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Staff report Jefferson Police Chief Mark Clouse called the damage “catastrophic.” But it could have been so much worse. When news broke Friday morning of a dust explosion at the Landus grain elevator in Jefferson, memories of August 1974 immediately came to mind — when a similar explosion claimed the lives of three employees. This time, there were no injuries, reported Kerrey Kerr‑Enskat, vice president of communications and marketing for Ames-based Landus Cooperative. The site was rocked about 8 a.m. Frid

Blast rocks co-op

Wed, 05/26/2021 - 14:53 admin1

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Jefferson Police Chief Mark Clouse called the damage “catastrophic.”

But it could have been so much worse.

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Sam Julsen, a pharmacist at Medicap Pharmacy in Jefferson, holds up a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, which has been found to be 94.1 percent effective against COVID-19. Even so, Julsen has seen a sharp decline in the number of people making appointments to receive a shot. “There are so many asymptomatic cases around. That’s what’s scary,” she says. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

THE REFUSAL TO BARE ARMS

Wed, 05/19/2021 - 14:26 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN a.mcginn@beeherald.com

See if this sounds at all familiar:

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Sheriff talks immigration

Wed, 05/19/2021 - 14:24 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINNa.mcginn@beeherald.com

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A knight of Camelot: Greene County native Bill Duncan (center), who passed away March 14 at age 86, was a Secret Service agent under five presidents, including John F. Kennedy, pictured with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Duncan would be with Kennedy in Texas on Nov. 22, 1963, the day he was assassinated in Dallas, and may have been the first person that day to see the first lady in her pink Chanel suit.

THE SECRET LIFE OF BILL DUNCAN

Wed, 05/12/2021 - 15:49 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN a.mcginn@beeherald.com

Once you know what he looks like, it’s impossible to not scour every photo looking for Bill Duncan.

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The iconic Bell Tower is Iowa’s most outstanding attraction, according to state tourism officials.

Bell Tower hits a peak

Wed, 05/12/2021 - 15:45 admin1

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Hazel Zachar Scholarship a local mainstay, but who is she?

Wed, 05/05/2021 - 15:16 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN a.mcginn@beeherald.com

It’s just like a doctor to think he should have been named class valedictorian over a nurse.

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Bell Tower named Iowa’s top tourist attraction

Wed, 04/28/2021 - 15:21 admin1

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ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD Tina King holds up the leather jacket that had to be cut off her co-parent and former boyfriend, Travis Fincel, the night he was killed in a hit and run in Grand Junction. The driver who admitted hitting Fincel on Dec. 15 has since been involved in another crash.

Is there justice for a felon?

Wed, 04/28/2021 - 14:26 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN | a.mcginn@beeherald.com

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Wells Fargo will close its Jefferson bank in July. HERALD FILE PHOTO

Wells Fargo closing bank in Jefferson

Mon, 04/19/2021 - 14:26 admin1

By ANDREW McGINN

a.mcginn@beeherald.com

For Shelly Thornton, the big benefit of banking with Wells Fargo was obvious: its size.

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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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Blast rocks co-op

THE REFUSAL TO BARE ARMS

Sheriff talks immigration

THE SECRET LIFE OF BILL DUNCAN

Bell Tower hits a peak

Hazel Zachar Scholarship a local mainstay, but who is she?

Bell Tower named Iowa’s top tourist attraction

Is there justice for a felon?

Wells Fargo closing bank in Jefferson

CATCH HIM IF YOU CAN

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