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A statewide program will be nestling into Jefferson later this month.

Leadership Iowa, hosted by the Iowa Association of Business and Industry Foundation brings in 40 individuals from across the state as their opening session to the eight month journey begins in Jefferson October 5th-7th, with visits to Wild Rose Casino, RVP~1875 and the History Boy Theater, The Centennial, Deal’s Orchard and the Jefferson Community Golf Course.

As part of the three day event, participants, which includes Bob Allen with Home State Bank, will be doing an “Amazing Race” activity on Thursday. The 40 leaders will be split up into teams and will follow an itinerary with ten stops across town, each one featuring a different aspect of Jefferson. Contestants will learn more at each stop and will have to complete a task or answer a question. Several previous Leadership Iowa alumni helped plan the first stop in Jefferson and those include Jacque Andrew from 1989-90, Nicole Peckumn from 2015-16, Chris Deal 2016-17, Alicia Heun from 2019-20, Jamie Daubendiek from 2020-21, as well as sculptor, poet and musician David Williamson. 

Local sponsors include the City of Jefferson, Greene County Development Corporation, Hamilton Redi-Mix, Home State Bank, Jacque Andrew (Leadership Iowa 1989-90 Class), Jefferson Matters: A Main Street Chamber Community, Jefferson Telecom, John Deere – Paton, Midland Power Cooperative, Nicole Peckumn (Jefferson native and Leadership Iowa 2015-16 Class), and Warm Wishes.