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VFW Commander Don Ihnken (left) lays his eyes Friday on a surprise donation from Grow Greene County Gaming Corp. board members for $5,000 to use as needed. Grow Greene also made a donation of $5,000 to YSS (Youth and Shelter Services). ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

Grow Greene County makes surprise donations

Wed, 11/22/2017 - 10:18 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN
a.mcginn@beeherald.com

The Grow Greene County Gaming Corp. has become Publishers Clearing House.

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Dan Kinney, president of Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, discusses plans for a career academy in Greene County, one which would be co-located with a new high school in Jefferson. If local voters approve a bond issue for its construction, Iowa Central stands ready to outfit the academy with robotics, 3-D printers and other high-tech learning tools. Iowa Central has about $4 million invested in the Eagle Grove Regional Center. DOUGLAS BURNS | JEFFERSON HERALD

IN A HEARTBEAT

Wed, 11/22/2017 - 10:14 admin1

By RICK MORAIN
For The Jefferson Herald

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Then-manager Dennis Lynch assembles the 35mm print of the original “Star Wars” onto the platter system at the Sierra Theatre in Jefferson in August 1977. TOP: Lynch sketched these images Labor Day weekend of 1976 based on what he saw at the World Science Fiction Convention in Kansas City, where he also met a still-unknown Mark Hamill. “Star Wars” wouldn’t hit theaters until May 25, 1977. Today, early images like these would break the internet.

The original believer

Thu, 11/16/2017 - 09:45 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN
a.mcginn@beeherald.com

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What fun is raking leaves if you’re not going to jump into them at some point? Greene County High School students (from left) Serenity Blair, Janelle Brophy, Caytlyn Adamson, Kara Reed and Kolton Showers take the leap Nov. 2 in a yard on West Washington Street. The high school has kept a good thing going now for 20 years. What started in 1997 with the school’s Interact Club raking 15-20 yards has turned into an afternoon of service for the student body and staff. Students on Nov. 2 raked 134 total yards in

20 years of service

Thu, 11/16/2017 - 09:27 admin1

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Work on the new Paton City Hall is underway behind the public library. Structural construction will begin next week. BRANDON HURLEY | JEFFERSON HERALD

Construction gets underway on new Paton city hall

Thu, 11/16/2017 - 09:24 admin1

By BRANDON HURLEY
b.hurley@beeherald.com

PATON — The concrete base is set and excitement throughout one Greene County town is brewing.

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Live long and prosper: “The most ‘Star Trek’-y thing in town is the Mahanay Tower,” says Aaron Harberts, executive producer of “Star Trek: Discovery,” the first new “Trek” series in more than a decade. Harberts, whose parents live in Jefferson, recently had some fun by dropping Jefferson, Iowa, into the show, which takes place in the 23rd century. Coincidentally, both “Star Trek” and the Bell Tower originated in the same year, 1966. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD

MOST ILLOGICAL?

Thu, 11/09/2017 - 09:25 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN
a.mcginn@beeherald.com

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Hip artist, square job

Thu, 11/09/2017 - 09:17 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN
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A construction worker stays busy Tuesday morning on the exterior of Muir Embroidery. The establishment on the west side of the Square is one of the final projects nearing completion in the city of Jefferson’s downtown revitalization project. BRANDON HURLEY | JEFFERSON HERALD

Downtown renovation nearing completion

Thu, 11/09/2017 - 09:08 admin1

By BRANDON HURLEY
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Relentless effort: Hurricane relief and football intersect

Thu, 11/02/2017 - 20:24 admin

Grab your head phones or turn the volume up... Jefferson's Shawn Scheuermann recounts what he's seen in hurricane ravaged Puerto Rico, complete with pictures.

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Shawn and Jennie Olson relocated to Jefferson from Southern California, bringing a SoCal eye for the cool to their work as antique pickers. They’ve now thrown themselves into repurposing their picks into contemporary home furnishings. ANDREW McGINN | JEFFERSON HERALD PHOTOS

The coolest kids in town

Thu, 11/02/2017 - 10:23 admin1

By ANDREW MCGINN
a.mcginn@beeherald.com

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Grow Greene County makes surprise donations

IN A HEARTBEAT

The original believer

20 years of service

Construction gets underway on new Paton city hall

MOST ILLOGICAL?

Hip artist, square job

Downtown renovation nearing completion

Relentless effort: Hurricane relief and football intersect

The coolest kids in town

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