By ANDY HALLMAN - May 24
The Fairfield Beautification Commission issued a Historic Preservation Award May 17 to Neil Cunningham and Ellen Chenoweth of 902 S. Main St. ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 24
Fairfield resident and World War II veteran Vernon Craft received a surprise honor when he attended a church service a few months ago.
Craft had ...
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By VICKI TILLIS - May 24
Sgt. 1st Class Robert Radosevich of the 109th Medical Battalion of the Iowa Army National Guard based in Iowa City will be the featured speaker at ...
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By DIANE VANCE - May 24
Fairfield school district administrators acknowledged plenty of data is collected and studied from student standardized tests and other assessments...
By ANDY HALLMAN/Ledger photo - May 24
The Fairfield Lions Club has donated $400 to the Fairfield Park and Recreation Department’s pool and gym project. The club donated the money from ...
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May 24
TUESDAY
Fairfield Community School District Board of Directors Policy Committee — Fairfield Community School District ~ Center, 9-11 a.m.: ...
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By Associated Press - May 24
After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first ...
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May 24
Fairfield Police Department arrested John Lane Jr., 27, of Fairfield at 1:06 a.m. Thursday in the 600 block of West Monroe Avenue for fifth-degree ...
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May 24
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to an accident at 4:33 p.m. Thursday at Queenscup Avenue and 220th Street. Alyssa Lynn Fitch, 16, of ...
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May 24
The new 2013 Iowa Transportation Map is now available in the standard fold-out paper form, on the Internet or through a mobile device viewing ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 23
A local man has helped a Marine reunite with the bomb-sniffing dog he served with in Afghanistan.
Sgt. Ross Gundlach of Madison, Wis., went on ...
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By DIANE VANCE - May 23
Fairfield Community School District will update computers and technology next school year with mostly donated equipment and some new purchases, ...
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By VICKI TILLIS - May 23
Several area communities, including Lockridge, Richland and others, are planning Memorial Day observances this weekend.
LOCKRIDGE
Lockridge will ...
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May 23
Monday is Memorial Day, an official government holiday.
The Ledger office will be closed and no newspaper will be published Monday.
Area schools ...
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May 23
FRIDAY
Maharishi Vedic City special city council meeting — 1750 Maharishi Center Ave., Maharishi Vedic City, 11 a.m.: consent agenda; public ...
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May 23
Iowa lawmakers wrapped up the 2013 legislative session today and State Rep. Curt Hanson of Fairfield said agreements reached this year will help ...
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May 23
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to an accident at 5:42 p.m. Wednesday. Madison Kate Lathrop of Richland, driving a 1994 Toyota Camry, ...
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May 23
Fairfield Police Department arrested Anthony Jobbe, 66, of Fairfield at 5:28 p.m. Wednesday in Howard Park and released him on a police citation ...
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May 23
The article “Health center sets record for billing” on the front page of Wednesday’s Ledger, should have stated a group of employees made 45 dozen ...
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By Associated Press - May 23
A newly discovered novel by the late Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck is to be released this fall.
New York-based Open Road Integrated ...
By DIANE VANCE - May 22
Some high school students began their day in the kitchen this morning preparing lunch for about 75 people, no small undertaking.
About a dozen ...
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By VICKI TILLIS - May 22
Jefferson County Health Center set a record for itself by billing the most it has ever billed in a month in April.
The health center’s gross ...
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May 22
The commencement ceremony at Maharishi University of Management is 1 p.m. Saturday in the Maharishi Patanjali Golden Dome of Pure Knowledge.
Underg...
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May 22
OTTUMWA – The Southern Iowa Economic Development Association is assisting Jefferson County residents who apply for the state’s disaster grant ...
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May 22
CHARLES CITY (AP) — Rescuers called to the scene of a train derailment found the train's engineer and conductor atop one of the derailed locomotive...
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May 22
IOWA CITY (AP) — The University of Iowa's vice president for research is expected to urge Congress to support funding to help develop the next ...
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May 22
The Iowa Department of Transportation will be closing its offices throughout the Memorial Day weekend, Saturday through Monday, which includes:
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May 22
The following court cases were processed through the Clerk of Court’s Office at Jefferson County Courthouse.
Associate District Court
Junior ...
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May 22
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Julie Ann Polson, 36, of 302 W. Broadway No. 6, at 5:48 p.m. Tuesday, at 22nd Street and West Grimes ...
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May 22
Fairfield Fire Department received an automatic alarm at 9:03 p.m. Tuesday for 1808 Okra Boulevard. The alarm was canceled.
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May 22
Fairfield Police Department investigated at 8:59 p.m. Tuesday the report of a burglary in the 1000 block of East Briggs Avenue.
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May 22
The following marriage certificates were returned to the Jeffesron County Recorder/Registrar’s office:
Ian Harley Montgomery of Traverse City, ...
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By Associated Press - May 22
With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: “We are currently holding all students until ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 21
David Fredericks, left, of French-Reneker-Associates and Shawn Worley, Fairfield wastewater plant supervisor, display an award they received for ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 21
The Fairfield Fire Department responded to a house fire call Monday afternoon at 1003 E. Briggs Avenue. A fire in the furnace caused smoke to ...
