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Home for the holidays: Don Harrington (left), pictured with wife Chizuru and their daughter Mia (baby son Jack was napping), is home on leave with the U.S. Navy Reserve from Djibouti in Africa.

SEA LEGS NOT REQUIRED

Thu, 01/04/2018 - 09:49 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN
a.mcginn@beeherald.com

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Constructed a decade ago by local landowners, the Hardin Hilltop Wind Farm was the first wind farm in Greene County. At the end of 2016, the county was home to 32 wind turbines. By this time next year, there will be 158. HERALD FILE PHOTO

County gives official OK to 85 wind turbines

Thu, 01/04/2018 - 09:44 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN
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Silent night, deadly night: World War I remains known for its use of poison gas, including chemical agents that could alternately choke a person to death or blister their body. A century ago, Greene County troops were spending their first Christmas on the Western Front.

The Christmas spirit didn’t last, and we suffered for it

Thu, 12/28/2017 - 10:04 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN
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Zachary Mannheimer says it’s essential for rural communities to be aggressive. “The ones that succeed are the ones that do things like this,” he said of Greene County’s Vision 2020 plan. JEFF STORJOHANN | JEFFERSON HERALD

WHO IS THIS GUY?

Thu, 12/28/2017 - 10:00 admin1

By JARED STRONG
j.strong@carrollspaper.com

You can’t change someone’s mind if they already think like you.

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Jefferson resident Pauline Irwin has been writing a yearly Christmas letter since 1960. She recently collected all 57 years of letters into a book for her family. When Irwin began writing her yearly Christmas letter, the price of a stamp was 4 cents. Today it’s 49 cents. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

Go tell it on the mountain

Thu, 12/21/2017 - 09:26 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN
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“I want to see a world that’s more accessible to bikes everywhere and not just in hip cities,” says Zoey Mauck. “Even small towns deserve adequate bike and pedestrian infrastructure.” CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

ISU senior helping make Jefferson more bikeable

Thu, 12/21/2017 - 09:21 admin1

By JACEY GOETZMAN
Iowa State University

AMES — Zoey Mauck is passionate about cycling.

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After exploring a different route, county supervisors now appreciate more than ever their partnership with the Greene County Medical Center to provide public health services.

Public health services to remain at medical center

Thu, 12/21/2017 - 09:16 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN
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Bob and Madeline Burnell celebrated 72 years of marriage last week. When asked if their marriage has ever hit any rough patches over the course of more than seven decades, Bob quipped, “Nothing we can’t holler out.” ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD PHOTOS

Happily ever after

Thu, 12/14/2017 - 10:11 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN
a.mcginn@beeherald.com

The interview was just about to get underway when Madeline Burnell’s cellphone went off.

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Jan Scharingson, a former East Greene English teacher of more than 30 years, has become the school’s unofficial archivist, collecting more than 100 trophies and 300 uniforms from over the years. BRANDON HURLEY | JEFFERSON HERALD

Teacher swoops in to save Hawk memorabilia

Thu, 12/14/2017 - 10:02 admin1

By BRANDON HURLEY
b.hurley@beeherald.com

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Crouching tiger, hidden speeding ticket: Officer Cody Smith has been keeping the streets of Jefferson safe since his hire in October by the local police department. No one on the force knew until just days ago that Smith had been a national taekwondo champion in college. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

Enter the dragnet

Thu, 12/07/2017 - 10:02 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN
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SEA LEGS NOT REQUIRED

County gives official OK to 85 wind turbines

The Christmas spirit didn’t last, and we suffered for it

WHO IS THIS GUY?

Go tell it on the mountain

ISU senior helping make Jefferson more bikeable

Public health services to remain at medical center

Happily ever after

Teacher swoops in to save Hawk memorabilia

Enter the dragnet

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