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Groundbreaking set for April 3 at medical center

A ceremonial groundbreaking for Greene County Medical Center’s expansion and renovation project is slated for Thursday, April 3, at 3 pm on the south side of the medical center. Medical center chief executive officer Carl Behne told the board of trustees last week that the event might not be the actual start of the building project, but a celebration of the…

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Hy-Vee start date delayed till summer

The construction of a Hy-Vee grocery store is delayed but still in corporate plans, according to Greene County Development Corp executive director Ken Paxton and Jefferson city administrator Mike Palmer. Paxton told the county board of supervisors Monday that the project is delayed two months and he expects to see construction begin in July or August. He said the Jefferson…

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Update from Jefferson Telecom on Viacom negotiations

  Jefferson Telecom is a member of NCTC, a national, not-for-profit cable TV  cooperative that negotiates programming fees for 1,000 cable companies across  the United States. NCTC’s negotiating team worked through the night Monday. The team still has some details to complete in the long form agreement, but there is optimism that an agreement may be reached with Viacom.  

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Jefferson Telecom issues statement about Viacom channels

JEFFERSON – Jefferson Telecom cable customers saw a scrolling banner about the possibility of canceling programming on some cable stations over the weekend. Jefferson Telecom’s general manager Jim Daubendiek Monday morning, March 31,  issued the following statement : “Currently, Jefferson Telecom is in negotiations with Viacom concerning several networks, including Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and MTV. While we hope to maintain…

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Greene County school vote next Tuesday

Voters in the East Greene and Jefferson-Scranton school districts will vote Tuesday, April 1, in a special election finalizing the financial reorganization of the two districts. On the ballot is a revenue purpose statement to authorize expenditures from the state one-cent sales tax for schools, service and use tax funds. Both districts already have the revenue statements in place; a…

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City names Heater to building and zoning post

Also hears from Alliant Energy, Unger Insurance ~by Denise O’Brien Van, for Greene CountyNewsOnline The new building and zoning officer for the city of Jefferson is very familiar to many residents. Former Greene County sheriff Tom Heater starts work on March 31, replacing Mike Wright, who resigned recently from the fulltime post. His appointment was approved by the city council at…

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Bridge meeting set for April 1

The Iowa Department of Transportation will host an informational meeting about a pair of bridge replacements at Grand Junction Tuesday, April 1, from 5 to 6:30 pm at the school cafeteria in Grand Junction. The meeting was previously scheduled last month but was postponed due to weather. Under consideration is the replacement of the overpass over the Union Pacific railroad…

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Construction class house on track for May completion

Greene County school board members, and particularly board president Sam Harding, are closely watching the high school construction class as the seven-student crew scrambles to complete a house project that is now in its second year. Construction class instructor Chuck Wenthold attended the Greene County board’s regular meeting March 12 with a schedule in hand and a tentative completion date…

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