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“This is not the kid I grew up with,” Ellen Ritter says of her younger brother, Evan Bunkers. The Jefferson native, who was once terrified of severe weather, has a budding second job as a TV meteorologist and chases storms when he’s not working as a flight attendant for United Airlines. He caught up to this tornado two years ago in southwest Nebraska.

CATCH HIM IF YOU CAN

Wed, 04/14/2021 - 15:54 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

a.mcginn@beeherald.com

Yes. Evan Bunkers is that guy.

Placing him is the tricky thing.

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Hy-Vee pharmacist Heather Acton (right) administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Ben Pickering, of Jefferson, on March 31 at Wild Rose Casino. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

Vaccination in full swing

Wed, 04/14/2021 - 15:51 admin1

Staff report

Greene County Public Health Director Becky Wolf is calling the county’s first mass vaccination clinic on March 31 a “huge success.”

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Then-Greene County supervisor Guy Richardson (right) shakes hands with Delores Mertz from the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission following its 3-2 vote in 2014 to grant Wild Rose Entertainment and Grow Greene County a license to build a $40 million casino in Jefferson. Mertz voted in favor of giving the license for the casino. HERALD FILE PHOTOS

‘HIGH STAKES’

Wed, 04/07/2021 - 14:36 admin1

By DOUGLAS BURNS

d.burns@carrollspaper.com

Tom Timmons is a familiar face in Greene County.

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The city acquired the building at 205 N. Wilson Ave. in May 2015, setting out that summer to rehabilitate it through a public-private partnership with Jefferson Matters: Main Street.

Funky Zebra will fill space

Wed, 04/07/2021 - 14:33 admin1

By RICK MORAIN

For The Jefferson Herald

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Landus marks 5-year anniversary

Fri, 04/02/2021 - 10:39 admin1

Staff report

Farmer-owned Landus is celebrating its corporate anniversary this week.

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Sisters Amelia (left) and Adi Gallagher have been remote learners this school year because of the pandemic. They also started making bracelets and bookmarks while in isolation, donating $500 in profits to PAWS. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

Thriving remotely

Wed, 03/31/2021 - 16:14 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

a.mcginn@beeherald.com

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Iowa City web developer Brian Finley saw the “Hunger Games” environment in which Iowans are seeking and landing COVID-19 vaccines amid changing criteria from the state. He wanted to democratize the information and create an account where people were helping other people find them. The Twitter account Iowa Vaccine Alerts was born. “In a perfect world,” Finley says, “it would be a much less cut-throat situation to get a vaccine.”

THE VACCINE HUNTER

Wed, 03/31/2021 - 16:12 admin1

By DOUGLAS BURNS

d.burns@carrollspaper.com

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Everyone 16 and older now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

Mon, 03/29/2021 - 11:03 admin1

Greene County Public Health has expanded eligibility to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to everyone 16 years and older at Wednesday’s community clinic.

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“It’s tough, but it’s fun to be a part of something this important,” says Andy Krieger. The Jefferson family known for their greenhouses is on the leading edge of growing cannabis in Iowa. Four homegrown products containing CBD — a non-psychoactive compound of cannabis — now legally grace the shelves at Greene Goods, the Krieger family’s health market on Westwood Drive. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD PHOTOS

THE CANNABIS KING OF IOWA

Wed, 03/24/2021 - 15:47 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

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Board members and other advocates of the Greene County Early Learning Center in Jefferson are raising funds for a new facility.

GCELC near goal

Wed, 03/24/2021 - 15:44 admin1

Special to The Jefferson Herald

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CATCH HIM IF YOU CAN

Vaccination in full swing

‘HIGH STAKES’

Funky Zebra will fill space

Landus marks 5-year anniversary

Thriving remotely

THE VACCINE HUNTER

Everyone 16 and older now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

THE CANNABIS KING OF IOWA

GCELC near goal

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