A pair of annual recognition weeks will be celebrated at Greene County Medical Center May 6-13 – National Hospital Week and National Nurses Week. Special activities and events are organized throughout the week to show gratitude to all team members and will close with a Jefferson Matters Java & Juice Friday, May 12. Greene County Medical Center will also put…
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Supervisors discuss permits for rural RAGBRAI vendors
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At their meeting on Apr. 24, the Greene County board of supervisors discussed a possible ordinance establishing a permitting process for food, services, and merchandise vendors on the July 25 RAGBRAI route through Greene County. Any ordinance would only cover the unincorporated areas of the county since cities have their own ordinances. County attorney Thomas…
Read MoreJeff council okays forgivable loans for trio of downtown building owners
Approves contract for new hangar at the airport Work to improve the historic look of downtown Jefferson continues with the city council’s approval of three forgivable loans for building renovations around the courthouse square. At the regular April 25 meeting, the council approved a loan of $150,000 for Corner View Properties at 100 and 102 N. Wilson Ave; a loan…
Read MoreJefferson Matters recognized at Main Street Iowa awards celebration
Main Street Iowa hosted the annual Main Street Iowa Development Awards celebration April 21 at Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines. The program honors the efforts of those who work to revitalize Iowa’s downtowns and to make a difference in the state’s Main Street districts. Jefferson Matters: A Main Street and Chamber Community received a pair of…
Read MoreGrand Junction Solar project gets go-ahead from IUB
The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) issued an order granting a request for waivers and a certificate of public convenience, use and necessity to Grand Junction Solar, LLC on April 21. The order paves the way for Grand Junction Solar, a wholly owned subsidiary of National Grid Renewals Development, LLC, for a solar electric generating facility and battery energy storage system…
Read MoreCounty’s indigenous population topic of Historical Society meeting May 5
~by Denise Van for the Greene County Historical Society Mary Weaver of Rippey will give a program on Greene County’s original inhabitants on Friday, May 5, at the Churdan public library, 414 Sand St. The free presentation is part of the Greene County Historical Society’s 2023 program series. It will follow lunch, which will begin at noon. Weaver has been…
Read MoreJefferson Wants You awards funding to CHiRP Coffee
A new business in Jefferson has been awarded $5,000 in Jefferson Wants You incentive funds for a new start-up. CHiRP Coffee is a partnership of four women with their last names making up the name of the business – Rona Challen, Shannon Hansen, Terri Renwanz and Carrie Peters. CHiRP Coffee is located at 409 E. Gallup Rd east of the…
Read MoreWin T-bone steaks Tuesdays in May, Beef Month
It’s no secret that Iowans love meat. The month of May is celebrated as Beef Month and Greene County Farm Bureau and Jefferson Fareway are pleased to collaborate together to offer a promotion called “T-bone Tuesdays” during the month. Shoppers will have the opportunity to register at the Fareway meat counter to win a 4-pack of T-bone steaks to be…
Read MoreP-C to present school play April 29
Paton-Churdan 8th-12th grades will present “The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong” by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields, Saturday, April 29, at 2 pm and 7 pm in the school auditorium. The public is invited to attend. General admission tickets are available at the door or in advance at the school and are $8/adults, $5/students. It has been quite a few…
Read MoreDemo of former school gym off the to-do list
The 1952 gymnasium attached to the former middle school will remain standing for the next several years, although it has seen no use since the opening of the new Greene County High School in 2020. The fate of the gym is tied to the repurposing of the school building as apartments, an ambitious project of Nate Adams of Carroll, doing…
Read MoreRAGBRAI info meetings planned
All those interested in being a vendor when RAGBRAI passes through Jefferson July 25, as well as community members who want to know more about the day, are invited to attend an informational meeting hosted by Jefferson Matters: A Main Street & Chamber Community. Vendor requirements and general RAGBRAI information will be shared, followed by a time to ask questions.…
Read MoreFood Bank of IA CEO to hold town hall meeting on food insecurity April 25
Michelle Book, CEO of the Food Bank of Iowa and a Jefferson native, will hold a town hall-style event, “Up Close and Personal,” Tuesday, April 25, in the Rotary Room at the Jefferson Community Golf Course. Book will discuss food insecurity in Iowa and the role of the Food Bank of Iowa. She hopes to hear feedback from community members…
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