Warm and dry weather prevailed throughout much of Iowa this week resulting in 5.7 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Oct. 1, 2023, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities for the week were primarily harvesting corn and soybeans. Topsoil moisture condition across Iowa rated 28 percent very short, 45 percent short, 26 percent adequate…
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New jail topic for Community Conversation
The Nov. 7 bond referendum for a new county jail is the topic of the Community Conversation Thursday, Oct. 7, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson. Speakers will be Greene County sheriff Jack Williams, Jefferson police chief Mark Clouse, and county attorney Thomas Laehn. They will discuss the need for a new jail. Voters are being asked to approve a…
Read MoreApplications open for 2024 Grow Greene County grants
Grow Greene County announced the 2023-24 competitive grant application is available Oct. 1, 2023 and due by Feb. 15, 2024. These grants are open to nonprofit, governmental and charitable organizations from Greene County. Funds will be awarded in early April. Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation is the local nonprofit corporation that holds the state gaming license for Wild Rose Entertainment,…
Read MoreJeff council hears from the public about camper parking and city funds for Kading housing project
Jefferson residents had all the time they wanted to talk about issues with the city council at the regular meeting Sept. 26. Residents were there in force to talk about a pair of agenda items – proposed zoning ordinances pertaining to camper/RV/boat/trailer parking; and the proposed Kading housing project. The new ordinance would prohibit parking campers, RVs, boats, trailers or…
Read MoreNew animal shelter, dog park officially opened Sunday
The skies were sunny and the mood definitely upbeat for the 75 or so area residents who attended the official opening of the Greene County Animal Shelter and Rotary Centennial Dog Park Sunday, Sept. 24. The animal shelter has been operational for several months, but the majority of the work on the dog park was finished last week. Don Orris,…
Read MoreRam kicker Nathan Behne raising funds to fight childhood cancer, one kick at a time
~by Taylor Teays for the Scranton Journal | photo courtesy of Bridget Allen Nathan Behne, kicker for the Greene County football team, has more than just college prospects riding on his senior football season as he raises money for childhood cancer with every point he scores. Last summer, Behne attended the Kohl’s National Showcase, a national kicking and punting camp,…
Read MoreTickets for annual Rotary Charity Auction available now
This November will mark the 25th consecutive year for the Rotary Club of Jefferson’s Annual Charity Auction. Thanks to the generosity of local businesses and individuals over the past quarter of a century, the auction has resulted in more than $600,000 being given back to the community in the form of grants to non-profits, schools, youth, and other community projects,…
Read MoreAngus: A Greene County town with a bright future that faded into obscurity
~by Denise Van for the Greene County Historical Society Driving on Highway 144 from Grand Junction to Perry, local oldtimers probably note the town of Angus on the Greene and Dallas County line, a place anchored by an aging grain elevator before the eastward turn to Perry. Nancy Hanaman of Rippey will tell the story of that ill-fated mining town…
Read MoreMuch of Iowa receives welcome rainfall
A large swath of Iowa received rainfall this week reducing the days suitable for fieldwork to 5.3 during the week ending Sept. 24, 2023, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities for the week were mainly harvesting corn and soybeans. Topsoil moisture condition across Iowa rated 27 percent very short, 46 percent short, 26 percent adequate and…
Read MoreGreene County one of many to receive records request from a ‘vexatious’ requester
Greene County is one of several governmental agencies who were asked for documents by Michael J. Merritt of Newton under Iowa’s Freedom of Information Act. Merritt’s requests have been so expansive, and followed so many times by complaints to the Iowa Public Information Board (IPIB), that the IPIB is now considering proposing legislation that would enable state agencies, as well…
Read MoreHow one man’s actions led to proposed new limits on public records access
by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital DispatchSeptember 22, 2023 A Navy veteran who says he has PTSD is the man responsible for triggering proposed new restrictions on Iowans’ access to government documents. The individual, Michael J. Merritt of Newton, calls himself “Cipher Hunter” and describes himself as a “creative writer/musician and information warfare specialist.” In the lengthy, stream-of-consciousness missives he has…
Read MoreRippey pickleball court opening Oct. 1
The Rippey pickleball court will be officially opened Sunday, Oct. 1, at 4 pm. Roger and Coleen Thompson Norgren will be recognized and thanked for the two benches adjacent to the court. The benches were donated to honor their parents, Hugo and Lucille Norgren, and Darwin and Helen Thompson. Karen Shannon, president of the Greene County Community Foundation, will be…
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