We saw the completion in 2022 of projects that 10 years from now may prove to have helped secure growth and a healthy economy for Greene County – the building restoration and opening of the new Centennial tearoom as a corner piece of downtown Jefferson; the new Children’s Center (formerly the Greene County Early Learning Center); and the new Greene…
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Jeff council asked again for vote on ATVs, hires first animal shelter employee
Jefferson resident Tim Pound returned to the Jefferson city council to again ask for a vote on amending the city’s ordinance that prohibits the use of ATVs in the city, no longer replicating state law. He first made the request in November. The council’s police committee after that meeting reaffirmed the issue would not be sent on to the full…
Read MoreGrCo juniors slate chili supper
The junior class at Greene County High School will serve its annual chili supper fundraiser Tuesday, Jan. 17, from 5 to 8 pm in the high school commons area. Carryouts will be available on the north side of the building from 5 to 6 pm. Homemade chili, cinnamon rolls, and a beverage will be available for a free will donation.…
Read MoreHome State Bank named Friend of Extension
Home State Bank of Jefferson has been selected to receive the Friend of Extension Award from the Southwest Region in Iowa. This award recognizes a non-Extension (lay) person, business, or organization for truly outstanding support and personal involvement in Extension efforts. Home State Bank is a great example of this. Iowa State Extension and Outreach- Greene County and Home State…
Read MoreAuction results show Iowa land market conditions have plateaued
According to statewide auction results tracked by Iowa Appraisal, research data indicates farmland market conditions have plateaued. Iowa Appraisal’s farm appraisal expert Jim Rothermich, MAI, ARA, ALC announces a 13.4 percent increase in Iowa land values, based on dollars per CSR2 point, for the period Jan. 1, 2022, to Jan. 1, 2023, with a statewide average price for tillable farmland…
Read MoreVeterans invited to see ‘Devotion’ Sunday afternoon
The 2022 movie “Devotion,” which tells the story of a pair of U.S. Navy fighter pilots during the Korean Conflict who became two of the Navy’s most celebrated wingmen, opens Friday at the Sierra Community Theatre in Jefferson. Veterans are invited to attend the matinee Sunday at 2 pm at no charge. Each veteran may bring one guest, and each…
Read MoreMove-in day at the Greene County Animal Shelter
Saturday was a day the all-volunteer People for Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) has been looking forward to for years. Finally, they were able to vacate the delipidated animal shelter near the Jefferson wastewater treatment plant and move into a new shelter on Doreen Wilber Drive in northwest Jefferson. About a dozen volunteers helped move items from the old shelter. Timing…
Read MoreImmigration to Greene County is topic of Jan. 15 Historical Society program
~by Denise O’Brien Van for the Greene County Historical Society Over the past 140 years, immigration from other countries to Greene County mirrors what’s gone on throughout the United States, says Chuck Offenburger. He will tell the story of immigration to the local area at a 2 pm program on Sunday, Jan. 15, at the Greene County Historical Museum, 218…
Read MoreSupervisors hear update on carbon pipeline
Discuss GCDC goals, Nueve Vida ~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At the meeting of the Greene County board of supervisors on Jan. 5, Riley Gibson, representing Summit Carbon Solutions, updated the supervisors on the carbon dioxide-capturing pipeline proposed to be constructed through a portion of Greene County. Gibson reported 90.82 percent of the necessary easements through farmland in Greene County…
Read MoreCompensation board suggests 6.5 percent salary increase for elected officials, 13.5 percent for sheriff
Editor’s note – The original post included an incorrect figure for the attorney’s salary. That number has been corrected. Greene County elected officials were true to the conservative fiscal attitudes with which they approach county funds when the compensation board met Jan. 3. The compensation board, which meets each year to recommend salary increases for county elected officials, considered a…
Read MoreCounty supervisors organize for 2023
Also discuss animal shelter and hear funding request from Bell Tower Community Foundation The Greene County supervisors held their 2023 organizational meeting Jan. 2. John Muir was elected by the board to begin his second decade as board chair. Dawn Rudolph was re-elected as chair pro tem. Meeting times remain unchanged. Regular meetings will be held Mondays at 8:30 am,…
Read MoreApplications due Jan. 13 for Iowa’s cover crops crop insurance discount program
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig reminds farmers and landowners who planted cover crops this past fall to apply for the state’s crop insurance discount program. Eligible Iowans can receive a $5 per acre discount on spring crop insurance premiums. The deadline to apply is Jan. 13. In its sixth year, the program has helped increase cover crop acreage across the…
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