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By ANDY HALLMAN - May 21
BATAVIA – A Fairfield attorney representing about 70 people near Batavia said a lawsuit is highly likely against the owners of hog confinement ...
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By DIANE VANCE - May 21
Fairfield Community School District Board of Directors approved holding a special board meeting at 1 p.m. June 5 to approve the sale of General ...
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May 21
OTHO (AP) — Authorities are investigating the cause of a flash fire at an Otho grain elevator that injured a construction worker.
Webster County ...
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May 21
DES MOINES (AP) — House lawmakers are scheduled to debate a number of one-time spending items including a substantial state contribution toward ...
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May 21
WAVERLY (AP) — Officials plan to install flood barrier in Waverly to hold back water from the Cedar River.
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier ...
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By VICKI TILLIS - May 21
The Jefferson County Health Center budgeted a fiscal year 2014 Operating and Capital Budgets with a net income of $1,218,449.
The health center’s ...
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May 21
SIOUX CITY (AP) — It's been 17 years since Beth Williams became familiar with Iowa's sentencing laws.
After all that time, she still wonders why ...
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May 21
Fairfield Police Department responded to an accident 11:38 p.m. Monday at Fourth Street and Grimes Avenue. Keith Edward Davis, 66, of 800 W. ...
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May 21
Fairfield Fire Department responded to an accident at 11:06 p.m. Monday in the Walmart parking lot. Firefighters used oil dry for cleanup.
Firefigh...
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May 21
Legislative update from Iowa Sen. Rich Taylor, representing Henry and Lee counties and portions of Washington and Jefferson counties.
Monday is ...
May 20
Fred Rudat, left, samples the radishes on sale at Claude Nicholson’s booth Wednesday at the Fairfield Farmers’ Market in Howard Park.
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By DIANE VANCE - May 20
The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a liquor license for Young and Wild Rodeo Co. to serve beer Saturday night at its ...
May 20
Fairfield’s new compost site is now open to the public.
The site is at the intersection of South 20th Street and West Jackson Avenue. It is on ...
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May 20
URBANDALE (AP) — An 8-year-old girl is recovering after nearly drowning in an apartment pool in Urbandale.
Police say a maintenance worker said ...
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By Andy Hallman - May 20
PACKWOOD – Pekin Community Schools closed today because of an electrical fire that cut power to the school buildings.
The fire was reported at ...
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May 20
DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa didn't make it quite a year without a tornado touchdown as strong storms generated two confirmed tornado touchdowns in ...
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May 20
ARNOLDS PARK (AP) — A northeast Iowa amusement park is reopening a historic roller coaster after a $250,000 rehabilitation of the attraction.
The ...
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May 20
DES MOINES (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will visit Iowa this week to deliver a speech that may bolster speculation that he will run for ...
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May 20
DES MOINES (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad says the Iowa Senate should investigate claims of sexual harassment made by a former staffer for the Senate ...
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By THOMAS BEAUMONT - May 20
DES MOINES (AP) — Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly ...
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May 20
DES MOINES (AP) — As lawmakers struggle to complete their work and adjourn the legislative session, some wonder whether the best way to deal with ...
May 20
Top: John Preston, left, teaches a pastel class Wednesday at Howard Park. The class is taught through the Fairfield Art Association. Preston is ...
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May 20
TUESDAY
Fairfield City Council Personnel Committee — Fairfield City Hall, council chambers, 5:30 p.m.: Closed session- personnel review.
Fairfield ...
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May 20
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is participating in the sTEP Wave Enforcement for the Memorial Day holiday and beyond, with heightened patrols ...
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May 20
Fairfield Fire Department responded to a call at 10:38 p.m. Sunday for a sparking wire and tree on fire in 900 block of East Jackson Avenue.
The ...
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May 20
Fairfield Police Department arrested Rachael Lorenza Austin, 38, of 606 W. Monroe Ave., No. 13, at 2:49 p.m. Sunday at home. Austin is charged ...
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May 20
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to an accident at 7:54 p.m. Thursday. Claire Marie Slechta of 407 E. Madison Ave., was driving a 2005 ...
May 20
OTTUMWA — The Indian Hills Community College Board of Trustees has tapped Marlene Sprouse to be the next president of the college.
She will take ...
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May 20
DES MOINES – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.7 percent in April from 4.9 percent in March, and was well below the year ...
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May 20
Krause recognized for providing outstanding customer service
Scott Krause, an American Family Insurance agent in Fairfield, has been recognized ...
By DIANE VANCE Ledger ... - May 17
Local businesses and nonprofit groups are encouraged to fill vendor spots for Fairfield’s RAGBRAI on July 26, said Dennis Lopp, Fairfield RAGBRAI ...
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By RUSTY EBERT Ledger ... - May 17
Dr. Pam Ewell was named Van Buren Community School District’s Superintendent at a special meeting last week May 7.
