Wild Rose Entertainment president Tom Timmons will keynote Midwest Partnership’s 2015 annual dinner Thursday, Jan. 22, at the Lake Panorama National Conference Center in Panora. Midwest Partnership is a collaborative economic-development effort to facilitate the retention, expansion and attraction of businesses to create jobs and improve quality of life in Adair, Audubon, Greene and Guthrie Counties.
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Urologist now offering clinic hours at medical center
Dr Richard Sazama, urologist, will now see patients in Jefferson as part of Greene County Medical Center’s specialty clinics. Beginning Feb. 19, Sazama will be at the medical center the third Thursday of every month for clinic hours and surgical procedures. Appointments are being accepted now by contacting the medical center’s specialty clinics office at 515-386-2488. Most common reasons to…
Read MoreMedical center capital campaign receives large year-end gifts
Greene County Medical Center’s $4 million “Investing in Tomorrow’s Care” capital campaign ended 2014 at 79 percent of its goal. This came in large part to some end-of-year gifts from area and supporting businesses that totaled $95,000. A gift of $50,000 was pledged by UnityPoint Health – Des Moines, which is part of the UnityPoint Health system with which Greene County Medical…
Read MoreGrow Greene County tells thoughts on gaming funds
Interest in how Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation will distribute the charitable funds generated by Wild Rose Jefferson is high, at least in Jefferson. About 40 persons attended a “town hall” meeting Sunday at the Extension office in Jefferson. Six persons attended a similar meeting held earlier Sunday in Scranton. The meetings continue Thursday, Jan. 15, and Monday, Jan. 19,…
Read MoreJeff council okays use of hotel/motel tax for Welcome Center
Phase II construction on the interior can now move forward After more than an hour of discussion the Jefferson city council approved at its regular meeting Tuesday using hotel/motel tax revenues to pay principal and interest on a construction loan, utilities and insurance during the interior construction phase of the new Welcome Center inside the Thomas Jefferson Gardens.
Read MoreRRVT named an Iowa Great Place for tourism
The honor also comes with a $200,000 grant; and a major new event scheduled on the trail will bring overnight guests to Jefferson ~by Chuck Offenburger, RRVT With the cold, snowy weather recently, it may look quiet on the Raccoon River Valley Trail. But there is a whole lot happening to help make the trail a major tourism attraction. On…
Read MoreComp board suggests 3 percent pay increases
Union employees receiving 2.5 percent increases The Greene County compensation board will recommend to the county board of supervisors a 3 percent pay increase for county elected officials for fiscal year 2016, just as it did four of the last five years. The compensation board came to that recommendation at an eight minute long meeting Monday morning.
Read MoreGCDC’s Paxton to introduce Branstad at inauguration
Efforts to make Jefferson and Greene County the first Home Base Iowa community have garnered Ken Paxton, executive director of Greene County Development Corporation, a role in Gov Terry Branstad’s inauguration this Friday. Paxton has the honor of introducing the governor at the swearing in ceremony at 4 pm at the capitol.
Read MoreChamber’s ABC Award presented to Diane Wise
Diane Wise (right) was honored with the ABC (Above and Beyond the Call) Award by Greene County Chamber and Development for her role as “a head cheerleader that shows no fear” in building a new Grand Junction Community Center. The award was presented by last year’s winner, Don Orris (left), at the Chamber’s annual meeting Monday evening at the Elks…
Read MoreGreene County school district anticipates later school start date
~by Lora Koch, The Scranton Journal The Greene County board of education will discuss at its Jan. 21 meeting a school calendar for 2015-16 that looks much different than in previous years. The Iowa Department of Education (DOE) has alerted districts that it will no longer automatically grant the “early start” waivers needed to begin school before the week that includes…
Read MoreMedical center adds ENT to specialty clinic
Dr Tracey Wellendorf, ear, nose and throat specialist, will now see patients in Jefferson as one of Greene County Medical Center’s specialty clinics. Beginning Feb. 5, Wellendorf and his staff, ARNPs Diana Smith and Rebecca McCann, will be at the medical center the first Thursday of every month for clinic hours and surgical procedures. Appointments are being accepted now by contacting Wellendorf’s…
Read MoreTaxable valuation up for Greene County
County enjoys 28 percent growth over past six years Greene county auditor Jane Heun and the board of supervisors will have a modest increase in total taxable valuation for the county as they tackle the FY 2016 budget in the coming months. Pam Olerich, real estate and tax coordinator in the auditor’s office reported to the supervisors at their Jan.…
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