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Henry McGinn (top), who arguably needs a haircut of his own, gives his dad, Herald editor Andrew McGinn, a trim Friday. The McGinns are using the Great Lockdown to create some long-lasting memories.

Real men entrust their hair to a kid

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 09:42 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

a.mcginn@beeherald.com

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An actual sign of the times: The sign outside Home State Bank has been reminding passers-by to practice good hygiene. As of Tuesday, Greene County has had two positive cases of COVID-19. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

COVID-19: The latest

Thu, 04/30/2020 - 09:29 admin1

Staff report

Heartland Bank this week donated $10,000 to support food pantries in the communities it serves, including Jefferson and Gowrie.

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Mary Bergstrom (left), operations manager at John Deere Paton, and Blake Harrison, safety and environmental manager, load boxes of Deere-made protective face shields onto a cart Friday outside the Greene County Medical Center for use by health care workers. Also helping were factory manager Katie Ehrke and quality inspector David Schrunk. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

Now, nothing protects like a Deere, either

Thu, 04/30/2020 - 09:27 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

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Shirley and Gary Haupert, of Jefferson, were recipients in February of the community’s annual ABC (Above and Beyond the Call) Award for their work at the ARC food pantry. Two months later, they’re prepared to go above and beyond the call again, as the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression bears down on Greene County. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

THE COMING STORM

Thu, 04/30/2020 - 09:25 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

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Mikki Schwarzkopf (left) writes “Muir the best” in chalk Monday outside Muir Embroidery on the west side of the Square. Schwarzkopf and Shirley Stapleton (right), volunteers with Jefferson Matters: Main Street, were chalking the sidewalks to show support for businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

COVID-19: The latest

Thu, 04/23/2020 - 09:11 admin1

Staff report

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County Attorney Thomas Laehn, pictured last year delivering the address at the middle school’s DARE graduation ceremony, says that all levels of crime are still being enforced in Greene County amid the COVID-19 pandemic, including the governor’s order prohibiting gatherings of more than 10 people. HERALD FILE PHOTO

PANDEMIC JUSTICE

Thu, 04/23/2020 - 09:09 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

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Janie Scheuermann has limited her hours at J&K Redemption Center, but isn’t letting a pandemic stop her from counting cans. HERALD FILE PHOTO

Cans likely stacking up

Thu, 04/23/2020 - 09:07 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

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Sheer genius.

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Masked and gloved to protect himself and others from the coronavirus, Greene County Middle School sixth-grade teacher Doug Brown reaches Friday into a vehicle with a Chromebook for a student to complete online learning activities while school is closed. The district last week made Chromebooks available for students to use while at home. The Greene County Community School District’s “GCCSD at Home” website at https://sites.google.com/greenecountycsd.net/gccsdathome/home will feature new activities every week

COVID-19: The latest

Thu, 04/16/2020 - 09:06 admin1

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ABOVE: The Rev. Julie Poulsen, of the First United Methodist Church in Jefferson, changed the message on the church’s sign when the COVID-19 pandemic reached Iowa. With Iowans prohibited from gathering in groups of more than 10, she’s been livestreaming services from an empty church. “I’ve never had a church empty on Easter,” she says. TOP: Stained glass at the First United Methodist Church in Jefferson depicts Christ in prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, the site of his betrayal and arrest.

EASTER IN QUARANTINE

Thu, 04/16/2020 - 09:03 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN

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Christians are lousy at staying home.

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COVID-19 hits Greene County

Thu, 04/16/2020 - 09:01 admin1

Greene County Public Health announced Monday that the first case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Greene County: an individual between the ages of 41 and 60 who is self-isolating at home.

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Real men entrust their hair to a kid

COVID-19: The latest

Now, nothing protects like a Deere, either

THE COMING STORM

COVID-19: The latest

PANDEMIC JUSTICE

Cans likely stacking up

COVID-19: The latest

EASTER IN QUARANTINE

COVID-19 hits Greene County

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