First Rural Healthcare Leadership Award presented to Greene County Medical...
Special to the Jefferson HeraldGreene County Medical Center’s Director of Nursing, Jessica Steinberg, has been named the first-ever recipient of the Des Moines UnityPoint Health Rural Healthcare...
View ArticleSupervisors extend contract for Boone County probation services
By Rick Morain Jefferson HeraldThe Greene County Board of Supervisors on Monday approved a general service agreement with Boone-Greene County Probation.The probation organization has provided those...
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Upcoming Five Course Love performances at History Boy Theatre
SPECIAL TO THE JEFFERSON HERALDHistory Boy Theatre Company presents the tasty treat of a musical Five Course Love. It will be held at the History Boy Theatre located at 115 S Wilson Ave. in...
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THE EARLY LEAD: House hunting in the post-pandemic era
By BRANDON HURLEY Managing Editornews@beeherald.comI didn’t think finding a house would be easy, but I certainly had no idea it’d be this difficult.My partner, son and I have been looking to find our...
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Behind a strong community effort, new Greene County Animal Shelter adds...
By BRANDON HURLEY Managing Editornews@beeherald.comDon Orris witnessed the Jefferson community suffer without a proper animal shelter for decades. He’d watch customers come and go through his father’s...
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RECORD WATCH: Robbins nears all-time wins mark with early season hot streak
Staff ReportGreene County senior wrestler McKinley Robbins is inching closer to a massive record. The Oregon State commit entered the 2022-23 with a 116-6 career record, 32 wins shy of breaking the...
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Another grand old house razed this week
by Denise O’Brien Van Contributing writerAnother grand old Jefferson mansion, now tattered and decrepit at age 125, was recently razed.Known as “The Haag,” the three-story, Queen Anne-style clapboard...
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Through journey with rare autoimmune disease, Scranton girl continues to smile
By SARAH STORTZs.stortz@carrollspaper.comPorter Gibson, daughter of Breann and Bryan Gibson, is “a spitfire.”Similar to a Sour Patch Kid, Breann described her three-year-old daughter as a spunky girl...
View ArticleSupervisors honor outgoing Contner, initiate new officials
By Rick Morain Jefferson HeraldThe Greene County Board of Supervisors Dec. 27 by resolution commended retiring supervisor Tom Contner for his years of service to Greene County. The resolution stated...
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Greene Co. school board approves GPS trackers for bus system
By Rick Morain Jefferson HeraldBus safety became a bit more precise during the December Greene County school board meeting.The board on Wednesday, Dec. 21 approved the purchase of Stopfinder GeoAlerts...
View ArticleSupervisors host annual organizational meeting
By Rick Morain Jefferson HeraldThe Greene County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 3 held its organizational meeting for calendar year 2023.The board started by reappointing John Muir as board chair and...
View ArticleIowa farmland values hit all-time high despite concerns about higher...
Special report by ISU Extension and OutreachOne year after skyrocketing 29 percent, the average value of an acre of Iowa farmland jumped another 17 percent, or $1,660, to $11,411 per acre. The nominal...
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Greene County Christian Action Resource Center installs solar panels
Special to the Jefferson HeraldEarly in 2022, the Greene County Christian Action Resource Center applied for a grant from the Greene County Community Foundation (GCCF) to install solar panels on the...
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Robbins Land and Cattle named 2022 Iowa Cattlemen Association’s outstanding...
Special to the Jefferson HeraldRobbins Land and Cattle is no stranger to the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association.Since taking part in the Iowa Cattlemen’s Leadership Program in 2014, Justin Robbins and his...
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New year ushers in full case load for Greene County court system
By Brandon Hurley Managing Editornews@beeherald.comA record number of jury trials will keep Greene County’s court system quite busy in the early months of the new year.Ten cases are set to take place,...
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Sierra Theatre to host trio of free, award-winning films, Templeton Rye...
North by Northwest hits screen this week, Some Like it Hot set for Jan. 25-26By Brandon Hurley Managing Editornews@beeherald.comA touch of whiskey, a dose of Marilyn Monroe and a full serving of Alfred...
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Heartland Bank raises $2,300 for Greene County backpack food program
STAFF REPORTLocal food security should witnessed a strengthen uptick for at least a few months thanks to a recent fundraising drive.Heartland Bank in Jefferson partnered with the Greene County...
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City of Jefferson assumes fiscal operation of new animal shelter
By Rick Morain Jefferson HeraldThe Jefferson City Council on Tuesday, Jan. 10 approved a recommendation from its animal shelter committee that the city assume responsibility to staff the new animal...
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Home State Bank honored with Friend of Extension Award
Special to the Jefferson HeraldHome State Bank has been selected to receive the Friend of Extension Award from the Southwest Region in Iowa. The purpose of this award is to recognize a non-extension...
View ArticleSummit Carbon Solutions updates supervisors on pipeline plans
By Rick Morain Jefferson HeraldOn Thursday, Jan. 5, Riley Gibson, representing Summit Carbon Solutions, updated the Greene County Board of Supervisors on the company’s progress toward constructing a...
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