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SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO
Jefferson native in the big league of rodeo queens, upholding a century-rich Western tradition11/28/19By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comBy this time next year, Max is going to be one pooped-out...
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Dr. Jill Biden, an English professor in Northern Virginia, talks at length about her views on education with The Jefferson Herald’s Douglas Burns. Biden sat down for the interview at the Milwaukee...
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Scholten wants congressional salary cut
12/5/19By DOUGLAS BURNSd.burns@carrollspaper.comSally Smith, of Exira, checked out two books from the Exira Library after joining more than 30 people in a crammed corner of the public lending facility...
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City expects to have work done in 2020
City seeking to keep historic Square intact12/5/19By RICK MORAINFor The Jefferson HeraldJefferson building and code enforcement official Nick Sorensen at the Nov. 26 city council meeting briefed the...
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HISTORY IN THE MAKING
Women investors rally to save Angie’s Tea Garden and its historic building12/5/19By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comIt wasn’t just the champagne talking Tuesday night when, right before the second...
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Zellweger overcomes odds
12/12/19St. Anthony Regional HospitalSCRANTON — On Feb. 19, 2015, life changed in an instant for Gale Zellweger. It was the day he was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer.“Cancer is a traumatic...
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Woman previously found with a pistol
School on lockdown after stranger enters12/12/19By JARED STRONGj.strong@carrollspaper.comGreene County Middle School was on high alert and restricted the movement of students for about two hours Monday...
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Californians bring ray of hope to Grand Junction
12/12/19By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comBrian and Beth Mount’s transformation from Southern Californians to rural Iowans became complete this fall when they hit their first deer.But it’s clear...
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DELAY OF GAME
It’s been nearly 65 years since a high school janitor in Jefferson revolutionized the look of football fields everywhere — it’s time he got a little credit12/12/19By ANDREW...
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Tyler Miller: Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Miller pens National Letter of Intent to play football at ISU By Brandon HurleySports Editorsports@beeherald.com---- While the general public knew of his college decision more than a year ago, Greene...
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GCMC clinic to gain mental health nurse
12/19/19Greene County Medical Center will fulfill a major need on Jan. 6 when Heather Wilson rejoins the facility as a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.Wilson’s hire will...
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MORE THAN JUST A MEAL
Elks’ Christmas Day dinner the gift that keeps giving12/19/19By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comMembers of the Jefferson Elks Lodge had a special treat planned in 1965 for those in the community...
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Head to Wild Rose to watch bowl games, chance to win ISU, Iowa season tickets
12/26/19Staff reportSports fans who visit the new DraftKings Sportsbook at Wild Rose Casino & Resort in Jefferson this weekend for Iowa and Iowa State’s bowl games have something else they can set...
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Higgins will go to prison
12/26/19By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.com A former Scranton man was granted a “tremendous opportunity” in 2018 when he received 90 days in jail rather than a prison sentence, County Attorney...
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Snowmobiling’s golden age in Greene County revisited
12/26/19By JIM WYCKOFFSpecial to The Jefferson HeraldFifty years ago on any snowy winter night in Jefferson, Lincoln Way was a thoroughfare for dozens of brightly colored snowmobiles whizzing through...
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PREPARING THE WAY
Pastor Dave Schroeder leaving Abundant Life Ministries to his grandson12/26/19By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comPastor Dave Schroeder has a word of warning for anyone thinking about attending...
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Wilson to provide much-needed mental health services
1/2/20By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comTwo things happened in 2019: The conversation continued about the need to address the nation’s mental health, and a meaningful conversation began about a...
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The roaring ’20s
At 100, Mary Geisler has seen 10 decades come and go1/2/20By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comAs a girl, Mary Geisler found it wildly difficult to imagine a time when Indians roamed freely through...
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STAR-STUDDED HISTORY
Greene County to usher inaugural athletics Hall of Fame class Jan. 16By BRANDON HURLEYSports Editorsports@beeherald,com@BrandonJHurleyJEFFERSON –The inaugural Greene County High School athletics Hall...
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Hall of fame bound
1/9/20News broke Tuesday that a second Jefferson band will be inducted into the Iowa Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. Elm Street Grocery has been tapped to join the Bushmen (2018 inductees) in the hallowed...
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