St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Jordan has received approval from the city council for the church's fall festival and 150th anniversary gambling permits, as well as a temporary liquor license for the anniversary event.

The church will celebrate its anniversary June 21-22, the same weekend as the Jordan Art Festival. The fall festival is set for Sept. 21.

These actions took place at the April 7 council meeting, according to the minutes of the meeting, which the council approved this week.

Several members of the Jordan City Council have suggested that traffic needs to be deterred from using Highway 282 as a route through Jordan. In a meeting earlier tonight, they did so again.

Here's what Jordan City Councilmember Mike Shaw says about the proposal for the city to build an extra left-turn lane on Highway 282 near St. John the Baptist Catholic Church:

Here's what Jeremy Goebel, a member of the Jordan City Council, says about negotiating with his church, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, to buy church land for a highway-widening project:

More than 35 residents sat through the first part of the Jordan City Council meeting tonight. Several spoke during the public comment part of the meeting.

Here's what Jordan City Engineer Carol Caron says about the intersection of highways 21 and 282:

Here's what Jordan Mayor Ron Jabs said tonight about the road-widening project proposed for the intersection of highways 21 and 282:

An agreement to pay Kyle and Kathryn Thill $720 for 72 square feet of land, up to $500 for replacement landscaping, and the cost of  the quit claim deed and paying any deed tax was approved by the

While researching some history of St. John the Baptist Catholic School, I came across an article marking the day the cornerstone of the historic school building was placed.