parking ordinance goes into effect when snow begins falling and remains in effect until the snowfall ends and the streets have been cleared. Enforcement includes streets, alleys and public parking.
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160 acres added to available hunting ground
Greene County conservation director Dan Towers received official notification last week that the county has received a $229,250 grant from the Iowa Department of Natural Resource’s Habitat Stamp grant program. The grant is the large portion of funding for the purchase of 160 acres of timber along the North Raccoon River in Section 30 of Washington Township, southwest of Rippey.
Read MoreGreene County board okays early retirement requests
The Greene County board of education at its Feb. 18 meeting approved early retirement requests from staff members with a total of 258 years of service to the districts that comprise the new Greene County district. Resolutions of thanks were entered into the minutes for teachers and associates as follows:
Read MoreSen Ernst learns of Home Base Iowa in Jefferson
Senator Joni Ernst on her first visit to Greene County after being elected to serve in the US Senate did more listening and less talking than she did as a candidate last fall. Ernst was in Jefferson Tuesday afternoon for a briefing about how Greene County implemented the Home Base Iowa initiative. Since becoming the first Home Base Iowa community…
Read MoreHy-Vee set to open next Tuesday
The Jefferson Hy-Vee grocery store will open next Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 6 am. According to store manager Lori Subbert, no ribbon cutting is planned. At 6 am the doors will be unlocked and the store will be open for business. Regular hours will be 5 am to midnight, seven days a week. The Market Café will be open from…
Read MoreVacant seat on P-C board of education
The Paton-Churdan board of education is once again filling a vacancy. Libby Towers, who was appointed to the board last September to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Greg Carey, offered her resignation at the board’s regular meeting Feb. 11. Also in board business, Towers was hired as at-risk associate, a new position approved by the board at its…
Read MoreNational Citizenship Award to Jerry Peckumn
Peckumn honored by the Center for Rural Affairs Lyons, NE – The Center for Rural Affairs presented its 2014 Citizenship Award to Jerry Peckumn, who farms near Jefferson, IA. He was honored at a special awards banquet Feb. 5 at the Metro Community College’s Institute for Culinary Arts in Omaha. The Citizenship Award is given annually to an individual or…
Read MoreMcFarland Clinic planning for late May completion
The bustle of finishing work on the new Hy-Vee grocery store has not slowed work on the new McFarland Clinic building next door. As of Tuesday night all windows are installed, with only doors needed to enclose the building. According to a McFarland Clinic spokesperson, McFarland Clinic providers will begin seeing patients in the new clinic in early June. “The…
Read MoreSmith honored by peers for companion animal bill
Adrienne Smith of Jefferson was honored by the Animal Rescue League, the Iowa Voters for Companion Animals and others as “humane citizen activist hero” last Monday, Feb. 9. She received the special recognition at a luncheon held during a Lobby Day organized by the Humane Society of Iowa and other animal rights groups at the capitol. The framed certificate is…
Read MoreDeputy in the right place at the right time
Puts in fire call before the resident knew the house was on fire The quick action of Greene County deputy Shane Monthei Thursday morning may have drastically changed the outcome of a house fire in Scranton. Monthei was on regular patrol in Scranton when he saw an unusual amount of smoke coming from a house in the 800 block of…
Read MoreLong term plan for Lincoln Highway topic of public meeting
Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway hosting The Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, Iowa’s longest scenic or historic byway, is hosting a public meeting Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 6:30 pm at the Greene County Historical Society Museum at 219 E. Lincoln Way in Jefferson.
Read MoreWild Rose still looking at August opening
Wild Rose Jefferson is still planning to open in early August, contrary to what has been announced at two recent public meetings. At the county board of supervisors meeting Monday and at the Jefferson city council meeting Tuesday, city officials said that Wild Rose has moved the date up to June.
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