~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors adopted a resolution at their Apr. 17 meeting finalizing 28E agreements with nine non-profits hoping to receive county funding from the supervisors. County attorney Thomas Laehn has said Iowa Code requires a 28E agreement between the county and any non-profit before county money can be granted to the non-profit.…
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Jeff council hires Lake View administrator as new city administrator
The Jefferson city council held a special meeting April 18 to approve hiring Scott Peterson, now city clerk/administrator of Lake View, as Jefferson city administrator. Peterson’s first day on the job will be June 15. City administrator Mike Palmer will retire effective June 30. Peterson has been in his current position since July 1998. He was clerk/administrator in Glidden and…
Read MoreMedical center names new chief nursing officer
Greene County Medical Center CEO Chad Butterfield announced the hiring of Amanda Lass as chief nursing officer (CNO). She will begin her new role on Monday, June 26. Lass joins Greene County Medical Center from Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, where she served as director of medical telemetry since 2018. Her responsibilities included oversight of up to 80 employees…
Read MoreGuided birding event set for April 29 at Dunbar Slough
The public is invited to a guided birding expedition Saturday, April 29, from 8 am to noon at Dunbar Slough. Activities will include stopping at different sites to watch and enjoy birds, as well as hearing some bird identification tips and information about some of the birds passing through during their migration. Dunbar Slough is a 2,134-acre State Wildlife Management…
Read MoreMedical center staff available to help during Medicaid ‘unwinding’
At the end of 2022, President Biden signed an act ending the public health emergency effective May 11 of this year. This also encompasses an end to the continuous Medicaid coverage offered during the Covid-19 pandemic. Greene County Medical Center patient financial services supervisor Maddeline Smith explained those who rely on Medicaid for their healthcare needs will be asked to…
Read MoreBagley man severely burned in field fire
Alex Krueger of Bagley suffered severe injuries in a Thursday morning farm field fire in Guthrie and Greene Counties. Guthrie County Sheriff Marty Arganbright said his deputies, along with Greene County sheriff Jack Williams, Yale, Jamaica, Bagley and Bayard fire departments, and Panora EMS responded to the fire in the 2800 block of 110th Street. The 911 call was placed…
Read MoreSupervisors officially oppose Senate bill to add another cent to statewide sales tax, eliminate LOSST
The Greene County supervisors at their April 10 meeting approved a resolution in opposition to Senate File 550, a bill that would eliminate the 1-cent Local Options Sales and Service Tax (LOSST), now in place in most Iowa counties, and replace it with an additional 1-cent state sales tax. The state sales tax would increase from 6 to 7 cents.…
Read MoreGreene County Fine Arts Hall of Fame inductees announced
The Greene County Schools activities office recently announced the inaugural class of the newly formed Greene County Fine Arts Hall of Fame. This year’s class is highly decorated. Teresa Lawler – Teresa Lawler served as Jefferson-Scranton’s speech coach from 1995 to 2007. During her time as the speech coach, 94 individual events and 32 large group events were chosen as…
Read More‘An Afternoon of Poetry’ April 23 at the museum
~by Denise Van for the Greene County Historical Society Local poets will read their rhymes aloud on an April Sunday afternoon at the Greene County Historical Museum in celebration of National Poetry Month. There will be blank verse poems, too. The public is invited to the free program, which will be held at 2 p.m., on April 23. The event…
Read MoreTake a dip into local pools’ histories
~by Denise Van for the Greene County Historical Society A self-identified “pool rat,” Denise O’Brien Van will give a program on Greene County’s two swimming pools Friday, April 14, at 12:45 pm at the Methodist Church, 307 S. Wilson Ave, in Jefferson. The event is part of the Greene County Historical Society’s annual program series. Jefferson’s pool, located in Chatauqua…
Read MoreCedar Township slates budget hearing
Township trustees have scheduled public hearings on the FY24 budgets as follows: Cedar Township, Tuesday, April 11, at 9 am in the boardroom at the courthouse. Clerk Jon Minnehan. Bristol Township, Monday, April 17, at 11 am in the boardroom at the courthouse. Clerk Amy Youngblood. Kendrick Township, Tuesday, April 18, at 9 am in the boardroom at the courthouse.…
Read MoreCounty supes hear of property assessment increases, discuss opposing statehouse change in sales tax
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At the regular meeting of the Greene County board of supervisors April 3, county assessor Adam Smith told the supervisors assessment notices were mailed to residential, agricultural, and commercial property owners on Friday. Smith said all property in the county and across the state has been assessed at a “substantial increase.” GCNO research shows an…
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