Ewell is currently Mount Vernon ...
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May 17
Dog credited with saving Iowa couple from fire
CARLISLE (AP) — A dog named Toby has been credited with saving an Iowa couple from a fire that ...
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May 17
MONDAY
Jefferson County Board of Supervisors — Jefferson County Courthouse, first floor meeting room, 9 a.m.: meet with county engineer; consider ...
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May 16
FRIDAY
Maharishi Vedic City Council — 1750 Maharishi Center Ave., Maharishi Vedic City, 3 p.m.: approve minutes; consider resolution to extend ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 16
A class at Maharishi University of Management is building a “tiny house,” just 12-feet-by-20-feet, for one of its teaching assistants to live ...
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By DIANE VANCE - May 16
RAGBRAI in Fairfield is a communitywide effort, hosting thousands of bicycle riders and support teams overnight on July 26.
While committees have ...
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May 16
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University is seeking to change the terms of a 93-year-old trust earmarked for white students from Iowa.
The Lydia C. ...
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May 16
AMES (AP) — Engineers at Iowa State University are working on a way to make wind turbine towers taller by building them from concrete instead of ...
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May 16
DES MOINES (AP) — Authorities in central Iowa are practicing decontamination procedures in case of a bioterrorism threat or industrial contaminatio...
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May 16
DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa legislators have approved a compromise budget plan for the state justice system.
On Wednesday, lawmakers in the state House ...
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May 16
DES MOINES (AP) — The Iowa Legislature has approved a $41 million compromise economic development budget.
The House and Senate both easily ...
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May 16
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reported an accident involving a Harley-Davidson motorcycle at 5:10 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 34 near Batavia. ...
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By Associated Press - May 16
A suicide car bombing tore through a U.S. convoy during rush hour in the Afghan capital today, killing at least 15 people, including six U.S. ...
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By Associated Press - May 16
To the U.S. technology industry, there’s a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is ...
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May 16
BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham Library has received several memorials and gifts.
In memory of Doug Clark, given by family: “Where Did God Come From” ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 15
Jessica Christofferson displays the 6-inch mushroom recently discovered by her boyfriend, Adam Sisler.
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 15
The entire Fairfield High School student body and faculty walked around the track at Trojan Stadium May 6 for 30 minutes. The half-hour of ...
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By ANDY HALLMAN - May 15
The city of Fairfield wants to make sure the town looks nice when the RAGBRAI riders come to town July 26.
To that end, city officials are ...
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By DIANE VANCE - May 15
Three area high schools are holding graduation ceremonies Sunday, capping secondary education careers for 131 students.
Van Buren High School will ...
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By XIOMARA LEVSEN - May 15
BRIGHTON (GTNS) — After receiving a grant from the Washington County Riverboat Foundation the Brighton Fire Department will be able to add more ...
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May 15
DES MOINES (AP) — Insurance agent Joe Williams is trying, like so many others, to get lucky with Powerball.
Williams, of Middleton, Wis., won $500 ...
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May 15
OTTUMWA (AP) — City crews were trying to quickly repair a brick sewer line in Ottumwa that collapsed beneath railroad tracks.
The Ottumwa Courier ...
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May 15
WATERLOO (AP) — Authorities say a Waterloo officer shot a man armed with a knife who had made threats.
Police say four officers were dispatched ...
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May 15
DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa officials are warning spring paddlers to be wary of cold water and debris piled on by full streams.
The state Department of ...
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May 15
DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa lawmakers have reached a compromise on the first budget of the legislative session.
A joint committee of lawmakers from ...
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By Associated Press - May 15
Lawmakers say they’re outraged that for the second time this month a member of the armed forces assigned to help prevent sexual assaults in the ...
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By Associated Press - May 15
The House Agriculture Committee is considering a five-year farm bill that would make small cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program.
The ...
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May 15
The Iowa Department of Transportation is partnering with Truckers Against Trafficking to combat the trafficking of human beings.
The U.S. Departmen...
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May 15
Fairfield Police Department arrested William Nevins, 21, of Fairfield at 2:11 p.m. Tuesday on a warrant for failure to appear.
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May 15
Fairfield Fire Department responded to a grass/timber fire at 10 a.m. Monday at 1856 185th Street; it was a controlled burn the owner forgot to ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 14
The Fairfield Arts & Convention Center welcomed students from Pekin, Libertyville and Washington elementary schools Monday afternoon to a concert ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 14
Three people who were involved in saving a young boy from drowning at the Roosevelt Aquatic Center were honored with “Lifesaving Heroism Awards” ...
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By ANDY HALLMAN - May 14
The Fairfield City Council agreed to a plan Monday to borrow money for the pool and gym project and pay it back with anticipated donations.
The ...
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May 14
OSKALOOSA (AP) — Authorities say officers couldn't find a mountain lion that was reported on the northeast side of Oskaloosa in south-central ...
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May 14
SIOUX CITY (AP) — Iowa's Economic Development Authority director says her substantial travel spending is necessary to promote Iowa.
