~by Denise O’Brien Van for the Greene County Historical Society There will be a “Happy Haunting” on Sunday, Oct. 29, at the Greene County Museum, 219 E. Lincoln Way, Jefferson. The free 2 pm program will feature the “ghosts” of long-ago prominent persons with Greene County connections. Nicole Friess Schilling of Jefferson will appear as Eva Leonard, a Grand Junction…
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Casino surveillance cameras simplify catching a thief
Identifying a suspect in the theft of collectible coins, gold and silver bars, jewelry and cash valued at approximately $250,000 was made much easier by surveillance cameras at Wild Rose Casino. That the theft was reported the same day the suspect tried to unload his booty just shortened the time it took. At about noon Tuesday, Oct. 18, a Grand…
Read MoreReynolds proclaims Blue Ribbon Week for Israel
Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation declaring the week of Oct. 22-29 Blue Ribbon Week and calling upon Iowans to observe this moment of solidarity by wearing blue ribbons in support of Israel. In advance of Blue Ribbon Week, the Iowa State Capitol building will be illuminated in blue in support of Israel beginning Oct. 18 through the evening…
Read MoreJeff apartment manager lobbies county supervisors against Kading housing project
County agrees to provide $15,000 annually to animal shelter operations ~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors heard concerns about the Kading housing project during the open forum part of the meeting on Oct. 16. Developer Kading Construction has proposed “workforce housing” in the northeast part of Jefferson. Margaret and Larry Saddoris, owners of apartments for…
Read MoreFirst graders visit the zoo courtesy of Beta Tau Delta
How many spots do giraffes have? How old is the baby giraffe? Can the parrot dance? And the questions continued from 100 first graders from Greene County and Paton-Churdan school systems recently at the Beta Tau Delta Day at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines. The youngsters were treated to zoo train rides, a hot lunch, individually feeding giraffes,…
Read MoreScranton city council delays decision on chickens in town
~courtesy of The Scranton Journal The public hearing held by the Scranton city council regarding chickens brought a small number of residents to the Oct. 10 meeting. Council members listened to the residents’ opinions and will discuss it further at a later date. Dawn Rudolph, Peggy Hoyt and Tina Beaman provided information on the HWY 25 Corridor Project. The plans…
Read MoreGrCo musicians slate fall concert Oct. 26
Greene County Schools will host their fall concert on Thursday, Oct. 26, starting with the band at 6:30 pm presenting their Halloween performance. The seven-12 grade vocal portion will begin at 7 p.m. The concerts will be held in the high school auditorium. All are welcome.
Read MoreHarvest continues despite cold, damp week
Iowa was cold and damp this week with the northern two-thirds of state receiving above average precipitation, limiting days suitable for fieldwork to 4.2 during the week ending October 15, 2023, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Corn and soybean harvest continued to be the main field activities for the week, although there were some reports of fall…
Read MoreCandidate forums slated for Jeff council GrCo school board candidates
The Rotary Club of Jefferson will host a pair of public candidate forums prior to the Nov. 7 city/school election. A forum for Jefferson city council candidates will be held Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 7 pm in the Greene County elementary school cafeteria. Candidates Sue Bose, Chad Sloan, Trevor Wishman and Matt Wetrich all plan to attend. Moderator will be…
Read MoreKading project again dominates Jeff city council meeting
The Jefferson city council meeting Oct. 9 again drew about 30 persons, many of them to share their opinions of the workforce housing project proposed by Kading Construction and supported by Greene County Development Corporation. The regular council meeting two weeks earlier had a report on the Kading project on the agenda. At this meeting, seeing many of the same…
Read MoreDog park closed temporarily
The Rotary Centennial Dog Park will be temporarily closed starting Friday, Oct. 13, to let newly sown grass seed take hold. The city crew will re-evaluate after two weeks. “The City is sorry for any inconvenience this may cause – we know you’re enjoying it! – but your pups will appreciate nice soft grass under their paws in the near…
Read MoreCounty working on agreements for use of animal shelter impound and with Bell Tower Foundation
~by Janice Harbaugh for GreeneCountyNewsOnline The Greene County board of supervisors heard updates at their meeting on Oct. 9 from county attorney Thomas Laehn on progress with 28E agreements between the county and the City of Jefferson regarding the new animal shelter and with the Bell Tower Community Foundation. Laehn said the county attorney also works for the townships and…
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