The Greene County Medical Center auxiliary hopes to add festive joy to the holiday season while raising funds to benefit the medical center. Now through Dec. 7, the public is invited to admire the Christmas trees, wreaths, and one-of-a-kind table decorations in the medical center lobby for the annual Holiday of Lights. The items are all in a silent auction,…
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Jefferson library expansion project presented to council
The Jefferson city council at its Nov. 22 meeting took the first step in a possible expansion project for the Jefferson public library. Pete Franks of Franks Design Group and Susan Laehn, president of the library board of trustees, presented the findings of a feasibility study of the project to the council. Franks’ presentation was a shortened version of what…
Read MoreSewer rates to increase in Jefferson, again
Bid awarded for wastewater treatment plant improvement project The increased cost of construction will cause Jefferson residents and businesses to figuratively flush money down the toilet for the next five years. The Jefferson city council plans at its Dec. 13 meeting to increase sewer rates another 4 percent effective with the January billing, added to the 11 percent increase that…
Read MoreDideriksen resigns from Scranton city council
There is a vacancy on the Scranton city council following the resignation of Dave Dideriksen. The Dideriksens have sold their Scranton home and purchased a house in Jefferson. They plan to move before Christmas. His resignation was effective following the Nov. 8 meeting. The council plans to appoint someone to fill the seat at their Dec. 13 council meeting. That…
Read MoreCrop season coming to an end, winter cold visits Iowa
Harvest neared completion with 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending November 20, 2022, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Cold temperatures and snow limited additional fieldwork to applying soil amendments such as anhydrous, manure, and lime. Topsoil moisture condition rated 17 percent very short, 35 percent short, 47 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus across the state. In…
Read MoreGrand Junction Solar to hold open house Monday
Grand Junction Solar, LLC, is hosting an open house Monday, Nov. 21, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Grand Junction Community Center. The new zoning ordinance for utility-size solar energy projects adopted last month by the Greene County board of supervisors requires that before a developer can apply for a conditional use permit from the Greene County board of…
Read MoreSupervisors canvass Nov. 8 vote
Sheriff wants another jail bond election in September ~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At their meeting on Nov. 15, the Greene County board of supervisors acted as a board of canvass for the general election held Nov. 8. Each supervisor read results aloud from each precinct in the county. According to the canvass, 3,671 ballots were cast in Greene County,…
Read MoreGrCo school board organizes for ‘new’ year, handles routine business
The Greene County Community Schools board elected new leadership at its organizational meeting Nov. 14. Although a school election was not part of the Nov. 8 general election, by Iowa Code all school boards “organize” and elect officers at the first meeting following the general election. The board elected Bonne Silbaugh as president and Cindi Daubendiek as vice president. Both…
Read MoreEMT course to be offered at Career Academy
An EMT-Basic class will be offered Jan. 11, 2023 through March 27 at the Greene County Career Academy in Jefferson. The class will meet Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6 to 10 pm. In addition, there will be required Saturday sessions 1/14, 1/28, 2/11, 2/25, 3/11, and 3/25 from 8 am to 5 pm.Interested students who are paying themselves may…
Read MoreWest central Iowa still drier than much of the state
Harvest was mostly complete with 5.6 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Nov. 13, 2022, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included wrapping up fall tillage, applying fertilizer, baling stalks, and hauling and spreading manure. Topsoil moisture condition across Iowa rated 18 percent very short, 35 percent short, 45 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus.…
Read MoreIowa poet laureate Debra Marquart to join Greene County poets, artists for Ekphrasis event Sunday
~by Chuck Offenburger After lunching with Debra Marquart in Ames one day last week, I’m ready to call my pals in other states and say, “Our Iowa Poet Laureate is cooler than your state’s poet laureate.” You can check me on that next Sunday afternoon, Nov. 20, in Jefferson. Marquart will join 10 Greene County poets and 10 Greene County…
Read MorePaxton tells Jeff council of possible housing developments
Greene County Development Corporation director Ken Paxton told the Jefferson city council at its Nov. 8 meeting that there are “exciting things happening in housing” in the county. He reported that Zach Mannheimer, who came to know Greene County well while working on the Vision 2020 plan and is now working in 3D housing, facilitated contact between GCDC and Kading…
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