GreeneCountyNewsOnline – January 14, 2015 Interest in how Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation will distribute the charitable funds generated by Wild Rose Jefferson is high, at least in Jefferson. About 40 persons attended a “town hall” meeting Sunday at the Extension office in Jefferson. Six persons attended a similar meeting held earlier Sunday in Scranton. […]
Seeking input on distribution of charitable funds GreeneCountyNewsOnline – December 26, 2014 The local non-profit organization that holds the gambling license in Greene County will hold a series of public meetings throughout the county in January to seek public input on the distribution of an estimated $1.2 million a year to worthy causes in the […]
State approves $40 million casino and entertainment complex 2014-06-12 Direct link to article By DOUGLAS BURNS and ANDREW MCGINN [email protected] [email protected] BURLINGTON — With freshly minted approval from state regulators Thursday morning, Wild Rose Entertainment projected an August 2015 opening for a $40-million Jefferson casino-and-entertainment complex. The Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission voted 3-2 to […]
GreeneCountyNewsOnline – June 1, 2014 Jefferson was spiffed up and looking its best Thursday when the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission came to town. Members of Grow Greene County decorated store windows, tied green ribbons on almost everything vertical, and even chalked the walk to the Mahanay Bell Tower. After Commission members […]