Debi Durham ...
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May 14
ELDRIDGE (AP) — Officials have stocked a lake in eastern Iowa with 200 freshwater fish known to balloon in size.
Biologists with the state ...
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May 14
CLINTON (AP) — A former Ashford University employee has been given probation for stealing more than $62,000 from the school in northeast Iowa.
Stac...
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By RYAN J. FOLEY - May 14
IOWA CITY (AP) — A landmark $240 million verdict awarded to 32 mentally disabled Iowa plant workers who were subjected to years of abuse by their ...
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By STEPH TAHTINEN - May 14
MOUNT PLEASANT (GTNS) – The Henry County Conservation Board has approved spending almost $37,000 to pave 16 camping pads on the South Shore to ...
May 14
A page of news from the Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce.
Click on "May 2013 Chamber Page" under "Related Information" shown below to see the ...
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May 14
The RAGBRAI committee will hold an informational meeting with local merchants and businesses from 8-9 a.m. Friday at the Fairfield Arts & Conventio...
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May 14
Sen. Rich Taylor’s legislative update for the week of May 13.
Chief Justice Mark Cady said in his State of the Judiciary address that “Iowans ...
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May 14
AMES — The Iowa Department of Transportation has a new interactive website for planning travel adventures on Iowa’s bicycle trails.
The full-featur...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 13
Heather Watson of Stockport is one of the many mushroom-hunters in the area. During a search for the fungi last week, Watson discovered the giant ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 13
Author and ecologist Richard Register delivers a lecture, “Rebuilding our cities sustainably,” Wednesday night at Dalby Hall in the Argiro Student ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 13
Area youth will get a taste of what a full-time job is like this summer.
Susie Drish of Indian Hills Work Force Development told the Jefferson ...
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May 13
BURLINGTON (AP) — A familiar landmark on Burlington's riverfront soon will draw its power from the sun.
The Hawk Eye reports the city's renewable ...
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May 13
DUBUQUE (AP) — Every loose brick in the former Dubuque Brewing & Malting building is a chunk of Dubuque history. The controversy surrounding the ...
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May 13
DES MOINES (AP) — As negotiations drag out in the state Capitol over how to best provide health coverage for low-income residents, some Iowans are ...
May 13
Don’t ask Pat Adam, left, rural Fairfield, and Mike Durian of Wellman where they find the morels as that is a carefully guarded secret. Adam said, ...
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May 13
MONDAY
Pekin Community School Board of Education — Pekin Media Center, 6 p.m.: approve agenda; approve minutes; approve bills; public participation...
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May 13
Fairfield Police Department received a report at 3:12 p.m. Thursday of fourth-degree theft at Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
A third-degree burglary was ...
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May 13
ROME (AP) — The latest weapon in the U.N.’s fight against hunger, global warming and pollution might be flying by you right now.
Edible insects ...
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By CHEVEL JOHNSON, ... - May 13
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Video released early today by New Orleans police shows a possible suspect in the Mother’s Day gunfire that wounded 19 people ...
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May 13
The holding companies of two local financial institutions were among the four Iowa banks included in the American Banker report earlier this month ...
May 13
CENTERVILLE — A gift of $500,000 by Appanoose County philanthropist Morgan E. Cline has been announced by the Centerville campus of Indian Hills ...
May 13
Keiper new manager at CellTech
CellTech, the independent Verizon Wireless retailer in Fairfield, welcomes new manager Jessica Keiper as the ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 10
Pence Elementary second graders spent their morning planting flowers around the outside of the school. Erin Harlan, left, and Knox Clingan place ...
By DIANE VANCE - May 10
Fairfield’s 2012 Paralympic silver medalist archer Matt Stutzman has completed another challenge the world can view in the July premier of NBC ...
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May 10
WATERLOO (AP) — Authorities say a knife has been taken from a third-grader after the boy menaced another boy at a Waterloo school.
Superintendent ...
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May 10
DES MOINES (AP) — A Des Moines force of snipers and other heavily armed officers responded to what turned out to be an expensive hoax.
The Des ...
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May 10
CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) — Events in Cedar Rapids today will mark the five-year anniversary of a devastating immigration raid at an Iowa meatpacking ...
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May 10
DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa Senate Democrats are offering some modifications to a Medicaid expansion proposal in the hopes of winning support from ...
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By TRISHA PHELPS - May 10
MOUNT PLEASANT (GTNS) – The Regional Utility Service Systems Board of Directors has decided to look into what it would take to install shut-off ...
By LINDA WENGER - May 10
WASHINGTON, Iowa (GTNS) — “Hi, my name is Melissa Lothridge. I was in a head-on collision on Nov. 18, 2012. It was 7 p.m. on the Wayland Road ...
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May 10
MONDAY
Jefferson County Board of Supervisors — Jefferson County Courthouse, first floor meeting room, 9 a.m.: meet with county engineer; consider ...
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May 10
Fairfield Police Department received a report at 7:01 a.m. Thursday of a first-degree theft from a motor vehicle in the 1700 block of South Main ...
