UPDATE: Trevor Baugh passed away Sunday, Aug. 20, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center of injuries sustained in the accident. A Jefferson man was seriously injured Wednesday when a deer ran into his motorcycle. The Iowa State Patrol reports that on Aug. 16 at 9:43 pm Trevor Michael Baugh, 27, of Jefferson was operating a 1982 Honda Night Hawk eastbound on…
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August 28 is Decision Day for putting new jail on Nov. 7 ballot
The Greene County supervisors are poised to place a $10 million bond referendum for the construction of a new jail on the Nov. 7 ballot. Heidi Kuhl of Northland Securities, the company that has handled previous bond sales for the county, met with the supervisors at their Aug. 14 meeting. She provided calculations showing growth of 4.4 percent per year…
Read MoreJeff council agrees to strategic planning, increases fees for city services
The Jefferson city staff and council will go through a process for strategic planning and goal setting at the suggestion of new city administrator Scott Peterson. The city council at its Aug. 8 meeting agreed to pay an amount not to exceed $2,000 to Callahan Municipal Consultants of Anamosa for the work. The last several years the council has started…
Read MoreWater Tower housing project gets state Workforce Housing tax credits
Rowland Real Estate LLC was notified last Friday that it will receive a total of $600,00 in state Workforce Housing tax credits for its proposed Water Tower Development in the northwest quadrant of Jefferson. The company will also receive $88,200 in sales tax refunds. The project will include a total of 20 rental units in a mix of four-plexes and…
Read MoreGreene County Schools open Aug. 23
~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal The Greene County Community School District has been busy preparing for the 2023-2024 school year, district wide and throughout the buildings. “There have been many things going on at each of our buildings to prepare ourselves for the school year,” said superintendent Brett Abbotts. The bus garage got a new roof, replacing the…
Read MoreFew ESA applications in Greene, Guthrie counties, but 427 in Carroll
`~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal More than 18,000 Students First Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) were approved as of Aug. 4, with area schools seeing the effects. ESAs are for students whose parents choose to enroll them into an accredited nonpublic school. Each student approved will receive an amount equal to the per pupil funding allocated to public school…
Read MoreWelcome rain for Iowa’s farms
Central and southeast Iowa were the recipients of above average precipitation, which limited days suitable for fieldwork to 4.7 during the week ending August 13, 2023, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Farmers in west central Iowa had 4.1 days for field work. Field activities included cutting and baling hay as well as harvesting oats. Continued precipitation has…
Read MoreUSDA grant will allow start-up of multicultural initiative late this fall
Goal is to grow the workforce and the population The multicultural initiative – formerly called Nueve vida en Greene County, now renamed the Greene County multicultural initiative – received a breath of fresh air last week when Greene County Development Corporation (GCDC) learned it has been awarded a $95,703 from U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development to fund a first…
Read MoreOrientation slated at Career Academy
Orientation for the 2023-24 school year at the Greene County Career Academy is Wednesday, Aug. 16, at 2:30 or 5:30 pm. Students who are signed up for the career academy or students who are still considering the career academy should attend one of the two sessions. A parent or guardian should attend, too, because school officials will go over valuable…
Read MoreGrCo Schools reduces in-town bus routes due to driver shortage
Parents and students in the Greene County school district will feel the impact of a shortage of bus drivers, as eligibility for bus transportation has been tightened and some bus stops and bus routes have been eliminated for the coming school year. Students who live less than 1 mile from the school they attend are no longer eligible for busing.…
Read MoreAnnual downtown car show Thursday
Cruisin’ to the Square, formerly Hot August Night, will bring all types of cars, trucks, motorcycles and antique tractors to Jefferson’s historic downtown square and Thursday, Aug. 10. The show runs from 4:30 to 7 pm. There is no registration fee and day-of registration is available. Prizes will be awarded in several categories – best car, best truck, best motorcycle,…
Read MoreSupervisors set policy for lighting Mahanay tower
The Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower will be lit in party-style Friday and Saturday nights but in while lights the other five nights of the week. The Greene County supervisors at their Aug. 7 meeting passed a resolution for decorative lighting on the bell tower similar to a 2019 resolution dealing with decorative lighting on the courthouse. Retired electrician Chris Durlam…
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