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City wants to close railroad crossing
3/23/17Staff report The city of Jefferson will hold a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall to gather input from residents about a proposal to close the railroad crossing at North Wilson...
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Community foundation doles out record amount
3/23/17By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comAnd just like that, the Greene County community was $179,500 richer.It took the Greene County Community Foundation little more than an hour Monday to...
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The Doula next door
Jefferson may have lost its OB doctor, but it just gained a doula3/23/17By ANDREW MCGINN a.mcginn@beeherald.comIt’s been nearly six years since Jake and Catherine Wilson’s first daughter, Ingrid, came...
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Doc’s Stadium: Home to Iowa’s best burger?
If you’ve had it, it’s not even a question3/23/17Staff report If you’ve had it, you already know — Doc’s Stadium Bar & Grill on the east side of the Square is home to one of the 10 best burgers in...
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Wilson Ave. crossing safe
3/30/17By MATTHEW REZABm.rezab@beeherald.comA few dozen Jeffersonians made their voices clear to the city council Tuesday night, virtually forcing the council to re-examine a proposal to close the...
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Walking on air
3/30/17By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comTony Sims admittedly “hemmed and hawed a little” when recently asked to display his artwork at Home State Bank.“I don’t really do family style art,”...
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McLaughlin to lead ‘Severe Storm Saturday’
COON RAPIDS — Nationally recognized Doppler radar expert and Glidden-Ralston Schools alum John McLaughlin will be joined by WeatherNation TV’s storm chaser and multimedia journalist Ben McMillan to...
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Police get tool to combat burglaries
4/6/17Staff report Jefferson Police Capt. Heath Enns issued a warning this week to thieves.“Burglaries and thefts in our community WILL NOT be tolerated,” Enns said Tuesday in an email announcing the...
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Smithsonian exhibit coming in 2018
4/6/17Jefferson is on deck to host a Smithsonian traveling exhibition in 2018 celebrating sports in American communities, Main Street Iowa announced Monday, Opening Day of the Major League Baseball...
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Work set to begin on overpass, wind farm
Highway 30 will close April 174/6/17By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comGRAND JUNCTION — Eastern Greene County will be a bustling hive of construction activity this month through year’s end.When it’s...
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Weather Service wants someone to put Jefferson back on map
4/13/17By HARRY HILLAKER Special to The Jefferson HeraldMarch 17, 2016.At 6 a.m., the temperature was 34 degrees, a few high clouds were overhead and a steady wind was coming from the west to put an...
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Wild Rose debuts horse, dog betting
Jefferson next in casino plan4/13/17Special to The Jefferson HeraldWild Rose Casino & Resort became the first Iowa casino without live racing to offer off-track betting (OFB) Friday in Clinton.The...
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North to receive Impact Award
4/17/17Staff report Retired Jefferson middle school teacher Jim North has been chosen as the recipient of this year’s Greene County Community Impact Award, the award committee announced Sunday.The...
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IN THE TRENCHES
City building inspector steps out from behind the desk to lead downtown’s rehabilitation4/13/17By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comSometimes, economic development smells a lot like 434-day-old...
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Actor to portray legendary cartoonist ‘Ding’ Darling
4/20/17Special to The Jefferson Herald Tom Milligan, an outstanding professional actor from Des Moines, has twice before performed one-person programs in Jefferson portraying notable figures of Iowa...
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Highway 30 open one last weekend
4/20/17Staff report Tuesday is the day.Probably.Until then, the U.S. Highway 30 overpass just outside Grand Junction remains temporarily open.Work was slated to begin this week on a $6.5 million...
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Going Dutch
Jefferson native helped keep Chinooks of Royal Netherlands Air Force flying 4/20/17By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comForty-eight years ago, the Jefferson Community High School Class of ’69 named...
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Local big leaguer returning home
4/27/17Special to The Jefferson Herald CHURDAN — Nate Teut, the only high school graduate from Greene County to play Major League Baseball, returns to his hometown of Churdan on May 5 to speak on his...
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Prison for former Jefferson Curves owner
Hockemeier stole $438K from husband’s mother4/27/17By JARED STRONGj.strong@carrollspaper.comBOONE — Myrna Hockemeier didn’t expect to go to prison Monday.The 66-year-old Ames woman — the former owner...
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COON DYNASTY
When it comes to competition raccoon hunting, remember the name Kaleb Hoyle4/27/17By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.comThey sometimes like to knock over your garbage cans long after you’ve settled in...
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