Sen Jesse Green, who represents Greene County as part of Iowa Senate District 24, and Rep Carter Nordman, who represents Greene County as part of Iowa House District 47, met with about two dozen constituents at a forum hosted by the Thomas Jefferson Gardens board Feb. 11. Green and Nordman are both Republicans. Rick Morain was moderator for the forum.…
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All That Jazz bringing professional vocal jazz musicians to work with students and perform
Jazz vocalists from Miami and Boston will headline All That Jazz Feb. 23-24 in Jefferson. Kate Reid of the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music and Charlie Christenson of Berklee School of Music will work with Greene County’s Ram Jive Thursday evening, Feb. 23. During the day Friday, Feb. 24, they’ll do 40-minute clinics with jazz choirs from Perry,…
Read MoreGreene County adds Hall of Fame for fine arts and fine arts sponsors
After inducting members into an Athletic Hall of Fame three times, Greene County Community Schools is inaugurating a Fine Arts Hall of Fame and a Fine Arts Sponsor Hall of Fame. Fine Art Hall of Fame nominees must be graduates of Greene County, Jefferson-Scranton, East Greene, Jefferson or Scranton high school and have participated in a school-sanctioned activity. Those activities…
Read MoreGJ voters elect Jacobs to city council
Dennis Jacobs won a seat on the Grand Junction city council in a special election Feb. 14. He will fill the vacancy created when Mark Renslow resigned from the council last November. The next month the council appointed Jacobs to fill the vacancy until a special election could be held. Jacobs won the council seat by only one vote. Unofficial…
Read MoreCultural diversity still a topic despite funding issues for Nueva Vida
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors met on Feb. 13 and briefly discussed a recent meeting between chair John Muir, supervisor Pete Bardole, and Sid Jones, president of Greene County Development Corporation, about future “cultural changes” in Greene County. The topic of diversity has been discussed from several angles over the past year with studies…
Read MoreTownships to hold budget hearings
Township boards have set public hearings on their FY2024 budgets as follows: Washington Township, Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 9 am in the board room at the courthouse. Clerk Jean Borgeson Junction Township, Friday, Feb. 17, at 4:30 pm at 508 Herron St E, Grand Junction. Clerk Linda Hoffman Paton Township, Monday, Feb. 20, at 5 pm at 540 V Ave,…
Read MoreSupervisors vote to leave IWD consortium, approve raises for elected officials
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors has continued work on the FY2024 budget and discussion of ongoing issues. On Feb. 2, the board unanimously approved a resolution withdrawing Greene County from the Workforce Development Consortium established by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014. The board had previously discussed withdrawing. Board chair John…
Read MoreArrest in Grand Junction shooting
A suspect has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting in Grand Junction Saturday, Feb. 4. Adam Eugene Coy, 31, of Grand Junction has been arrested and was booked into the Greene County jail at 10:38 am Sunday, Feb. 5. He is charged with attempted murder, willful injury causing serious injury, and domestic abuse.* Coy’s arrest was…
Read MorePossible shooting in Grand Junction
The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigations is assisting the Greene County sheriff’s office in investigating a possible shooting that may have occurred in Grand Junction Saturday night. The Greene County communication center received a 9-1-1 call Feb. 4 at 9:52 pm from the 1000 block of Main St East in Grand Junction. The caller reported they fell and hit their…
Read MoreAnnual BOOST Bash is April 1, tickets available now
Preparations are underway for the annual BOOST Bash. The BOOST committee is eagerly looking forward to the sixth event, to be held at Saturday, April 1, at the Greene County Fairgrounds. The doors of Clover Hall will open at 5 pm with dinner to begin at 6:30 pm. Tables (seating eight people) can be purchased, or single tickets are also…
Read MoreSupervisors okay participation in Jackson bridge project
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline At the Jan. 30 meeting of the Greene County board of supervisors, assistant county attorney Laura Snider presented an ordinance proposed by the city of Jefferson establishing a board of directors for the new animal shelter. Snider asked the supervisors to review the ordinance before the city council votes on it. Snider said the animal…
Read More‘Meet Your Legislators’ slated for Feb. 11 in Jefferson
The public is invited to “Meet Your Legislators” Saturday, Feb. 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 Senator…
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