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June 14, 2026

Brown presented with Tower of Fame Award at Bell Tower Festival opening ceremony

Ellie Brown, a 1961 graduate of Jefferson High School, was honored with the Tower of Fame Award at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Bell Tower Festival Friday evening. The ceremony had a different look than in years past, with the backdrop not being the historic county courthouse,...
June 11, 2026

BTF parade participants: Plan ahead, no shuttle

All groups and individuals planning to be in...
June 10, 2026

Groundbreaking for new multi-family housing

A groundbreaking event was held June 9 at...
June 10, 2026

Supervisors discuss ordering an ambulance, get update on Jefferson city business

HVAC at courthouse near completion, still under budget...

Features and More

June 10, 2026

Bell Tower Festival chair Philip Heisterkamp reflects on final year of leadership

~contributed by Jefferson Matters Main Street As Jefferson prepares for the annual Bell Tower Festival, this year’s celebration marks the final festival under the leadership of chair Philip Heisterkamp.   For the past five years, Heisterkamp has helped guide the festival through a period of growth,  bringing new ideas,...
June 10, 2026

More military veterans receive Quilt of Valor

Six Greene County area veterans were recognized at...
June 3, 2026

Local FFA officers attend training

Each year the Southwest District and Iowa FFA...
May 30, 2026

American Legion honors membership milestones

American Legion Post #11 members whose continuous membership...

Opinion

June 10, 2026

By the river

 ~by Colleen O’Brien I sit by the Racoon River in a park called Henderson outside the prairie town of Jefferson, Iowa. The river is high and a trifle wild because of several rain showers over the past week and one ferocious windstorm that cut straight through town from...
June 3, 2026

A few quotes to ponder

~by Colleen O’Brien Eighty-year-old Vicki Robin, author of...
June 3, 2026

View from my window – Water testing in Greene County

May 31, 2026 As a member of the...
May 29, 2026

Green on data centers

~by Senator Jesse Green Public and government concern...

Good News

June 16, 2026

4-H news

Greenbrier The June Greenbrier 4-H meeting was held at Clover Hall, with Rylan Hostetler presiding. In recognition of Dairy Month, members learned how milk is processed through a cheese plant and turned into the cheese sold in stores. Young Leader representative Autumn Barrett reported that the group will...
June 14, 2026

GrCo HS tells second semester honor rolls

Honor rolls have been announced for the second...
June 10, 2026

Iowa PBS segment on Schoolboy Soldiers of Rippey online starting June 11

Iowa PBS television has completed its work on...
May 24, 2026

Blackmer honored upon retirement from ARC board

Volunteers of Greene County’s Christian Action Resource Center...

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