Ogden city councilwoman and long-time operating room nurse Margaret Liston on Monday announced her campaign for the Iowa Senate in Senate District 24, which includes all of Boone, Greene, and Guthrie Counties as well as the northwest portion of Dallas County. Senator Jesse Green currently represents Senate District 24. She released the following statement: “I decided to run for the…
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Cattlemen raise $27k in auction of buckles, banners, trophies and more
The Greene County Cattlemen raised more than $27,000 Saturday night at their annual banquet held at Clover Hall in Jefferson. Hy-Vee catered the meal, serving steaks, other sides and desserts. President Justin Robbins opened the night thanking sponsors and naming 2023 scholarship recipients. They were Autumn Consier, Kaitlin Fields, Bailey Anderson, Emma Hoyle, Parker Fitzpatrick, McKinley Robbins, Grace Curtis and…
Read MoreCounty auditor, engineer, discuss March 5 rural-only special election
Next Tuesday, March 5, rural Greene County voters – those who do not live in an incorporated city in the county – are being asked to approve changing how the county’s share of revenue from the Local Option Sales and Service Tax (LOSST) is spent. Approving the change will not change rural taxpayers’ property tax bills, but it will allow…
Read MoreCritic’s Choice award to GrCo short film speech entry
Greene County seniors Nathan Ausberger, Jack Hansen, Gavin Vander Linden, Daniel Strawn and Bill Wright presented their production “Very Stellar” this past weekend at the IHSSA Large Group All State Speech Festival in the Short Film category. Their work was selected as the Critic’s Choice winner, which is the highest honor in each category. Click here to see their film.…
Read MoreSupervisors hope to simplify info about upcoming LOSST election
Only those in unincorporated parts of the county will vote ~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors at their Feb. 20 meeting recognized confusion over the upcoming election Tuesday, Mar. 5, on the change in use for local option sales and services tax (LOSST) revenue collected in unincorporated areas of the county. “There’s confusion over whether…
Read MorePrescribed burns set by DNR for this spring
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources plans to conduct prescribed burns this spring in Greene, Guthrie and Dallas Counties on wildlife areas managed by the IDNR Saylorville Wildlife Unit. Areas that are scheduled are Bays Branch Wildlife Area, McCord Pond Wildlife Area, Springbrook Wildlife Area, Middle Raccoon River Wildlife Area, Sheeder Prairie, Beaver Lake, Snake Creek Wildlife Area and Dunbar…
Read MoreVirtual program offers tips for parenting
Raising children can be rewarding but it also can be challenging for families, says Malisa Rader, a human sciences specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. To better handle the challenges, parents and caregivers are invited to the next virtual sessions of “ACT Raising Safe Kids.” The workshops teach positive parenting skills to parents and caregivers of children from…
Read MoreJeff council okays bond issue for recycling trucks, E. Lincoln Way improvements
The need for improvements to E. Lincoln Way was a point of contention at the Feb. 13 Jefferson city council meeting during a public hearing on selling $1.7 million in general obligation bonds to finance the purchase of a pair of sanitation trucks and finish the project started years ago on E. Lincoln Way. The need for the sanitation trucks…
Read MoreGrCo school board okays ’24-’25 calendar, hears testing data
Joins pool to reduce risk of natural gas cost increases The Greene County Community Schools board at the Feb. 14 regular meeting approved the retirements of staff members who have been with the district a total of 136 years. Including teaching experience in other districts, the retirees-to-be have worked in Iowa schools for 153 years. Retiring at the end of…
Read MoreGrow Greene County seeking board members
The Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation is the Qualified Sponsoring Organization (QSO) holding the gaming license for Wild Rose Jefferson Casino & Resort. It is directly involved with the grant awards of the organization as well as other duties. The Grow Greene County board is comprised of board members who reside around Greene County. Two of the original board members will be…
Read MoreErnst to hold public town hall Friday in Boone Co
U.S. Sen Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will host a town hall meeting Friday, Feb. 23, at 2 pm at the Central Iowa Expo Center, 1827 217th St, Boone. The town hall meeting is open to the public. “Senator Ernst looks forward to hearing from constituents in the area about the issues most important to them,” a press release stated.
Read MoreGrCo school board looks at high energy costs, particularly at the high school
Hires a company to do system optimization While Greene County Schools students and staff are on a week-long break in March, experts from Optimized Systems of Johnston will be in the high school examining all parts of the HVAC system. Their goal will be to reduce energy consumption. Energy costs for the high school were more than $200,000 in 2022-23.…
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