News

Jane Millard, director of the Jefferson Public Library, holds up a reel of microfilm containing a historical Greene County newspaper. Microfilm is still the best way to preserve newspapers, but it’s not the most user friendly. Millard digitized the library’s archive of Jefferson newspapers in 2013, making them searchable online by keyword, and now looks forward to adding the county’s other papers to the site. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

HISTORY AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT

Thu, 03/05/2020 - 09:01 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

a.mcginn@beeherald.com

Bill Burkett went out as a red-blooded man.

Read more about HISTORY AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT
Log in to post comments

Smoke damage is visible Tuesday along large doors at Scranton Manufacturing. The fire will force the plant to halt aspects of production. JARED STRONG | JEFFERSON HERALD

Spark ignited paint spray in Scranton fire

Thu, 03/05/2020 - 08:59 admin1

By JARED STRONG

j.strong@carrollspaper.com

Read more about Spark ignited paint spray in Scranton fire
Log in to post comments

Parents to be spared early outs

Thu, 03/05/2020 - 08:58 admin1

By RICK MORAIN

For The Jefferson Herald

Read more about Parents to be spared early outs
Log in to post comments

Slipknot: Not your average Grammy winners. But did you know that guitarist Mick Thomson (far left in the demented hockey mask) is the son of Jefferson native Gordon Thomson?

The man behind the man in the mask might surprise you

Wed, 03/04/2020 - 12:15 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

a.mcginn@beeherald.com

Read more about The man behind the man in the mask might surprise you
Log in to post comments

Scott Weber is leading Heartland Bank’s expansion into Jefferson. The bank’s southernmost branch opened this week in a historic building that the city of Jefferson bought for $100 in 2016. Windows that once were bricked in are now open, and the original tin ceiling has been exposed. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

NEW KIDS, OLD BLOCK

Wed, 02/26/2020 - 17:23 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

a.mcginn@beeherald.com

Read more about NEW KIDS, OLD BLOCK
Log in to post comments

Alaina Gettler, a third-grader at Greene County Elementary School, has walked nearly 40 miles at recess this school year, winning her class the right to host the “Golden Shoe Award” created by PE teacher Sean Thompson as part of his new Mileage Club program. The real prize, however, are little plastic tokens shaped like feet that incentivize physical activity. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

The trick to getting kids moving? Tiny plastic junk

Wed, 02/26/2020 - 17:19 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

a.mcginn@beeherald.com

It remains nothing short of amazing what an elementary student will do for an imported trinket.

Read more about The trick to getting kids moving? Tiny plastic junk
Log in to post comments

“This is a significant investment,” NEW Cooperative grain manager Mark Walter said of a grain elevator and feed mill being planned for the co-op’s site near Cooper.

NEW hopes to build new grain elevator

Wed, 02/26/2020 - 17:18 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

a.mcginn@beeherald.com

Read more about NEW hopes to build new grain elevator
Log in to post comments

Lynda Pierson, of Jefferson, holds up the certificate she received recently for completing the first class in a Meskwaki language course. “I want to see it all the way through,” says Pierson, who grew up in Jefferson, removed from Meskwaki-speaking relatives in the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa. The tribe’s language is classified as “critically endangered” by the United Nations. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

DOING HER PART

Wed, 02/19/2020 - 18:14 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

a.mcginn@beeherald.com

Read more about DOING HER PART
Log in to post comments

James Exline is handcuffed in 2018 after a judge sentenced him to 75 years in prison. HERALD FILE PHOTO

Exline loses court appeal

Wed, 02/19/2020 - 18:10 admin1

By JARED STRONG

j.strong@carrollspaper.com

Read more about Exline loses court appeal
Log in to post comments

BREAKING: Drafktings sports betting app live in Iowa

Wed, 02/19/2020 - 15:12 admin

By BRANDON HURLEY
b.hurley@beeherald.com

Read more about BREAKING: Drafktings sports betting app live in Iowa
Log in to post comments

HISTORY AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT

Spark ignited paint spray in Scranton fire

Parents to be spared early outs

The man behind the man in the mask might surprise you

NEW KIDS, OLD BLOCK

The trick to getting kids moving? Tiny plastic junk

NEW hopes to build new grain elevator

DOING HER PART

Exline loses court appeal

BREAKING: Drafktings sports betting app live in Iowa

Pages

Contact Us

Site Links

Subscriber Links