Hip artist, square job
In 1962, the county looked to an abstract-expressionist to save the courthouse murals11/2/17By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comIn my mind, I’m picturing John Beardsley in the gray winter of 1962...
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How Jefferson ended up being named on ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ actually makes perfect sense11/2/17By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comOver the course of five decades, the “Star Trek” franchise has...
View ArticleConstruction gets underway on new Paton city hall
No completion date set as base poured10/16/17By BRANDON HURLEYb.hurley@beeherald.comPATON — The concrete base is set and excitement throughout one Greene County town is brewing.Paton is getting a new...
View ArticleThe original believer
Dennis Lynch managed the Sierra during ‘Star Wars,’ and is now on record as writing the first fan letter Lucasfilm ever received10/16/17By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comThese days, being a “Star...
View ArticleIN A HEARTBEAT
Iowa Central ready to jump at chance to infuse Greene County with millions11/16/17By RICK MORAIN For The Jefferson HeraldIowa Central Community College stands ready to pump millions of dollars and...
View ArticleGrow Greene County makes surprise donations
Extra $10K on top of $1.4M in awards this year alone11/16/17By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comThe Grow Greene County Gaming Corp. has become Publishers Clearing House.The nonprofit organization...
View ArticleFood pantry outgrowing current space
11/16/17By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comThe local food pantry is already cramped, leading some clients to show up more than an hour and a half before the door opens.There they wait — elderly...
View ArticleBoulton in Jefferson: Return local control
Gubernatorial candidate pitches local control of CAFOs, schools11/23/17By DOUGLAS BURNSd.burns@carrollspaper.comSteve Brannan, a retired John Deere employee living in Panora, said he sees parallels...
View ArticleLocal agribusiness to get fighting chance in age of Amazon
Tyler Horbach’s startup thinks locally11/23/17By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comIt started innocently enough with books and music.Then it grew to include toys, sneakers, underwear, tires,...
View ArticleAn inside outsider
Artist Roy Burgess returns home, his last best hope for leaving a legacy11/23/17By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comIt’s probably not often that a painting can sober up a homeless drunk.But two...
View ArticleWoman allegedly takes law firm’s money on spree
11/30/17By JARED STRONGj.strong@carrollspaper.comA 54-year-old former Scranton woman was arrested last week for allegedly using a Jefferson law firm’s credit cards to buy hundreds of items for herself...
View ArticleReynolds: Future is now for Greene, Carroll counties
11/30/17By DOUGLAS BURNSd.burns@carrollspaper.comGov. Kim Reynolds, who has battled the Trump administration for robust renewable fuel mixes, delivered an ethanol-boosting message — and one of optimism...
View ArticleEnter the dragnet
New cop Cody Smith an accomplished martial artist11/30/17By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comAlong with his patrolman’s badge, Cody Smith was issued a .40-caliber Glock 22 with a 15-round magazine...
View ArticleTeacher swoops in to save Hawk memorabilia
12/7/17By BRANDON HURLEYb.hurley@beeherald.comGRAND JUNCTION — A green chicken once signified the commencement of one of the county’s fiercest rivalries.Before Rippey joined Grand Junction to become...
View ArticleHappily ever after
Local couple celebrates 72 years of marriage12/7/17By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comThe interview was just about to get underway when Madeline Burnell’s cellphone went off.Husband Bob was still up...
View ArticlePublic health services to remain at medical center
12/14/17By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comA year ago, county supervisors reacted to a funding request from Greene County Public Health like a kid getting a diphtheria shot.This year, they put on a...
View ArticleISU senior helping make Jefferson more bikeable
12/14/17By JACEY GOETZMAN Iowa State UniversityAMES — Zoey Mauck is passionate about cycling.Given the choice, the Iowa State University senior will bike almost anywhere rather than hop on CyRide or...
View ArticleGo tell it on the mountain
Family’s yearly Christmas letter chronicles a life well lived12/14/17By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comThe mailing list is less than half what it was, but then again, the price of a stamp is 12...
View ArticleWHO IS THIS GUY?
He’s called for a brew pub in Jefferson, 3D-printed houses for Paton, and he wants to remake Grand Junction into an artist colony12/21/17By JARED STRONGj.strong@carrollspaper.comYou can’t change...
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