May 09
Third graders from Van Buren Elementary School visited the Carnegie Historical Museum Tuesday to tour the exhibits. The museum’s mounted animals ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 09
Colby Jones, left, indulges his sweet tooth Saturday by purchasing a bottle of honey from Charles Newton at the Fairfield Farmers Market.
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 09
The Fairfield Beautification Commission presented a Historical Preservation Rose Award to the Jefferson County Courthouse Monday. The Jefferson ...
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By DIANE VANCE - May 09
By the calendar, planting corn is behind schedule compared to last year in Jefferson County and southeast Iowa, but it’s not time to switch seed ...
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By ANDY HALLMAN - May 09
Fairfield Economic Development Association hopes to grow the local economy by enticing former residents to move back to town.
The program is known ...
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By ANDY HALLMAN - May 09
The Fairfield Arts & Convention Center will host a mixed martial arts competition Saturday night.
Doors open at 6 p.m. and the first bout is at ...
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By Pastor Brase and the ... - May 09
Three weeks ago, our Lord in His divine providence allowed the broken and fallen world to strike our church building with lightning to test and ...
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May 09
DES MOINES (AP) — A Johnston man has been charged with child endangerment and failing to secure weapons around children a day after his 8-year-old ...
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May 09
DES MOINES (AP) — The Iowa Senate has approved a bill that includes $8 million to upgrade facilities at the Iowa Speedway in Newton.
The Des ...
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May 09
WINTERSET (AP) — An Iowa economic development board has awarded a $400,000 grant to help build a museum that will honor the legendary actor John ...
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May 09
DES MOINES (AP) — Three of the 169 Iowa police officers who have died from injuries received in the line of duty will be honored at a Peace ...
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May 09
DES MOINES (AP) — A Des Moines police officer who noticed a house fire pounded on the front door until occupants responded and escaped.
Authorities...
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May 09
DES MOINES (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin is announcing nearly $1.2 million in funding for projects at six Iowa airports.
The money from the Federal ...
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By DAVID PITT - May 09
DES MOINES (AP) — A federal judge has significantly narrowed the scope of a lawsuit filed by two Omaha, Neb., men who claim the city of Council ...
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May 09
DES MOINES (AP) — A proposal to increase funding for tax credits that go to the restoration of historic buildings won final approval in the state ...
By SUBMITTED PHOTO - May 09
A Bow Making Workshop was held Saturday and Sunday at Jefferson County Park. led by master bow maker Gene Winter of Waterloo (holding bow), the ...
By SUBMITTED PHOTO - May 09
Joseph Mizelle was one of six participants in the Bow Making Workshop held Saturday and Sunday at Jefferson County Park.
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By Associated Press - May 09
Talk about high expectations for a newborn: King and Messiah are among the fastest-rising baby names for American boys.
They’re just a little ...
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By Associated Press - May 09
They are young, often low-ranking service members out on the weekend in the late night and early morning hours.
Sometimes they’ve been drinking. ...
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May 09
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Tabatha Boughner of Douds at 10:31 a.m. Wednesday for child endangerment and reckless driving warrant.
D...
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By Associated Press - May 09
The general who commands the nation’s nuclear forces said today he has ordered further review of failings discovered among Air Force officers who ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 08
A descendant of the famous Fulton family that founded Fairfield was able to secure some of his ancestor’s heirlooms when they were put up for ...
By DIANE VANCE - May 08
Fairfield Middle School science teacher Cory Klehm was named 2013 Teacher of the Year today at the annual teacher of the year and staff appreciatio...
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May 08
The Jefferson County Treasurer’s Office in the Jefferson County Courthouse will be closed Thursday.
The offices that will be closed include the ...
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May 08
DES MOINES (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad has issued a disaster proclamation for 15 Iowa counties, including Jefferson County, due to storms and ...
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May 08
WASHINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Kirkwood Community College says construction will begin soon on a $9 million regional center in Washington County.
Cedar ...
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May 08
DES MOINES (AP) — Some traditional July Fourth picnics may be missing a favorite menu item this year: sweet corn.
Iowa's relatively cold, wet ...
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May 08
MOUNT PLEASANT (AP) — A private four-year college in southeast Iowa has a new leader.
The Board of Trustees of Iowa Wesleyan College announced ...
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By DAVID HOTLE - May 08
WAYLAND (GTNS) — As he parked on the side of the road across the street from the roadblock that had been set up to create a perimeter around WACO ...
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May 08
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and IDOT reminds motorists and motorcyclists alike to “share the road” conscientiously and courteously to ...
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By Associated Press - May 08
In the years after his friend’s daughter vanished while walking home from school, Ariel Castro handed out fliers with the 14-year-old’s photo and ...
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May 08
The following information is Fairfield Police Department’s initial contracts summary received by dispatch at the Jefferson County Law Enforcement ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 07
Cancer survivors gather for a group picture Saturday at the Jefferson County Relay for Life in the Fairfield Middle School.
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 07
A woman who grew up in Fairfield has made it big in show business with casting jobs for major television networks.
