Home Dawgs episode 3: Ken Miller and Johnny Avello
The third episode of the Home Dawgs sports gambling podcast is now live. This week, Brandon Hurley gives his usual picks while also talking with longtime Des Moines radio personality, Ken Miller. He...
View Articleweek 9 Preview: GAME OF THE CENTURY
Regular season finale pits together pair of undefeateds, winner takes home district title“This is the fun part of high school football. It’s a great feeling to know that, an 8-0 versus an 8-0 team (are...
View ArticleRecycling saved!
10/24/19With the demise of Genesis Development, most of Greene County was left wondering where recyclables would go.A solution has been found — West Central Iowa Solid Waste in Carroll will begin...
View ArticleTHE UNLIKELY ENVIRONMENTALIST
The Trump-loving, assault weapon-owning man with a soft spot for beavers, bats and endangered minnows10/24/19By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comTypically when construction equipment disturbs human...
View ArticleSheriff’s office to retrieve local fugitive in NYC
10/31/19By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comTwice, authorities in Ohio contacted then-Greene County Attorney Nic Martino with the whereabouts of a local fugitive and an offer to pick him up and...
View ArticleFor valor
10/31/19Certificates of valor were presented Monday to Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Shane Allen and Churdan firefighter Nate Byerly (second and third from left, respectively) for saving the life of a...
View ArticleBlazing history
Sean and Sydney Schiltz become Jefferson’s first father-daughter firefighters10/31/19By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comLate this past summer, volunteer firefighters with the Jefferson Fire...
View ArticleGreene County’s Weaver endorses Bullock for president
11/7/19Greene County farmer and former Iowa House candidate David Weaver announced his endorsement of Montana Governor Steve Bullock, a Democratic candidate for the presidency.Bullock has now received...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: ONE WIN FROM THE DOME
Greene County takes aim at undefeated Algona’s elite rushing attack in 2A quarters By BRANDON HURLEYSports Editorsports@beeherald.com@BrandonJHurley BY THE NUMBERSClass 2A quarterfinals: #8 Greene Co....
View ArticleHISTORICAL GREATNESS: Greene County ushers in inaugural athletics Hall of...
Kinne, Kibby highlight 2020 haulBy Brandon HurleySports Editorsports@beeherald.com@BrandonJHurley----The inaugural Greene County High School athletics Hall of Fame Class is here, and it's a thing of...
View ArticleThe unfortunate end of an emu
Retired wildlife officer tries to capture wayward bird but scares it to death11/7/19By JARED STRONGj.strong@carrollspaper.comLarry Gregory was home from Florida and chatting with his folks at their...
View ArticleA HIGHER CALLING
Motivated by strength and suffering, these Greene County Rams have found their place in the history books11/7/19Brandon HurleyTHE EARLY LEADGreene County’s Nick Breon paused to take a deep breath...
View ArticleEx-barber ‘substantial’ meth dealer
Bradshaw gets 10 years1/14/19By JARED STRONGj.strong@carrollspaper.comA 35-year-old Jefferson man who was found with a large amount of methamphetamine, firearms and cash during a search of a rural...
View ArticleGood day at the Junkyard
11/14/19“Overwhelming, exhausting ... and awesome.” That’s how co-owner Karla Holman (in pink) described the first week of business at the Junkyard Cafe, which held a ribbon cutting Friday with...
View ArticleNaylor to help United Nations end food insecurity
11/14/19Patti Naylor, an organic farmer from Churdan, was expected to be at the University of Maryland today and Friday to participate in the United Nations Committee on World Food Security (CFS)...
View Article2020 Greene County Hall of Fame: STAR-STUDDED HISTORY
Greene County ushers in inaugural athletics Hall of Fame class with five inductees By BRANDON HURLEYSports Editorsports@beeherald,com@BrandonJHurleyJefferson - The inaugural Greene County High School...
View ArticleHiggins accused of stealing Muppet dolls, birds
11/21/19By JARED STRONGj.strong@carrollspaper.comSCRANTON — A 25-year-old rural Ralston man faces felony burglary and theft charges for going into a camper in Scranton and a vacant Churdan house and...
View ArticleEarly Learning Center plans $2.9M building
11/21/19Fundraising will begin early next year for a new, $2.9 million home for the Greene County Early Learning Center on Vine Street, the nonprofit organization announced this week.Construction is...
View ArticleBREAK ON THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE
The paranormal investigators next door are looking for a few good ghost hunters11/21/19By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comThe footage looked to be straight from prime-time cable TV. (Pick a channel,...
View ArticleKudos to Paton-Churdan for its lesson on Vietnam
11/28/19By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comToo many wars, too little time.Several years ago, a statistic floating around the internet stated that the United States had been at war for 222 of its (at...
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