All are invited to a Glam Gala purse raffle and silent jewelry auction Saturday, Feb. 21, at 5 pm at the Elks lodge in Jefferson. The evening will also feature a pasta buffet, games, entertainment, and more. The event is hosted as a fundraiser by the Jefferson Does in partnership with the Jefferson Elks. Tickets are $25 each and are…
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Tickets for BOOST 2026 available now
BOOST slated for Saturday, March 28 Preparations are underway for the annual BOOST Bash. The BOOST Committee is eagerly looking forward to the ninth annual event, to be held Saturday, March 28, at Clover Hall on the Greene County Fairgrounds. The doors will open at 5 pm with dinner to begin at 6:30. Tables (seating eight people) can be purchased,…
Read MoreFiling deadlines told for June 2 primaries
Filing period open for county offices While the primary election is scheduled in June, the filing period for numerous offices will open March 2 and close Friday, March 20, at 5 pm. Candidates can begin collecting signatures at any time. Candidates seeking to place their names on the primary election ballot should collect a minimum of 50 signatures for either…
Read MoreSupervisors approve $9.75 million bond sale for roads projects, also $5K for schoolboy soldiers monument
The Greene County supervisors at their Feb. 2 meeting approved providing $5,000 in Dreyfus funds toward a memorial honoring the schoolboy soldiers of Rippey who fought in the Civil War. The payment will be made over two years. Chuck Offenburger and committee members Dave Burkett, Dena Boyd, and Greene County High School students Aden Bardole, Ava Hinote and Mia Murphy…
Read More2026 Fine Arts Hall of Fame inductees named
The fourth class of inductees into the Greene County Fine Arts Hall of Fame includes five musicians – three instrumentalists and two vocalists. New inductees include D. Douglas Miller, Class of 1959, instrumental music; Kathy Cuddy, Class of 1971, vocal music; Marty Aldrich, Class of 1976, instrumental music; Peter Thompson, Class of 1997, instrumental music; and Michael Kennedy, Class of…
Read More‘Meet Your Legislators’ Feb. 14 in Jefferson
The first “Meet Your Legislators” event of the 2026 legislative session will be held Saturday, Feb. 14, at 11 am at the Welcome Center at Thomas Jefferson Gardens, 201 W. Lincoln Way, in Jefferson. State Senator Jesse Green and State Representative Carter Nordman both plan to attend, The public is encouraged to come listen to an update from the statehouse…
Read MoreBe my Valentine at the museum
Hundreds of vintage Valentines will be on display at an open house at the Greene County Historical Museum, 219 E. Lincoln Way in Jefferson, on Valentine’s Day, Saturday, Feb. 14. The cards are from the collection of Mikki Schwarzkopf of Ames, a former Jefferson resident. She has donated the valentines to the Museum. Schwarzkopf has been amassing the collection since…
Read MoreFareway donates hams to Iowa food banks
Fareway Stores, Inc. on Feb. 3 announced a major donation of more than 69,000 pounds of ham, totaling 5,504 individual hams, to help feed Iowans facing food insecurity. This donation reinforces Fareway’s long-standing commitment to strengthening communities, supporting families, and providing access to high-quality, nutritious food across the state. The hams will be distributed through three key food bank partners: The Food Bank of Iowa,…
Read MoreSupervisors continue hearing budget requests from county departments
Ambulance department asks for largest increase, setting budget at more than $1 million The Greene County supervisors at their Jan. 29 meeting heard budget requests from the secondary roads, conservation, and ambulance departments for the fiscal year beginning July 1, FY27. County engineer Wade Weiss has formulated a budget for secondary roads that shows a 3 percent increase in funding…
Read MoreJeff council sets public hearings on hunting inside city limits, easements for solar project
The Jefferson city council at its Jan. 27 meeting set Feb. 10 as the date of a public hearing on the question of allowing hunting withing the city limits. Dan Pauley owns 70 acres on the southwest corner of town, across the river from Daubendiek Park. Twenty acres of the parcel are inside the city limits. Pauley would like to…
Read MoreCounty caucuses slated for Monday, Feb. 2
Greene County Republicans and Greene County Democrats will hold mid-term caucuses Monday, Feb. 2. A person must be registered as a voter of the party whose caucus they attend, but voter registrations can be updated at the caucus. Republicans will meet by precinct as follows: Central precinct, Clover Hall at the Greene County Fairgrounds; East precinct, Grand Junction Community Center;…
Read MoreGreene County, Paton-Churdan both sending entries to state speech contest
Greene County will be well-represented at the Iowa High School Speech Association’s state large group speech competition. Five groups from Greene County High School and a group from Paton-Churdan earned I ratings and the district contest at Des Moines Hoover High School Jan. 24. They will compete again at the state contest Feb. 7 at West Des Moines Valley High…
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