Lisa Matt is only 24 years old ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 07
Cary Spray, left, of “Nature’s Way” serves a muffin to Lulu Miller during the first outdoor Fairfield Farmers’ Market of the season Saturday in ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 07
Raymond Booth entertained the crowd at the Relay for Life by singing a number of country tunes.
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 07
Mark Brownlee scoops popcorn at a Relay for Life booth run by Louden Depot Community Credit Union.
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By DIANE VANCE - May 07
A handful of people showed up Monday and changed the outcome at a public hearing held during the regular meeting of Jefferson County Board of ...
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May 07
DES MOINES (AP) — There was a slight drop in the number of Iowa children abused or neglected last year, according to a state report released ...
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May 07
DES MOINES (AP) — Farmers in four northwest Iowa counties are eligible for low-interest emergency loans after the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
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May 07
WATERLOO (AP) — An ultra-light plane has crashed near a John Deere facility in Waterloo and the pilot has survived with non-life threatening ...
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May 07
CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) — The American Red Cross is helping more than a dozen people displaced by an apartment fire in Cedar Rapids.
Firefighters ...
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May 07
IOWA CITY (AP) — A defamation lawsuit against Sammy Hagar filed by a former Playboy bunny who claims he fathered her child has been dismissed, and ...
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May 07
THURSDAY
Fairfield City Council Ways & Means Committee — Fairfield City Hall, council chambers, 3:45 p.m.: discuss pool and gym project; ...
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May 07
Legislative update from week 16.
The last weekend in April was filled with forums in both Keosauqua and Bloomfield. It is always nice to chat ...
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May 07
Legislative update written Thursday.
While no law can prevent all accidents, tougher license requirements for people learning to drive have been ...
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May 07
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reports Junior Cook of Birmingham turned himself in at the law enforcement center at 8:31 a.m. Monday on a ...
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By Associated Press - May 07
The woman’s voice was frantic and breathless, and she was choking back tears. “Help me. I’m Amanda Berry,” she told a 911 dispatcher. “I’ve been ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 06
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds visited the Fairfield Public Library today for a townhall meeting.
Branstad and Reynolds spoke ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 06
Barb Foss of Fairfield recently returned from a week-long trip during which her car was parked at the Cedar Rapids Airport. Upon returning to ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 06
Most participants walked laps inside the Fairfield Middle School during Saturday's Relay for Life, but a select few found more exciting ways to ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 06
The Jefferson County Pork Producers and Cropper Walkers relay team joined forces Saturday to put on the survivor meal at the Jefferson County ...
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By ANDY HALLMAN - May 06
Frequent rain last week produced an all-too-common problem for the city of Fairfield – wastewater overflows.
Approximately 420,000 gallons of ...
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May 06
DES MOINES (AP) — More than 50 Iowa sex offenders have permits to carry guns in public thanks to a two-year-old law that makes it harder for ...
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May 06
DES MOINES (AP) — A state Senate panel will hold a hearing to review the quality of care at the Iowa Veterans Home.
Today’s meeting comes after ...
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May 06
IOWA CITY (AP) — As a kid, Rex Brandstatter's parents would send him out of the house with one simple instruction.
"They would tell me, 'You can ...
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May 06
DES MOINES (AP) — A deadline is approaching for owners who want to recognize their generational farms in Iowa.
Owners have until June 1 to apply ...
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May 06
COLUMBUS JUNCTION (AP) — The first Chin Burmese student arrived at Wilma Sime Roundy Elementary School three years ago, a smiling preschooler ...
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By CATHERINE LUCEY ... - May 06
DES MOINES (AP) — Boxes were stacked in the corner of the Iowa Senate chambers on Thursday, but lawmakers are nowhere near ready to pack up.
Still,...
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By Associated Press - May 06
Attention online shoppers: The days of tax-free shopping on the Internet may soon end for many of you.
The Senate is scheduled to vote today on a ...
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May 06
Fairfield Police Department received a report at 7:09 p.m. Sunday of fourth degree theft in 700 block of South Fifth Street.
James Alan Johnston, ...
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By TAMMY WEBBER Associate... - May 06
This is the Illinois that many people never see — the sparsely populated southern tip where flat farmland gives way to rolling hills, rocky ...
May 06
Community 1st Credit Union and Fairfield representatives participate in a groundbreaking ceremony Friday morning. Community 1st Credit Union will ...
May 06
Four area entrepreneurs, including Fairfield High School senior Mitch Goudy, and two local businesses, including Cambridge Investment Research ...
May 06
The Jefferson County ISU Extension Council hosted an open house April 24 in the fairgrounds Activity Building to honor retiring Lona Harbison, who ...
May 06
The Washington School Bank was originated this past fall semester by Washington Elementary School Principal Jeff Eeling in cooperation with the ...
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May 06
Pekin students plant new trees with help from Alliant Energy, Trees Forever
PACKWOOD — Interstate Power and Light Company, an Alliant Energy ...
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May 03
This special section contains information about 4-H beef contests,
a famous Keosauqua burger and the revival of the Jefferson County Cattlemen’s ...
