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Jefferson County Board of Supervisors set a final date, Jan. 14, for people with damage claims already on the list for reimbursement for rock damage from Salina Road to have all the final paperwork into the county.?We have people on the list who?ve contacted us but didn?t follow-up yet with either providing two estimates or a bill for repairs already done,? said Scott Cline, county engineer.Supervisor Dick Reed ...

The Jefferson County Compensation Board this morning agreed to recommend to the board of supervisors varied salary increases for elected county officials.The compensation board unanimously recommended a 2.5 percent increase for the supervisors; a 4 percent increase for all county department heads except the county attorney ? the board proposed a 5 percent increase for county attorney Tim Dille.County department ...

Jefferson County Board of Supervisors will have an extra meeting at 1 p.m. Monday in the Jefferson County Courthouse first-floor meeting room to prepare next year?s budget.?We?ll only be doing our own, board of supervisors budget at this time,? said board chairman Steve Burgmeier. ?The auditor sent out budgetary timelines and some things need to be done prior to the end of this [calendar] year. All county ...

The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Dec. 26 in the county courthouse about Ryan Robertson?s construction permit application for a confinement feeding operation that would add 1,476 swine to his 2,200-head operation north of Pleasant Plain.The supervisors plan to score the Master Matrix at next week?s regular board meeting, which begins at 9 a.m. Dec. 17, in the first ...

Many New Year?s resolutions involve becoming healthier in body, mind and/or spirit.Excesses experienced during the holiday season steers some people to adopt stricter eating guidelines and provides determination to be more physically active.For those needing a focus and accountability, Fairfield Park and Recreation is offering two different classes beginning the second week of the new year.For any and all ...

Jefferson County Compensation Board meets for the first time regarding fiscal year 2013-14 at 9 a.m. Dec. 14, in the conference room on third floor of Jefferson County Courthouse.Six community members are appointed to four-year terms to sit on the compensation board, which studies about 25 factors to make salary recommendations to Jefferson County Board of Supervisors.?We make the recommendation, and it?s up to ...

A special election Tuesday in the 10-county region served by Indian Hills Community College allows the college to continuing collecting a tax levy to purchase instructional equipment.The 6 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value levy has been in place about 20 years and a majority of ?yes? votes continues this levy for another 10 years.Jefferson County had a light turn out with 74 total votes cast, according...

In 2013, the Jefferson County Conservation Board will celebrate its 40th anniversary, said director Dennis Lewiston.Lewiston shared JCCB?s annual report, covering fiscal year July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012, with the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors Monday.?It was at the general election in 1972 that the citizens of Jefferson County voted to establish a county conservation board,? Lewiston wrote in his ...

Jefferson County engineer Scott Cline reported the 240th Street project is completed now that riprap has been added at the pond there.Last week the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors drove out to see the project, which wasn?t quite complete seven days ago.?When we saw it last Monday, I wondered if it needed a culvert there,? said supervisor Dick Reed. ?Maybe you can tell better now that it?s completed.?You ...

Iowa KidSight is a joint project of the Lions Clubs of Iowa and the University of Iowa, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.The program is dedicated to early detection and treatment of vision problems in Iowa?s young children through screening and public education. The target population is 6-48 months of age.Richland and Packwood Lions Clubs helped screened 53 children at Pekin Community Schools ...