The Fairfield Iowa Convention & Visitors Bureau is continuing to accept applications for the 2015 grant program through Thursday.
The goal of the bureau’s grant fund is to assist qualified organizations in providing excellence in cultural, civic and educational programs that attract visitors to the Fairfield area.
The general purpose of each grant is to assist the organization in enhancing the quality of the ...
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Final call for Fairfield CVB grant applications
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Schedule changes, closures announced for Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, many offices and businesses are closing Monday.
Post offices are closed, and no mail will be delivered.
State offices will be closed. All Iowa Department of Transportation locations will be closed Monday. All Iowa DOT driver’s license stations, normally open Tuesday through Saturday, will be closed Saturday. Normal business hours will resume at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
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Newly elected Sen. Ernst to kick off 99 county tour
DES MOINES (AP) — Sen. Joni Ernst says she’ll start her 2015 tour of all 99 Iowa counties this weekend.
During a call with news reporters today, Ernst said she’ll be in her hometown of Red Oak on Saturday. The appearance will mark the beginning of an annual effort to visit all the counties in Iowa every year.
Other Iowa politicians that make this effort each year include Sen. Chuck Grassley and Gov. Terry ...
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University hospital to pay $250,000, apologize in patient’s suicide
IOWA CITY (AP) — Five years after a patient committed suicide while given a pass to temporarily leave, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has agreed to pay $250,000 and apologize to his relatives.
Kenneth “Dean” Cabbage of North Liberty jumped from a hospital parking ramp in 2009 after being allowed to leave for an outing with his wife.
The payment and apology letter settle a lawsuit brought by the 67-year-o...
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Industrial firm to demolish four historic buildings
BURLINGTON (AP) — An industrial service company has decided to demolish four historic buildings on a Burlington thoroughfare.
The Hawk Eye newspaper reports Frank Millard Co. will soon take down the historic Burlington buildings to construct new workspaces to expand its manufacturing services. The company purchased two of the buildings in June 2014, and the others this year.
The buildings were constructed in the ...
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Dubuque votes to permit dogs in city parks
DUBUQUE (AP) — Officials have voted to revoke a dog ban in most Dubuque parks.
The Telegraph Herald reports the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission on Tuesday narrowly approved a plan that would allow leashed and licensed dogs and cats in parks in the area. Following a four-to-three vote, the commission now sends its recommendation on to the City Council.
Council members rejected a similar proposal in April ...
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Court upholds $7 million lawyer fee in Des Moines class-action case
DES MOINES (AP) — A split Iowa Court of Appeals panel has upheld a $7 million fee for three attorneys who won a class-action lawsuit against the city of Des Moines for charging improper franchise fees.
The attorneys appealed a Polk County judge’s decision awarding them less than half of the $15 million they sought from the $40 million the city must refund citizens for charging unlawful fees on utility bills.
The ...
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DOT study favorable for loop trail
The Iowa Department of Transportation conducted a study aimed at measuring the yearly usage of the Fairfield Loop Trail.
The study, which was conducted on the trail systems of eight southeast Iowa cities, revealed that Fairfield’s loop trail was used nearly 26,000 times between Memorial Day and Labor Day 2014.
“Twenty-six-thousand people would fill the Sondheim center 50 times,” said Stephen Pedrick, Jefferson ...
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Panther wrestlers compete in Monroe
MONROE – Pekin took part in the PCM Mustang Invitational Saturday at Prairie City-Monroe.
In a field of 13 teams, Pekin finished 12th. Knoxville won the meet with a score of 178.5. The rest of the team results are as follows: Gilbert 170: Chariton 169; Carlisle 143.5; Saydel 129; PCM 119.5; Pleasantville 111; Pella 109; Des Moines North/Hoover 90.5; Moravia 89; Lynnville-Sully 82; Pekin 59.5; and Colfax-Mingo ...
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Lady Panthers rebound from loss, rip Winfield
WINFIELD – After losing a close game to No. 2 Mediapolis on Saturday, the Pekin Lady Panthers returned to the hardwood to take on Winfield-Mount Union.
The Lady Panthers came out on fire from the opening tip and put the game away early. A big first half helped propel them to a huge 74-33 victory.