May 03
A quartet of Fairfield Community School District teachers takes time out from “Faculty Follies” rehearsal Wednesday evening to pose for a photo. ...
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May 03
ELDON – Cardinal Community School is selling bracelets in memory of Erika and Kallie Clark, two children who died when a train and van collided ...
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May 03
DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa officials are encouraging the public to comment on proposed changes to several hunting and trapping seasons.
The state ...
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May 03
DES MOINES (AP) — More drenching rain and heavy snow are pulling most of Iowa out of drought conditions.
In a report released Thursday, the state ...
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May 03
IOWA CITY (AP) — An Iowa agency's refusal to list both spouses in a lesbian marriage as parents on their children's birth certificates is a ...
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By Associated Press - May 03
In sun-deprived Washington state, the promise of nice spring weather has prompted a small private school to give students a day off to enjoy the ...
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May 03
Fairfield Fire Department investigated a gas smell at 9:36 a.m. Thursday at 804 W. Broadway Ave., Apt. 3. An older gas stove had a small leak.
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By Associated Press - May 03
President Barack Obama and Mexico’s new president, Enrique Pena Nieto, are stepping gingerly to avoid any suggestion of meddling in each other’s ...
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May 03
The Grant Committee of the Greater Jefferson County Foundation has grant applications available for this year which may be obtained by calling and ...
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May 03
TODAY
Maharishi Vedic City council — Maharishi Vedic City Peace Palace 1750 Maharishi Center Ave.; 3 p.m.: approve minutes; sewer revenue note; ...
By DIANE VANCE - May 03
Alexander Rebling, a 2010 graduate of Fairfield High School has summer travel plans that include 39 stage performances at 28 locations in 17 ...
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May 03
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A spring storm has slathered a heavy icing of slushy snow on parts of eastern Nebraska and western and north-central Iowa.
Since...
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May 03
DAVENPORT (AP) — Students have been retested at a Davenport school where officials are investigating possible cheating earlier this year.
The ...
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May 03
DES MOINES (AP) — The state is opening a new office to support film, television and digital media production in Iowa.
The Iowa Department of ...
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May 03
DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa teenagers who want their intermediate driver's license will have to wait a little longer under a bill signed into law by ...
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By MACKENZIE ELMER - May 03
DES MOINES (AP) — School districts throughout Iowa are sending layoff notices to teachers, in part because administrators said state legislators ...
By DAVID HOTLE - May 03
BRIGHTON (GTNS) — There, in front of the team of firefighters, was the enemy: a two-story steel trailer with smoke pouring from the cracks in the ...
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By Associated Press - May 02
The suicide rate among middle-aged Americans climbed a startling 28 percent in a decade, a period that included the recession and the mortgage ...
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May 02
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jeremiah Jackson Rinehart, 32, of Albia at 7:38 p.m. Wednesday on Highway 34 west of Hemlock Avenue. He ...
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May 02
The Iowa Department of Transportation is joining the League of American Bicyclists to promote May as National Bike Month.
Check around the ...
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May 02
The following court cases were processed at Jefferson County Courthouse.
Associate District Court
Jordan Russell Koch, 22, of 202 ½ W. Madison ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 01
This magnolia tree in the 600 block of North Second Street in Fairfield is showing the world its pretty colors as it blooms under the warm glow of ...
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By RUSTY EBERT - May 01
BOSTON – Fairfield and Keosauqua businessman Tom Louden thought at the start of the Boston Marathon the race would be remembered for the outstandin...
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 01
Khongor Enkhbold and Khasan Bold are masters at solving riddles.
The kind of riddles Enkhbold and Bold like to solve are those that require an ...
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May 01
DES MOINES (AP) — The Iowa Senate plans to debate a bill that would require people convicted of certain aggravated misdemeanors to submit DNA ...
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May 01
IOWA CITY (AP) — A jury today awarded a total of $240 million to 32 mentally disabled Iowa turkey processing plant workers for what an expert ...
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May 01
The Grant Committee of the Greater Jefferson County Foundation has grant applications available beginning today.
The deadline for completion of ...
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By Associated Press - May 01
Tens of thousands of people were expected to rally in dozens of cities from New York to Bozeman, Mont., today in what has become an annual cry for ...
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May 01
Fairfield Police Department arrested Thaddeus Rashad Nolan, 23, of 801 South D St., and Glenntavious Montrell Nolan, 24, of 702½ W. Washington ...
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May 01
Fairfield Fire Department responded to an automatic alarm at 1:52 p.m. Tuesday at 605 W. Stone Ave., Fairfield Line Co.
By ANDY HALLMAN - May 01
Motorists driving on West Burlington in Fairfield have noticed the former HyVee building has a new marquee, signaling the arrival of a new ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - Apr 30
Cardinal Elementary School near Eldon celebrated “Ag Day” April 11. The Cardinal High School FFA sponsored the event, which taught children about ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - Apr 30
Schuyler Love hoists his daughter Schyler high so she can say ‘hello’ to the llama at the petting zoo Saturday at the Fairfield Park and Recreation...
