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Allie Powell, a Greene County Ambulance EMT, dons one of the powered, air-purifying respirators, or PAPRs, available to local medics amid the pandemic. “Any call,” says Michele Madsen, Greene County Ambulance director, “could become exactly that: a Covid call.” ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD PHOTOS

PREPARED FOR THE WORST

Tue, 11/24/2020 - 15:45 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

a.mcginn@beeherald.com

Paramedics and EMTs didn’t always wear latex gloves.

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“We do need to wear masks. We do need to be smart. You don’t have to be real old to have this thing knock you down a couple of pegs,” says Wiltsie Cretsinger, an area businessman who serves as district director for Republican Congressman Steve King.

‘All you see is their eyes’

Tue, 11/24/2020 - 15:43 admin1

By DOUGLAS BURNS

d.burns@carrollspaper.com

He knew them by their eyes.

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Vivian Autenreith is pictured with one of her many elementary classes in Jefferson. (Take note of the mechanical Santa Claus display still in the school district’s possession.) A member of the Jefferson High School Class of 1932, Autenreith taught from 1948 to 1977. Before her death in 1991, Autenreith created a trust in honor of her only son, Rory. Its assets were distributed recently to the Greene County Community Center and the Greene County Medical Center.

A FINAL LESSON IN KINDNESS

Wed, 11/18/2020 - 15:43 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

a.mcginn@beeherald.com

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Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds (left) and U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., interact in Jefferson during opening festivities in 2019 for Accenture’s $1.8 million Forge. Khanna has now introduced legislation to bridge the nation’s tech divide. “When we had manufacturing, we were connected,” he says. “That’s not the case right now with technology. If Google or Apple do well, it doesn’t necessarily translate into wealth generation across the country.” HERALD FILE PHOTO

Landmark jobs act inspired by local connections

Wed, 11/18/2020 - 15:41 admin1

By DOUGLAS BURNS

d.burns@carrollspaper.com

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Grand Junction resident Ralph Miller poses with wife Jiang Wei in 2017 at the Great Wall of the Han Dynasty in the Gobi Desert. As an “international snowbird,” Miller and his wife spend their winters in her native China, a routine trip that was complicated this year by the onslaught of COVID-19. Their planned return to Iowa never happened.

ONE YEAR IN CHINA

Wed, 11/11/2020 - 16:07 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

a.mcginn@beeherald.com

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Longtime Greene County Recorder Marcia Tasler (right) retired from office on Saturday. County supervisors recently appointed Tasler’s deputy recorder, Deb McDonald (left), to succeed her. McDonald was sworn in on Monday over Zoom because she was home with COVID-19. HERALD FILE PHOTO

Sign of the times: Recorder sworn in over Zoom

Wed, 11/11/2020 - 16:04 admin1

By RICK MORAIN

For The Jefferson Herald

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On May 13, New Way celebrated its first 100 percent Mississippi-made Cobra in Booneville, Miss. The truck, completed in March, marked the first truck manufactured using components entirely sourced from the Booneville plant. Scranton-based New Way expanded to Mississippi last October, clearing a path to become the No. 2 maker of garbage trucks in North America.

THIS IS THE WAY

Mon, 11/02/2020 - 17:10 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

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Greene County Sheriff Jack Williams credits his new drone with playing a crucial role in the Sept. 1 apprehension of a wanted man northwest of Jefferson who eluded capture three previous times. As Jefferson Police Chief Mark Clouse puts it, “It’s a huge tool. It’s changing everything.” ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

RISE OF THE MACHINES

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 16:25 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

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A dog looks out from the Greene County Animal Shelter. The city of Jefferson plans to open bids by month’s end for a long-awaited new animal shelter. HERALD FILE PHOTO

Animal shelter close to reality

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 16:21 admin1

By RICK MORAIN

For The Jefferson Herald

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Greene County Medical Center staff on Oct. 16 distributed masks and signs encouraging local residents to do their part and mask up to fight COVID-19. From left: Administrative assistant Emily Neese, CEO Tracy Warner, COO Christa Simons and marketing specialist Sydney Bishop.

District sticking to matrix

Thu, 10/22/2020 - 10:31 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

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PREPARED FOR THE WORST

‘All you see is their eyes’

A FINAL LESSON IN KINDNESS

Landmark jobs act inspired by local connections

ONE YEAR IN CHINA

Sign of the times: Recorder sworn in over Zoom

THIS IS THE WAY

RISE OF THE MACHINES

Animal shelter close to reality

District sticking to matrix

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