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Local man facing attempted murder charge

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 11:02 admin1

Staff report
A 23-year-old Jefferson man was booked Wednesday into the Greene County Jail on a charge of attempted murder.

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REG’s biodiesel plant in Ralston, photographed on June 22, is growing from a 12 million gallon to 30 million gallon per year biorefinery. The plant is scheduled to be operational by Dec. 8.

Biorefinery eyes completion of $28M expansion

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 10:30 admin1

By DOUGLAS BURNS
d.burns@carrollspaper.com

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Jim Daubendiek, general manager of Jefferson Telecom, is overseeing renovation of the company’s 60-year-old telephone museum, taking it from an inconsistently labeled collection of old phones to a first-rate exploration of a technology we can’t live without. ANDREW McGINN | HERALD PHOTO

What would we do without our phones?

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 10:28 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN
a.mcginn@beeherald.com

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American girl: Greene County High School senior Haley Hall is one of just two Iowa girls selected for Girls Nation, a revered civics education program sponsored by the American Legion. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

Jefferson student to represent Iowa at Girls Nation

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 10:22 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN
a.mcginn@beeherald.com

Haley Hall has applied to West Point, but admits she’d rather join the Air Force at some point.

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LeAnn Monaghan (from left), Lori DeBok, Wendy Pittman and Roger Olhausen are celebrating the 150th anniversary of First Presbyterian Church in Jefferson while looking to a future that includes closer collaboration with Greene County’s other two Presbyterian churches. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

Greene County Presbyterians look to the future

Thu, 07/13/2017 - 09:54 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN
a.mcginn@beeherald.com

From eight members grew a church community that has thrived for 150 years.

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The late Doug Hamann (right), of Jefferson, was featured on the hood of Joey Gase’s No. 52 car during the American Ethanol 250, a NASCAR Xfinity Series race, Saturday in Newton. Hamann, a member of the Jefferson-Scranton Class of ‘97, was an avid racing fan and also an organ donor.

Hamann’s memory shines at Iowa Speedway

Thu, 06/29/2017 - 10:23 admin1

By BRANDON HURLEY
b.hurley@beeherald.com

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State to get tougher on texting and driving beginning Saturday

Thu, 06/29/2017 - 10:15 admin1

It turns out it wasn’t all about fireworks and collective bargaining this past legislative session in Iowa.

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Jefferson native Clair Tomlinson (right), pictured with daughter Casey, gained regional fame in the 1950s with his impersonation of Elvis Presley. Later, as part of a Titan II missile crew stationed in the Arizona desert, Tomlinson had a front seat to what could have been the start of World War III when the crew received a coded message to launch. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

A hunka hunka burnin’ World

Thu, 06/29/2017 - 10:04 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN
a.mcginn@beeherald.com

They said that rock ‘n’ roll would destroy the world.

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Landus trims staff, looks to build and automate

Thu, 06/22/2017 - 10:49 admin1

Staff report
Cuts this month at Landus Cooperative have reduced the cooperative’s workforce 5 percent.

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Councilwoman Julie McAleer (from left), city clerk/treasurer Melinda Hinners and Winkelman are among those giving Scranton a jolt of energy. They’re taking the downtrodden former school playground and turning it into a new city park with new equipment (below). Residents are invited to submit a name for the yet-to-be-named park by June 30.

‘IT’S OUR TIME’

Thu, 06/22/2017 - 10:46 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN
a.mcginn@beeherald.com

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Local man facing attempted murder charge

Biorefinery eyes completion of $28M expansion

What would we do without our phones?

Jefferson student to represent Iowa at Girls Nation

Greene County Presbyterians look to the future

Hamann’s memory shines at Iowa Speedway

State to get tougher on texting and driving beginning Saturday

A hunka hunka burnin’ World

Landus trims staff, looks to build and automate

‘IT’S OUR TIME’

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