By ANDY HALLMAN - Apr 30
A group of Chileans visited Fairfield Thursday as part of a month-long tour of Iowa sponsored by Rotary International.
The group was in Fairfield ...
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By DIANE VANCE - Apr 30
Ballot language for a proposed Aug. 6 vote for residents in unincorporated Jefferson County was discussed again at Monday’s regular county board ...
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By TRISHA PHELPS - Apr 30
At a special meeting on Wednesday, the Regional Utility Service Systems (RUSS) board acknowledged the decision that was made on Tuesday at the ...
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Apr 30
A swimmer at the Roosevelt Aquatic Center helped save a young boy from drowning Sunday.
Kate Pettit was swimming in the deep end of the swimming ...
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Apr 30
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will hold a town hall meeting at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Fairfield Public Library.
The public ...
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Apr 30
The former Nelson Nursing Home on West Taylor Avenue in Fairfield will be open for a public tour 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
John Kuster, who wants to ...
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Apr 30
OTTUMWA (AP) — The second murder trial for Seth Techel is scheduled to begin on Aug. 12.
The Ottumwa Courier reports that the trial will be held ...
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Apr 30
OTTUMWA – Dr. Jim Lindenmayer, president of Indian Hills Community College for more than a decade, announced he will retire later this year.
Linden...
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Apr 30
A Legislative update, April 25, from Sen. Rich Taylor, representing Henry and Lee counties and portions of Washington and Jefferson counties.
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Apr 30
Week 15 of Iowa Legislature.
On April 19, the Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce honored Jodi Kerr and Patrick Doyle, two outstanding citizens, ...
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Apr 30
Fairfield Fire Department responded to an automatic alarm at 400 Highland St. at 2:47 p.m. Monday.
Firefighters investigated the report of a ...
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Apr 30
The following reports are provided from the Fairfield Police Department’s initial contacts summary received by dispatch provided at Jefferson ...
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Apr 29
TUESDAY
Jefferson County Service Agency — Jefferson County Law Enforcement Center, 5:30 p.m.; update of law center painting projects; discuss ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - Apr 29
Fairfield Park and Recreation Department held a Spring Carnival Saturday at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center to raise funds for the new pool ...
By ANDY HALLMAN - Apr 29
The Barhydt Chapel stained glass angels window was dedicated Sunday at Parsons College Alumni Hall in the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center. ...
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By ANDY HALLMAN - Apr 29
Two teenage lifeguards saved a young boy from drowning Sunday at the Roosevelt Aquatic Center.
Fairfield Parks and Recreation director Derik ...
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By DIANE VANCE - Apr 29
The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors considered providing up to 10 tons of rock for East Pleasant Plain Road Regional Utility Sewer Service ...
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Apr 29
DES MOINES (AP) — Roughly 80 percent of Iowa workers enjoy a work commute that's shorter than 30 minutes, a far cry from commuters nationwide who ...
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Apr 29
DES MOINES (AP) — With time running out in this legislative session, Gov. Terry Branstad still isn't ruling out the possibility of increasing the ...
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Apr 29
DES MOINES (AP) — When Nate Niceswanger opened ZZZ Records in 2000, he figured baby boomers would be his vinyl store's target demographic. An ...
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Apr 29
The Insurance Safety Office rating for Fairfield will drop from a 6 to a 5 effective Wednesday.
Fairfield Fire Chief Scott Vaughan explained the ...
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Apr 29
CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) — Authorities say two people were hospitalized after a smoky fire that damaged at least three units at a condominium complex on ...
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Apr 29
CLARION (AP) — Jury selection in the trial of a 14-year-old Osage boy accused of fatally shooting his mother is scheduled to begin this week.
The ...
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Apr 29
CLARION (AP) — Jury selection in the trial of a 14-year-old Osage boy accused of fatally shooting his mother is scheduled to begin this week.
The ...
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Apr 29
WATERLOO (AP) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has dismissed a discrimination complaint filed by the executive director of Black ...
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Apr 29
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Devon Lynn Steinbeck, 31, of 801 South D St., at 1:55 a.m. Saturday for operating while intoxicated, ...
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Apr 29
The following incident is provided in the Fairfield Police Department’s initial contacts summary received by dispatch provided at Jefferson County ...
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By Associated Press - Apr 29
Despite what you may have heard, China isn’t the country’s biggest creditor. America is.
The bulk of the national debt — soon to exceed a staggerin...
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Apr 29
New chropractic clinic opens
Lindberg Chiropractic Clinic is now open in the lower-level of the Fairfield Senior Citizen Center.
Drs. Cory and ...
Apr 29
Master Sgt. Timothy W. Bradfield, the son of Lynn Bradfield of Birmingham and Marvin Bradfield of Lewis, culminated 21 years, two months and 28 ...
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Apr 29
DES MOINES — A Polk County judge April 16 barred an Osceola-based telemarketing company and its operators from professional fundraising in Iowa, ...
