Let's Talk Greene County

Greene County Development Corporation Director Greg Piklapp gives us an update on some projects and programs.

Jefferson City Administrator Scott Peterson joins us for the second of our two part series as we continue to review last week’s city council meeting and other city-related topics.

Jefferson City Administrator Scott Peterson joins us for part one of our two part series as we discuss last week’s city council meeting.

Greene County School District Superintendent Brett Abbotts joins us to review some of the school board agenda items from last week’s meeting.

Greene County Engineer Wade Weiss goes over some bridge replacement projects and the county road re-paving projects.

Jefferson Matters Director Matt Wetrich joins us to talk about the Bell Tower Festival going on in downtown Jefferson.

Margaret Hamilton and Jeff Christensen join us for the second of our two part series as we continue to go behind the scenes of their new book.

Margaret Hamilton and Jeff Christensen are the authors of the new book, “Veterans’ Stories: Greene County, Iowa.” They join us in part one of our two part series about the book.

Greene County Conservation Director Tanner Scheuermann talks to us about updates to projects and other improvements to the county parks.

Greene County Conservation Naturalist Jacob Fernholz joins us for part one of our two part series.

Jefferson Matters Director Matt Wetrich and Bell Tower Festival Chair Phillip Heisterkamp give us an update.

Greene County ISU Extension Director Jeff Lamoureux and 4-H and Youth Coordinator Samantha Hardaway joins us for an update on programs.

Churdan Day Co-organizer Alyssa Juergensen joins us for part two of our two part series as we continue to review the festivities surrounding Churdan Day on Saturday.

Alyssa Juergensen is one of the organizers of this year’s Churdan Day as she joins us for part one of our part series going over the festivities with the town celebration, along with a ribbon cutting to

Jefferson Parks and Recreation Department Director Lyndsey Wathen talks to us about the June and July programs.

Jefferson Matters Director Matt Wetrich and Bell Tower Festival Chair Phillip Heisterkamp give us an update on programs and a few new things for this year’s Bell Tower Festival.

Ellen Brown is the Outreach and Ag in the Classroom Coordinator with Greene County Farm Bureau. She joins us today to talk about the Ag in the Classroom program that she does with Greene County and Paton-Churdan

Jefferson Parks and Rec Director Nathan Kral joins us to talk about the newest restroom at Daubendiek Park, along with updating the playground equipment at Chautauqua Park. improvements made to the swimming pool, increasing membership rates at

Jefferson Police Chief Mark Clouse joins us for the second of our two part series as we discuss re-starting the Greene County Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence and a recent graduation of the newest officer from

Jefferson Police Chief Mark Clouse joins us for part one of our two part series as we discuss bike and motorcycle safety months, as well as a new ordinance that a committee is working on to regulate

Jefferson Matters Director Matt Wetrich gives us an update.

Greene County School District Superintendent Brett Abbotts talks about some of the items from last week’s school board meeting, as well as some summer projects and his reaction to the property tax reform that was recently signed

Jefferson City Administrator Scott Peterson joins us for part two of our two part series as we discuss the new property tax bill that was signed into law, getting access off of the state highways for future

Jefferson City Administrator Scott Peterson joins us for part one of our two part series about last week’s city council meeting.

Tower View Team Chair with Jefferson Matters Deb McGinn talks about some new public art installations and some that are coming later this summer, along with announcing the musical acts for July’s Porch Fest.

Jefferson Building Official and Code Enforcer Chad Stevens joins us to talk about the prospect of McDonald’s coming to town, as well as the city’s tree removal and sidewalk replacement assistance programs, a Neighborhood Incentive Improvement Program

SkillsUSA Greene County High School Chapter Vice President Yakkov Gehling talks about competing at the state conference which eventually led to qualifying for Nationals in June.

District 24 State Senator Jesse Green joins us for part two of our two part series as we finish recapping this year’s Legislative Session.

District24 State Senator Jesse Green reviews the 2026 Legislative Session in part one of our two part series.

Jefferson Matters Director Matt Wetrich gives us an update.

Bailey Porter is the Restauranter of the Centennial Cafe in downtown Jefferson. She joins us to talk about how things are going and why she wanted to go into the culinary scene for a career.

Josh Deery is a ten year jailer with the Greene County Sheriff’s Office and we learn more about him during National Correctional Officers Week.

Jail Administrative Assistant and Jailer with the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, Tressa Hatfield, goes over her what she does and about being a jailer for the past 20 years.

Jefferson City Administrator Scott Peterson goes over some of the items from last week’s city council meeting.

Bell Tower Community Foundation Tour Guide Coordinator Molly Cunningham and Tour Guide Pat Richards talk about the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower opening for the season this weekend.

ACCESS Rural Sexual Abuse Advocate for Boone and Greene Counties Danielle Janssen talks about their services and ways to support survivors of sexual abuse during National Sexual Assault Awareness Montb.

Bruce Thome, with the Rippey Ballpark Commission, talks about the upcoming 6th Rippey Ruckus baseball tournament.

Jefferson Public Works Director Dave Morlan joins us for part two of our two part series as we talk about the water department and other summer-related across all department projects.

Jefferson Public Works Director Dave Morlan joins us for part one of our two part series as we discuss the Street Department projects and the work they are doing already, along with some of the things that

Jefferson Matters Director Matt Wetrich gives us an update.

Jefferson Youth Services Librarian Bailey Mount talks about the upcoming 19th Annual Toddler Fest on Saturday, as well as a Mother’s Day craft on May 2nd in partnership with Warm Wishes.

Greene County Middle School students, including Ethan Daniel, Eli Dearborn and Samantha Pedersen are part of the Council of Cheesemon for the Battle of the Books as they qualified for the Grand Battle in Ames on April

District 24 State Senator Jesse Green joins us for the second of our two part series.

Iowa District 24 Senator Jesse Green joins us for part one of our two part series as we go over some of the bills in the Iowa Legislature.

Jefferson City Administrator Scott Peterson joins us to talk about some of the items from this past week’s city council meeting.

KCG Companies Vice President of Development CJ Lintner joins us for part two of our two part series going over the 50 rental unit project that is slated to begin construction later this month in Jefferson.

KCG Companies Vice President of Development CJ Lintner joins us for part one of our two part series reviewing the 50 unit rental housing project that is scheduled to begin in Jefferson later this month.

Iowa House District 47 Representative Carter Nordman gives us an update.

Greene County School District Superintendent Brett Abbotts gives us an update on the school board topics from last week’s meeting.

Jefferson Matters Director Matt Wetrich gives us an update.

Greene County Public Health Director Shelby Cooklin joins us for the second of our two part series as we continue to review the programs and services that are offered, along with highlighting the staff during National Public