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Jefferson native Bill Smith stands recently next to a CH-47 Chinook of the Royal Netherlands Air Force named in his honor. Dutch Chinook crews have been able to call on Smith’s technical expertise for the past 22 years. He’s in the process of retiring from Boeing, maker of the Chinook, after 33 years.

Going Dutch

Thu, 04/27/2017 - 09:48 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN
a.mcginn@beeherald.com

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Highway 30 open one last weekend

Thu, 04/20/2017 - 10:27 admin1

Staff report
Tuesday is the day.

Probably.

Until then, the U.S. Highway 30 overpass just outside Grand Junction remains temporarily open.

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Tom Milligan portrays Grant Wood in 2014. The Des Moines actor returns to Jefferson Sunday to portray another famous Iowan: Two-time Pulitzer-winning cartoonist “Ding” Darling. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Actor to portray legendary cartoonist ‘Ding’ Darling

Thu, 04/20/2017 - 10:25 admin1

Special to The Jefferson Herald

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“It feels like home, and it did from the start,” city building inspector and former police officer Nick Sorensen says of Jefferson. The Exira native has been at the forefront of the city’s effort to acquire vacant commercial buildings and get them back onto the market, including the 123-year-old building at 205 N. Wilson Ave., which remains a work in progress. For years, the four upper-story windows were paneled over. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

IN THE TRENCHES

Thu, 04/20/2017 - 10:21 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN
a.mcginn@beeherald.com

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North to receive Impact Award

Mon, 04/17/2017 - 11:22 admin1

Staff report

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Wild Rose debuts horse, dog betting

Thu, 04/13/2017 - 10:51 admin1

Special to The Jefferson Herald

Wild Rose Casino & Resort became the first Iowa casino without live racing to offer off-track betting (OFB) Friday in Clinton.

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High winds in 2014 toppled a new camper on display by Holiday RV near the intersection of Highways 30 and 4. HERALD FILE PHOTO

Weather Service wants someone to put Jefferson back on map

Thu, 04/13/2017 - 10:49 admin1

By HARRY HILLAKER
Special to The Jefferson Herald

March 17, 2016.

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The Iowa Department of Transportation is expected to begin construction April 17 of a new overpass on U.S. Highway 30 near Grand Junction that honors the area’s Lincoln Highway heritage.

Work set to begin on overpass, wind farm

Thu, 04/13/2017 - 10:45 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN
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Smithsonian exhibit coming in 2018

Thu, 04/06/2017 - 10:09 admin1

Jefferson 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 seaso

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Police get tool to combat burglaries

Thu, 04/06/2017 - 10:08 admin1

Staff report
Jefferson Police Capt. Heath Enns issued a warning this week to thieves.

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Going Dutch

Highway 30 open one last weekend

Actor to portray legendary cartoonist ‘Ding’ Darling

IN THE TRENCHES

North to receive Impact Award

Wild Rose debuts horse, dog betting

Weather Service wants someone to put Jefferson back on map

Work set to begin on overpass, wind farm

Smithsonian exhibit coming in 2018

Police get tool to combat burglaries

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