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Vaccination in full swing
4/8/21Staff report Greene County Public Health Director Becky Wolf is calling the county’s first mass vaccination clinic on March 31 a “huge success.”Community partners and local health care staff...
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CATCH HIM IF YOU CAN
Evan Bunkers is on TV, on your next flight and at a Starbucks near you4/8/21By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comYes. Evan Bunkers is that guy.Placing him is the tricky thing.He’s the guy who shows up...
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Wells Fargo closing bank in Jefferson
Wells Fargo acquired Brenton Bank in 20004/19/21By ANDREW McGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comFor Shelly Thornton, the big benefit of banking with Wells Fargo was obvious: its size.“For us, Wells Fargo was a...
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Is there justice for a felon?
Family of Travis Fincel growing impatient with hit and run investigation4/22/21By ANDREW MCGINN | a.mcginn@beeherald.comKnowing the full story, it’s difficult not to see a routine order issued back...
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Bell Tower named Iowa’s top tourist attraction
4/28/21Staff reportA new policy approved Monday by the Greene County board of supervisors will bring live and recorded music back to the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower after months of silence — and...
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Hazel Zachar Scholarship a local mainstay, but who is she?
4/29/21By ANDREW MCGINN a.mcginn@beeherald.comIt’s just like a doctor to think he should have been named class valedictorian over a nurse.Dr. Bob Jongewaard finally just came right out and said it to...
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Bell Tower hits a peak
Once-divisive tower named state’s top tourist attraction5/6/21Staff reportA new policy approved by the Greene County board of supervisors brought live and recorded music back to the Mahanay Memorial...
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THE SECRET LIFE OF BILL DUNCAN
Greene County man who protected five presidents to be remembered May 165/6/21‘This Commission can recommend no procedures for the future protection of our Presidents which will guarantee security.’ —...
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Sheriff talks immigration
Williams called before clergy over Biden letter5/13/21By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comEvoking the Gospel of Matthew, local clergy on Tuesday hoped that Greene County Sheriff Jack Williams might...
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THE REFUSAL TO BARE ARMS
Local vaccine hesitancy a far cry from the days of polio5/13/21By ANDREW MCGINN a.mcginn@beeherald.comSee if this sounds at all familiar:It’s a highly contagious virus, but in 95 percent of all cases,...
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Blast rocks co-op
The miracle of ’21: No injuries reported5/20/21Staff reportJefferson Police Chief Mark Clouse called the damage “catastrophic.”But it could have been so much worse.When news broke Friday morning of a...
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A MODEL ROLE MODEL
Greene County native-turned-model with limb difference making a difference5/21/21By ANDREW MCGINN a.mcginn@beeherald.comThe image is perfect.As it probably should be, considering that it was taken to...
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SUPREME SACRIFICE
The tragedy behind a local gift of $1.2M5/27/21By ANDREW MCGINN a.mcginn@beeherald.comAs the plane’s co-pilot would later explain, it’s difficult enough to judge height over water — let alone at...
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Lifeguards in demand
Municipal pool starts season understaffed6/3/21By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comDennis Hammen can be forgiven for being late to an interview at the Jefferson Swimming Pool.He’s been looking for...
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HEAVY METAL
A ton of reclaimed metal later, Arch Alley ready for dedication6/3/21Staff reportIt was quite possibly downtown Jefferson’s ugliest alley — covered by an overhang from its time as the drive-up lane for...
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What kept police busiest in 2020?
Year end stats get broken down6/10/21By RICK MORAIN For The Jefferson HeraldThe most frequent arrest activity for the Jefferson Police Department in 2020 was speeding stops, according to a report...
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ALL ABOUT THAT BASS
The Bassmakers are back in the (Webb) house6/10/21By ANDREW MCGINN a.mcginn@beeherald.comYou can spell it Bassmakers or you can spell it Bass Makers, but it’s all the same to the kids who now frequent...
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CEO shake-up at med center
Benson in, Warner out6/17/21Staff reportThe Greene County Medical Center on June 11 announced the appointment of Brian Benson as interim CEO, effective June 15.A national search for a new, permanent...
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THE NEXT BIG THING
GCHS alum arrives at MIT to research advanced nuclear reactors — the stakes couldn’t be higher6/17/21By ANDREW MCGINN a.mcginn@beeherald.comJohn Mobley IV amazed his science teacher four years ago...
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Reynolds hails local progress
6/24/21By DOUGLAS BURNS d.burns@carrollspaper.comIt’s becoming an annual tradition.Gov. Kim Reynolds is pointing to economic-development progress in Jefferson as a model for rural Iowa during a tour of...
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