TheJefferson residents will have less confusion and hopefully respond with more urgency should the outdoor warning sirens sound for severe weather. The city council, acting on a recommendation from the new code/law enforcement committee, approved a resolution to change the policy describing when the sirens are activated.
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Branstad to tour Power Lift
Gov Terry Branstad will be in Jefferson next Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 2 pm to tour Power Lift. Power Lift management, employees, and area economic development leaders will host the tour. Branstad makes it a point to visit every county at least once each year. The Power Lift tour is part of that effort. “On behalf of all the employees…
Read MoreBIG will launch in Greene County Feb. 21
A Tipton mother who became an activist against bullying and her son, who was a victim, will speak in Jefferson Saturday, Feb. 21, at the launch of the Bully Project In Greene County, or BIG. Tania McAtee is the regional leader-Iowa for The Bully Project. When she learned what her high school son was subjected to by classmates because of…
Read MoreJeff council okays upgrade at water treatment plant
The Jefferson city council is acting proactively to assure there will not be an emergency disruption in water service. The council at its Feb. 10 meeting approved the purchase of computer upgrades at the water treatment plant at a cost of $88,870 from Automatic Systems Company of Ames.
Read MoreChamber invites residents to March Into March
Greene County Chamber and Development invites residents to March Into March in a project of the Chamber’s business promotions committee. “Greene County has many opportunities for residents to incorporate walking in their daily lives. March Into March is constructed to create new daily habits, benefit local charities, benefit Greene County Chamber members, and start residents on a path this spring…
Read MoreRippey gym renamed for Bill and Maybelle Wisecup
The Greene County Schools’ Rippey gym was officially named the William J. and Maybelle I. Wisecup Memorial Gymnasium during the intermission between a JV and varsity basketball games in the gym Monday evening. Greene County hosted Panorama for the games. Greene County school superintendent Tim Christensen made brief comments and showed a bronze plaque that will be hung in the…
Read MoreRippey – A destination town
Rippey is a destination town the first Saturday of February every year in Iowa’s premier winter bike ride. The 38th annual BRR – Bike Ride to Rippey – hosted by the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce Saturday, drew about 800 bicyclists. Five hundred had pre-registered, with another 300 joining in on same-day registration to take advantage of a sunny 40-degree…
Read MoreSheriff reports on law enforcement in county towns
Greene County sheriff’s deputies responded to fewer calls in 2014 than in 2013, according to the annual report Greene County sheriff Steve Haupert presented to the county board of supervisors last week. Deputies responded to a total of 2,080 calls in 2014, an average of 5.69 calls per day. The total includes calls to rural areas as well as to…
Read MoreCommunity Foundation grant deadline near
All Greene County organizations are reminded that the deadline for applications in the 2015 Greene County Community Foundation grant cycle is Thursday, Feb. 12. Completed applications should be at the ISU Extension & Outreach office in Jefferson by 4:30 pm that day.
Read MoreBurkinabe beef producer visits county to learn about Iowa agriculture
Boukari Nougtara, a meat processor from Burkina Faso in West Africa, spent five days in Jefferson and Greene County learning about American agriculture. He chose to visit Iowa because Iowans have an international reputation for being people who can make things happen. Nougtara was accompanied by Jean Claude Nzamba, who is originally from Gabon in Central Africa but now is senior vice…
Read MoreEmergency responders praised for teamwork
Dennis Morlan was weary when he met with the county board of supervisors Monday with the his emergency management budget for the next fiscal year. There were no accidents reported during the weekend’s winter storm, but that didn’t mean a quiet weekend for the EMS team. Morlan reported making three ambulance runs to Des Moines. On a Saturday night run…
Read MoreRelay for Life committee seeking sponsors
Many sponsorships already in place The Relay for Life of Greene County is less than three months away, and while teams are busy planning and holding fundraisers, the organizing committee is finding sponsors. Sponsorships cover all event costs so that the money raised by teams can go directly to the American Cancer Society’s mission of awareness and advocacy, patient support,…
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