Pekin jumped on Winfield in the first quarter thanks to stout defense and crisp offense. The Lady Panthers had an ...
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Van Buren wins home invitational
KEOSAUQUA – The Van Buren varsity wrestling team hosted a tournament Saturday and invited Cardinal, Davis County, West Burlington-Notre Dame and Burlington’s junior varsity team.
Van Buren won the meet with 130 points, just ahead of Cardinal with 114 points. West Burlington-Notre Dame came in third place with 87.5 points. Burlington’s junior varsity team scored 78 points. Davis County had 72.5 points.
The ...
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Panthers stifled, stunned in final quarter against Winfield
WINFIELD – The Pekin Panthers boys’ basketball team was in Winfield on Tuesday night looking to snap a two-game losing streak, and Pekin looked well on its way to doing so before the fourth quarter began. Thanks to a marvelous comeback, Winfield-Mount Union was able to erase a six-point deficit in the fourth quarter to come back and win the game, 58-53.
Pekin and Winfield each played a solid first quarter. Good ...
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Trojan wrestlers fall to Oskaloosa, Albia Tuesday
OSKALOOSA – The Fairfield Trojans wrestling team was on the road Tuesday night taking on the Oskaloosa Indians and the Albia Blue Demons.
Things didn’t go the Trojans’ way as they fell to both the Indians and Blue Demons. Below are the results of both matches for Fairfield. Oskaloosa beat Albia in the other matchup.
Oskaloosa 51, Fairfield 24
106: Talon Munger (Oskaloosa) over (Fairfield) (Forfeit)
113: Stetson ...
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High school senior recovering from hit-and-run
Following a near month-long hospitalization after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run accident, Fairfield High School senior Logan Fleeman, 18, is finally recovering at his mother’s home in Lisbon.
“He came home right before Christmas,” Fleeman’s mother, Amy Robasse said, adding that she was thankful and surprised when her son was released early, as she thought he would need to remain in the hospital until ...
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Cardinal pulls away from MSAE 65-33
The Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment boys’ basketball team was back on the court Tuesday night to take on the Cardinal Comets. For two quarters, the game was very entertaining, but late in the third quarter and all throughout the fourth, turnovers plagued Maharishi School. In the end, too many turnovers and not enough made shots hurt Maharishi School as they lost 65-33.
The game got off to a slow ...
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Iowa State University
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
AMES — At Iowa State University’s fall 2014 commencement ceremonies, 1,806 students, including some from the local area, received degrees.
Graduates include:
Anna Bruen of Fairfield with a Master of Community and Regional Planning, Community and Regional Planning and a Master of Science, Sustainable Agriculture;
Rebecca Young of Fairfield with a Master of Family and Consumer Sciences, Family ...
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American Legion Auxiliary
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILARY
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary No. 47 will meet in regular session at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the VFW Hall in Fairfield.
For information about the American Legion Auxiliary or this meeting, call Linda Hendricks at 472-6188.
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Classical guitarist to give free concert at IHCC
OTTUMWA — Classical guitarist S. Sean Six returns to his hometown of Ottumwa to perform in a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22 at Indian Hills Community College. The concert will be held in St. John Auditorium on the IHCC Ottumwa campus.
Six also will provide a free question-and-answer session for area guitarists or musicians from 3-4:30 p.m. Jan. 22 in St. John Auditorium. He will discuss his professional career ...
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Sign up for ‘iPad 101’ Technology Tuesdays
Fairfield Public Library’s Technology Tuesdays is offering a new workshop, “iPad 101.”
The new workshop will be presented two times: 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday at the library. The content is repeated, so there is no need to attend both sessions.
The workshop will be taught by the library’s in-house computer technician, Michael Cacioppo.
Cacioppo said attendees will learn how to get started with their iPads, ...
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Pekin High School lists honor roll
PACKWOOD — Pekin High School officials have announced the names of students who earned recognition on the first-semester honor roll for the 2014-15 academic year.
Straight ‘A’ honor roll
Students who earned all “A’s” during the first semester include:
Seniors: Madelyn Baker, Avery Bennett, Maggie Brown, McKenna Gambell, J.D. Hollingsworth, Whitney Horras, Matthew Jones, Victoria Lisk, Kyle Miller, Cole Reighard,...
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