Paton-Churdan voters approved a revenue purpose statement for Secure an Advanced Vision for Education (SAVE) funds a special election held March 7. Forty-one voters favored the proposition and three voted against it. Voter turnout was very low at only 5.87 percent. SAVE funds come initially from the state’s one-cent sales tax. The funds can be used for infrastructure needs. SAVE…
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Historical Society plans Irish craic for St Patrick’s Day
~by Denise O’Brien Van for the Greene County Historical Society Count on a good time at the Greene County Historical Museum on St. Patrick’s Day, when the whole world is Irish. To celebrate the day, the Greene County Historical Society is hosting a gathering Friday, March 17, at 1 pm at the Museum, 218 E. Lincoln Way in Jefferson. In…
Read MoreFriends of the Library hosting murder mystery cocktail party
The Friends of the Jefferson Public Library invite all wannabe sleuths to a Murder Mystery Cocktail Party. All those who accept the invitation will find themselves thrown into an unfortunate situation in which they must determine who among them committed murder. Parties will be held Friday, March 31, and Saturday, April 1, at 7 pm at the Jefferson Community Golf…
Read MoreState Friend of Extension award to Home State Bank
Home State Bank of Jefferson was awarded the “Friend of Extension” award at the state level at an Awards Night held March 6 during the Iowa State Extension and Outreach annual conference. The bank previously received this award for the Southwest region of Iowa but was further selected for this award. Greene County ISU Extension and Home State Bank have…
Read MoreStudents share career academy experiences with legislators, IASB members and others
State legislators, Iowa Association of School Board (IASB) representatives, Iowa Central Community College representatives, and community leaders visited the Greene County Career Academy on Friday, Feb. 24, to learn more about the career academy. Greene County superintendent Brett Abbotts and Iowa Central president Dr Jesse Ulrich welcomed the guests and discussed the impact the career academy has on local high…
Read MoreNew multi-family housing likely in Jefferson
Kading Properties of Urbandale is moving forward with plans to build as many as 140 new rental homes in the northeast portion of Jefferson. Greene County Development Corporation director Ken Paxton told the Jefferson city council at its Feb. 28 regular meeting that Kading is in the process of purchasing 24 acres of the south portion of GCDC’s east business…
Read MoreRotary now accepting grant applications
The Rotary Club of Jefferson is now accepting applications for grants from the proceeds of its 2022 charity auction. For the past 22 years, the club has directed proceeds from its annual charity auction to worthy non-profit organizations and projects throughout Greene County. More than $475,000 has been aimed at helping schools, libraries, community organizations and other entities make improvements…
Read MoreGreenbrier Twnshp slates budget hearing
Greenbrier Township trustees will hold a public hearing on the 2023-24 budget Tuesday, March 14, at 9 am at 2018 J Ave, Scranton. Judy Contner, township clerk.
Read More‘The Addams Family’ musical on stage this weekend at GrCo HS
Greene County High School students will present “The Addams Family,” a new musical comedy, this Friday and Saturday at 7 pm and Sunday at 2 pm, at the high school performing arts center. The musical takes off from the 1960s sitcom with the rather unusual Addams family. Gavin Vander Linden plays Gomez Addams, with Ava Schilling in the role of…
Read MoreSupervisors see corrected taxable valuations for county
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline Tax valuations and tax levies were on the agenda at the Feb. 27 meeting of the Greene County board of supervisors. Pam Olerich, real estate and tax coordinator, told the board valuations of property are being corrected in all Iowa counties because the State used a 56.49 percent rollback to calculate property valuation instead of…
Read MoreGrCo Schools offers no increase in base teacher pay
The Greene County Community Schools board presented its initial offer to the Greene County Education Association at a special meeting Feb. 27. The board’s proposal is not to increase the base pay for the 2023-24 school year above the current base of $33,350. Instead, the district would make one-time payments to current teachers in the district as well as new…
Read More‘Meet Your Legislators’ Saturday, March 11
The public is invited to “Meet Your Legislators” on Saturday, March 11, at 10 am at the Welcome Center, 201 E. Lincoln Way, Jefferson. The event is sponsored by the board of Thomas Jefferson Gardens of Greene County as a community service, as the importance of an informed electorate was a strongly held belief of former President Thomas Jefferson. State…
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