Changes are in store for the Greene County attorney’s office. County attorney Thomas Laehn told the county supervisors at their Aug. 19 meeting that assistant county attorney Laura Snider is running for the Iowa House of Representatives to serve District 28. If she were to win, she would transition to a part-time position in Greene County come January. Laehn went…
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August 28 deadline for November ballot
Time to file for Extension Council, hospital board, Soil and Water Commission, township offices It is time to file nomination papers for township offices, Ag Extension Council, hospital board and Soil and Water Commission. Greene County auditor Billie Jo Hoskins says there are four seats to be elected on the Greene County Extension Council. The terms of Shari Minnehan, Dustin…
Read MoreStudents head back to school Friday
The buildings have been prepared and teachers, staff and administrators are ready to greet students at Greene County Community School District for the first day of the 2024-25 school year on Friday, Aug. 23, for kindergarten through 12th grade, and Aug. 27 for preschool. Teachers went back to school last Friday, Aug. 16. Summer provided time to complete projects in…
Read MoreOld time radio returns to Spring Lake
The bygone days of radio theatre will return to Spring Lake Park lakeside shelter this Saturday, Aug. 24, when the Community Players of Greene County present the CPGG Radio Hour. The program will feature episodes of “The Bickersons,” “Little Orphan Annie,” and “Fibber McGee & Molly,” as well as “The Lottery” and “Who’s on First?” The cast includes John Schoening,…
Read MoreScranton city council handles mixed agenda
The Scranton city council had a packed agenda for its Aug. 13 meeting, handling the business during the hour-long meeting. Dawn Rudolph gave the Community Center report noting July was a busy month with basketball and pickleball. Midwest Wellness Recovery will be using the facility three mornings a week. She reminded the council they approved the repair of the upstairs…
Read MoreRoad trip Saturday to benefit Stead Family Children’s Hospital
McDonald family remembers Harley The second annual Road Trip in memory of Harley McDonald is scheduled on Saturday, Aug. 24. The event begins and ends at the Scranton Community Center. Harley McDonald suffered serious burns on New Year’s Day 2022 in a fire at a cabin in the woods near his home outside of Scranton. He died of his injuries…
Read MorePickleball tournament to raise funds for scholarship
Pickleball enthusiasts, prepare your paddles! The first “Pickleball for a Purpose” tournament is set for Saturday, Sept. 14 at 9 am at the Russell Park courts. The tournament is open to men and women and proceeds from the entry fee of $20 per team go to help support local scholarships offered by P.E.O. Chapter CZ. In case of rain, the…
Read MoreSierra Club rallies opposition to Summit’s proposed CO2 pipeline
Interest is high in a carbon dioxide (CO2) pipeline proposed by Summit Carbon Solutions to run diagonally through Greene County from the Louis Dreyfus ethanol plant in Grand Junction on the east side of the county to connect to a Poet ethanol plant near the southwest corner of the county. About 75 persons attended a meeting in Jefferson Aug. 8…
Read MoreGrCo school board completes ‘paper work’ for bond sale
Iowa Central Community College honors Doug McDermott The Greene County Community Schools board of directors took the final steps to sell general obligation capital loan notes at their regular Aug. 14 meeting, approving various resolutions and certificates, and finally approving a resolution authorizing the issuance of $5,165,000 general obligation capital loan notes, Series 2024, levying a tax for the payment…
Read MoreJeff council applies for rural housing readiness program
The Jefferson city council continues to work toward developing housing options. At its Aug. 13 meeting, the council approved applying to participate in Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s Rural Housing Readiness Assessment. The program supports the use of publicly available, online information and the efforts of rural communities to interpret that hard data to implement changes through local zoning…
Read MoreTextMyGov starts Aug. 26 in Jefferson
Jefferson city staff and council are launching TextMyGov, a new, smart text messaging service. Residents can receive important information such as road closures, water main breaks, emergency notifications and general information specific to the city of Jefferson via their mobile phone. The city of Jefferson will officially launch the new text messaging system to the public on Monday, Aug. 26.…
Read MoreNew jail cost increases before planning is complete
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The construction of a new county jail has been stalled by rising costs. After attending a meeting about the construction of the new jail, county supervisor Dan Benitz at the supervisors’ Aug. 12 meeting asked sheriff Jack Williams where the project is headed. Williams said the project is $2,000,000 over budget. He said changes have…
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