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County to run golf course?
10/25/18By RICK MORAINFor The Jefferson HeraldGreene County conservation director Dan Towers told the county board of supervisors Monday morning that Lakeside Golf Course leaders have inquired about...
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Morains to examine county’s voting history
10/25/18Special to The Jefferson HeraldBrothers Rick and Tom Morain will be discussing “Greene County Politics Thru The Years: The Pendulum Always Swings” when the Greene County Historical Society...
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Post office closes for fear of roof collapse
10/26/18By JARED STRONGj.strong@carrollspaper.comSCRANTON — The Scranton post office might not reopen again for months after closing abruptly because of a dilapidated roof.In the meantime, the town’s...
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Football: Are you ready? Rams to play first playoff game since ’14
No. 4 Benton Community's rush offense poses big test “I think we have the advantage on the edge. But boy, between the tackles, it’s going to be a tough, hard-fought football game.” - Greene County head...
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Old Saba bread sign sees light of day once more
10/25/18By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comHis parents may have hailed originally from Syria, he may have had this thing for nibbling raw hamburger, and then there’s the whole issue of that funky...
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Man vs. Nature
From hurricanes to wildfires, Paton native on the front lines of the new normal10/25/18By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comArguably, if not for global warming, Karl Harris might never have had to...
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Bett & Bev’s to expand beyond Jefferson
11/1/18We try to keep it simple and fast. Adam GlaweBy ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comAdam Glawe is going to look good someday in a white linen suit with a black string tie.At 37, though, he still...
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FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH
Could male role models be the answer to the schools’ behavior crisis?11/1/18By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comIs it spring break yet?Already this school year, the elementary school had a kid run...
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Embattled school board member speaks out
Dennhardt says he didn’t threaten coach11/8/18By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comSuperintendent Tim Christensen confirmed Monday that he’s been contacted by community members about how to remove...
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SPREADING OUT
Aaron Schroeder opening county’s first crematory11/8/18By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comThe reality of small-town living is that there are a number of things you have to leave Greene County to buy...
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Food pantry to expand across town
Ecumenical service to raise money for move11/15/18By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comWhen Dianne Blackmer arrived at the food pantry last Wednesday morning, there were already 11 people waiting to...
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Some gave all, all gave some
Drive underway to honor Churdan’s 200 veterans11/15/18By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comWalking through the Highland Twp. Cemetery with John Mosher is like getting a crash course in the people’s...
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No need to drive anymore for braces
11/29/18By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comFive seconds.That’s how long it took last week for Dr. Keith Van Beek to snip a wire poking the inside of Sadie Gilbertson’s cheek from her braces.Until...
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MR. CHURDAN
Who will eventually pick up where Paul White leaves off ? 11/29/18By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comYou can tell that Paul White loves to tell the story about the constipated patient of Dr. O.C....
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Khanna bringing the revolution to you
California congressman wants digital jobs distributed into rural IowaBy DOUGLAS BURNSd.burns@carrollspaper.comHere’s the big question of the political hour — and it frames the way a young congressman...
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Rural America counting on us
By Andrew McGinna.mcginn@beeherald.com It depresses Christopher Nichols to go home.“Over half of Main Street is deserted,” he said.Nichols was talking about Belmond (pop. 2,376), up in Wright County,...
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‘Nerd herd’ will be ready when the jobs come
“There are 1.4 million computer programming jobs in the United States right now. And there are 400,000 programmers. We’re a million short. They can write their own ticket.” - Jeff WhyleBy ANDREW...
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The rebooting of rural Iowa
Silicon Valley leaders forge alliance in JeffersonBy DOUGLAS BURNSd.burns@carrollspaper.comThe city of Jefferson is emerging as the Lexington — the location of Americans’ first fight for freedom — of a...
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Football: Greene County’s Mitch Moore takes job at Des Moines Roosevelt
Ram head coach to make jump to 4A“What jumped off the page for me was the leadership of their administration and their efforts that are going into making athletics and their football program really...
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Whatling a techie with a small-town heart
12/20/18By DOUGLAS BURNSd.burns@carrollspaper.comAJ Whatling is inspired by technology. And he loves small-town Iowa.With software developer Pillar’s launch into Jefferson, Whatling will have an...
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