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Resurrection Saturday, brought to you by a Republican and Democrat

9/12/19By DOUGLAS BURNSd.burns@carrollspaper.comConventional wisdom says bipartisanship is dead and rural America is dying.Well, then, welcome to Resurrection Saturday in Jefferson, Iowa.Rural Iowa is...

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CRACKING THE CODE

Rural Iowa gets a digital future — with Jefferson as the model9/12/19By DOUGLAS BURNSd.burns@carrollspaper.comAs it turns out, the journey from a serene Iowa courthouse square and its familiar...

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Herald editor gets tased for a good cause

Our fearless leader, Jefferson Herald editor Andy McGinn showed some immense bravery on the afternoon of Sept. 13.He was tased by the Jefferson Police Department after being nominated during a Greene...

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Jamie Daubendiek takes reins of Jefferson Telecom

9/12/19Jefferson Telecom this week announced the appointment of Jamie Daubendiek as general manager of the company, succeeding father Jim Daubendiek in the position.“Jamie’s passion for the industry...

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Woman accused of taking $29K from township

9/12/19By JARED STRONGj.strong@carrollspaper.comA 51-year-old rural Jefferson woman is accused of theft and fraud for writing about $29,000 worth of improper checks from a Bristol Twp. bank account...

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Shouldn’t being tased be worth one free speeding ticket?

9/19/19By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comI initially joked to my 10-year-old son that I was going to absorb the electricity and then, with a low chuckle, fire it back at the crowd.My son was...

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CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF

Work about to begin to upgrade airport for jets — years ahead of schedule and at no cost9/19/19By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comIt’s been nearly 70 years since Jim Forbes climbed up onto his dad’s...

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The secret history of Reds in Greene

As U.S.-Russia relations sour all over again, there’s still a lot to learn about Greene County’s Cold War history4/6/17By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comEditor’s note: This story is being reposted...

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Farmer, son in trouble for wielding shotguns

9/26/19By JARED STRONGj.strong@carrollspaper.comSCRANTON — A Scranton farmer and his son armed with shotguns threatened two men in a late-night, gravel-road confrontation because they suspected the men...

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Elementary playground to get new equipment

9/26/19By RICK MORAINFor The Jefferson HeraldThe Greene County Community School District board of education at its meeting Sept. 18 approved spending up to $63,740 from the board’s flexibility account...

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GENESIS IN FINANCIAL CRISIS

9/26/19By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comIn the beginning, there were fewer than 15 people working in a building at the Greene County Fairgrounds under contract with Franklin Manufacturing to...

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A virtual tour of the Wild Rose Casino sportsbook

Take a visual tour through the new Wild Rose Casino sportsbook in Jefferson. The local entertainment establishment has partnered with Draftkings. (Produced and edited by Brandon Hurley) Section:...

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The Forge gets first presidential candidate

10/3/19By DOUGLAS BURNSd.burns@carrollspaper.comLinc Kroeger, Accenture’s advocate for rural America, continued to draw national attention to Jefferson by hosting a tour and discussion Sunday with...

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County coalition takes on suicide

County to pilot VA program10/3/19By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comGreene County is partnering with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the University of Pittsburgh to pilot a suicide...

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WONDER WOMAN

Ashley Wilson on the streets as Jefferson’s first female cop10/3/19By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comAshley Wilson isn’t unlike scores of other moms.She runs her two daughters back and forth to...

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Genesis out of recycling

Broke nonprofit finds way to continue most services10/10/19By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comRocked by a financial meltdown, the name Genesis Development will cease to exist after Oct. 27, as most...

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Wild Rose opens sports-betting book in Jefferson, app to come

10/10/19By DOUGLAS BURNSd.burns@carrollspaper.comIowa State University hall-of-famer Dennis Gibson, a fan favorite in the 1980s, placed the inaugural wager at Wild Rose Jefferson’s new sports-betting...

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OUTATIME

A Friday night in Jefferson’s most amazing garage10/10/19By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comIt’s not often that you can swing by a friend’s garage, in Jefferson, on a Friday evening and walk away...

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Rowland’s Jefferson town houses ready in early 2020

10/17/19By DOUGLAS BURNSd.burns@carrollspaper.comClive-based Rowland Real Estate expects to have 12 townhomes ready for rental in Jefferson in early 2020, company president Andy Rowland said Monday.“So...

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WANTED

Sheriff’s office on the trail of an emu in Greene County10/17/19By ANNIE MEHLFor The Jefferson HeraldJonathan Law was on his way to a meeting in Jefferson when he spotted what he thought looked like a...

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