The Greene County Rams played a late night state tournament semifinal game against the Lady Indians of Clarke Community School in Osceola and lost 4-1. The game was scheduled to start at 7:30 pm, but didn’t get underway until 11, due to a three hour rain delay. Lady Indian pitcher Libby Bemis had a dozen strike outs for the game.…
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Generous contribution makes Bell Tower admission free for youngsters
“Every young person, especially those in Greene County, needs to know the story of the Mahanay Carillon Tower, experience the breathtaking ride to the top, and see the magnificent view from the observation deck, “ says Carole Custer, president of the Bell Tower Community Foundation. And Jim Daubendiek and the Jefferson Telephone Company Charitable Trust agreed. For the rest of…
Read MoreRam softball team debuts at state tournament and wins!
The Greene County Ram softball team was given a fire truck send-off when it left for a Class 3A state tournament game in Fort Dodge Monday afternoon. The team had an even more exuberant return to Jefferson that night after beating Center Point-Urbana 2-0 in a fast, no-nonsense game.
Read MorePlanning, zoning commission moves to make exceptions on pet ordinance possible
Board of adjustment would determine on a case by case basis Young Conner Allender may get to keep her pet chickens at her new home in Jefferson, but there’s a hoop to jump through, and that hoop has a $250 price tag. The planning and zoning commission met this morning (July 23) to hear the request from Conner’s mother Joyce…
Read MoreRooftop art and a change in name for the courthouse square?
Paxton and supervisors have frank discussion When Greene County Development Corporation (GCDC) executive director Ken Paxton presented his quarterly update to the county board of supervisors Monday he tested the waters on a new idea. It wasn’t rejected totally, but the supervisors gave Paxton little encouragement to officially name the courthouse square “Bell Tower Square.”
Read MoreSouth grade school renamed
The south grade school in Jefferson, which is south of only the middle school and north of the elementary and the high school, will be renamed the Greene County Schools Administration Building. The Greene County board took action on the question at its July 16 meeting. The building, which houses the district’s central offices and the Greene County Early Learning Center,…
Read MoreCity changes policy on late water bill payments, also ups cemetery fee
The city of Jefferson has become less lenient with customers who don’t pay their water bills. City clerk Diane Kennedy told the city council at its regular meeting July 22 that she amended the late notices sent to water customers in July to inform them that no late payment arrangements or extensions would be granted. The stricter policy was approved…
Read MoreSchool getting bids on finishing the construction class house
The Greene County board of education “bailed out” on the construction class house at its regular meeting July 16. With the house still not completed after two school years, the board instructed superintendent Tim Christensen to get bids from local contractors to finish the house. Trim and cabinets are yet to be put up, and Christensen said he is unsure of…
Read MoreHabitat for Humanity snags $20,000 state grant
State Housing Trust Fund Grant to benefit Jefferson DES MOINES – The Iowa Finance Authority board of Ddrectors recently awarded a $20,000 grant to Habitat for Humanity of Boone and Greene Counties to assist with the acquisition and rehabilitation of a single-family home in Jefferson. The grant funding is made available through the State Housing Trust Fund’s Project-Based Housing program.…
Read MoreCrops progressing well after driest week since November
Iowa farmers had a week to make hay while the sun shone and that’s what they did. The UDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reported that statewide Iowa farmers had 6.3 days suitable for field work and that more than one-quarter of the second cutting of alfalfa hay was harvested during the week that ended July 20. All together, 54 percent…
Read MoreGreene County board of ed approves weightlifting coach at HS
Also OKs closing the East Greene weight room Weight room supervision was elevated to the same pay grade as head coach at Greene County High School. The board of education at its July 16 meeting approved offering second-year physical education teacher Richard Beeler $6,500 annually – the same as a varsity head coach – to develop, run and maintain a…
Read MoreFair board kicks off fund drive; Peoples primes the pump
Peoples Trust & Savings Bank jump started a capital improvement fund drive by the Greene County Fair board with a $15,000 donation last Friday evening. Presenting the check were (from right) Doug Carman, Chad Leighty and Larry Pote of Peoples Bank, with fair board members Josh Hedges and Rod Wolf accepting.
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