Jefferson City Jaycees parade spreads Christmas spirit
Lights, bands, floats and candy. The 84th annual Jefferson City Jaycees Christmas Parade had it all, including Santa, elves and the Grinch.
Joe Gamm
Joe Gamm is the city editor for the Jefferson City News Tribune. He is responsible for connecting reporters with stories and scheduling photography to illustrate the stories. As a writing coach, he also encourages reporters to find creative ways to tell their stories while adhering to the newsroom’s style restrictions. He draws from a wide range of life experiences to add flavor to his work. An award-winning writer, he came to the News Tribune in 2018 as a religion, social services, health and government reporter, and has covered the ordination of the Roman Catholic bishop in Jefferson City, discourse over a local hospital’s potential sale, expansion of area health care providers, the abortion fight in central Missouri, veterans’ issues and much more.
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