Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Week is April 17-22. Iowa’s 100 county extension offices will host activities throughout the week to thank Iowans for their support of extension education efforts throughout the state. “This celebration is one way we show our appreciation for the people who participate in our educational programs, as well as the many volunteers, community leaders,…
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U drive. U text. U pay.
~from the Iowa Department of Public Safety April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. During the week of April 3-10, the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau is partnering with law enforcement across the state to help curb the epidemic of distracted driving. In 2022, 9,201 crashes on Iowa roadways were because of distracted/inattentive drivers. These accidents are responsible for 20 deaths,…
Read MoreGreene County Community Foundation awards grants
The Greene County Community Foundation awarded $214,903 in grants at the 2023 grant awards reception held March 26 at the First Presbyterian Church fellowship hall in Jefferson. Community Foundation board president Karen Shannon served as emcee. She noted that in 2005, the foundation’s first grant cycle, grants totaled $37,000. The funds available for grantmaking increased significantly when Wild Rose Casino…
Read MoreCounty attorney Laehn speaks his mind on state reorganization, loss of autonomy for counties
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline “There has been a massive reallocation of power from the Iowa Legislature to the Governor,” Greene County attorney Thomas Laehn told the board of supervisors at the regular meeting on March 20. “My office is no longer accountable to the people of Greene County. I’m accountable to the attorney general of Iowa.” Iowa governor Kim…
Read MorePublic health conducting Community Health Needs Assessment now through April 15
Greene County Public Health is conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment now through April 15. The assessment is critical in identifying the health needs of Greene County communities and residents. The survey is available in English [click here for English survey] and in Spanish [Haga clic aquí para ver la encuesta en español]. QR codes are also provided. The Community…
Read MoreAureon closing Jefferson call center
Aureon has announced its change to a work-from-home model for the Jefferson Contact Center employees and will close the Jefferson Contact Center on N. Chestnut St, across from the municipal building, on April 28, 2023. This decision comes after a thorough analysis of the company’s operations and has shown that maintaining multiple physical locations is no longer necessary in the…
Read MoreGrCo PreK registration is April 3
Info about Head Start also provided Registration for the Greene County Schools pre-kindergarten program will be held Monday, April 3, from 5 to 7 pm at the elementary school at 401 E. Russell St in Jefferson. Children who will be 4 years old on or before Sept. 15, 2023, are eligible for the state-funded 4-year-old pre-K. Children in the program…
Read MoreCommunity Players, Historical Society to celebrate local poetry
Calling all poets and poetry lovers – The Community Players of Greene County and the Greene County Historical Society will present “An Afternoon of Poetry” Sunday, April 23, at 2 pm at the historical museum on E. Lincoln Way in Jefferson. This will be the local celebration of April as National Poetry Month. Area residents who enjoy poetry are encouraged…
Read MorePalm Sunday musical portrays the last days of Christ’s life
Greene County Clergy Association is sponsoring a musical portraying the last days of Christ’s life Sunday, April 2, at 2 pm at the Greene County High School performing arts center. The musical will feature three dramatizations: Leonardo Da Vinci’s “The Living Lord’s Last Supper,” “The Roman Cross Builder,” and “The Women at Calvary.” The production will be enhanced by choral…
Read MoreSweep in to the Historical Society’s program on broom making
In the late 19th century there were two broom factories in Jefferson. They’re long gone, but the craft of making brooms lives on, and on Sunday, March 26, at the Greene County Museum, a 21st-century broom maker with Greene County ties will demonstrate how she makes the household tool. Shannon Bardole-Foley, daughter of Dick Bardole of Rippey, took up broom making…
Read MoreDeadline for 144-CHI funds is April 15
The application deadline is approaching for funds from the 144-Corridor Housing Initiative to help with the cost of projects that help make the east side of Greene County more attractive. Projects might include extra yard work, adding a wheelchair ramp, or adding a railing or replacing a rotting unsafe railing on the front step. The 144-Corridor Housing Initiative for people…
Read MoreWillow Township slates budget hearing
A public hearing on the Willow Township 2023-24 budget will be held Tuesday, March 28, at 7 pm at 260 320th St, Coon Rapids. Gina Arnold, clerk.
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