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Top tab collectors

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Fairfield Middle School fifth-grade teacher Tari Eeling and her students eat lunch catered by Fairfield McDonald’s owners Dale and Barb Frederick Jan. 9. Students were challenged at the beginning of the school year to collect pop can tabs for the Ronald McDonald House in Iowa City during the first semester. Little did students know at the beginning of the year, they would personally know a family who benefited ...

Police

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Fairfield Police Department reports the following calls and incidents logged into dispatch: Friday Samantha Vice was cited for speeding. Andrew Phillips was arrested on an outstanding warrant from Dickinson County for violation of probation. James Kyle was given a written warning for spinning his tires. Jacob Lambert was served a warrant while in custody at the Jefferson County Jail. A caller advised that a ...

Court

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District Court Jose Antonio Pacheco Rivera, 44, pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to deliver methamphetamine, classified as a class C felony. Rivera’s Count I, 10-year prison sentence was suspended, and he will reside at a residential treatment facility for a period of 365 days, or until maximum benefits have been achieved as determined by the department. Rivera will remain incarcerated at the Jefferson...

Public Meetings

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WEDNESDAY Ambulance Board — no meeting.

Commission: Fairfield man posing as lawyer

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Reports have been received alleging that John Erramouspe of Fairfield has been telling people in the community that he is an attorney when in fact he is not licensed to practice law in the state of Iowa, according to a press release from the Iowa Supreme Court’s Commission on the Unauthorized Practice of Law. The release said that Erramouspe was reported to be working at Noyes Law Office in Fairfield. The ...

Comets outlast Warriors, get victory in overtime, 57-54

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VAN BUREN – The Cardinal boys’ basketball team was in action on Friday night as they traveled to Van Buren to take on the 8-3 Warriors. The game was close throughout, so close the teams needed overtime to settle it. The Comets were able to outlast the Warriors and steal the game on the road, 57-54. Both teams got off to fast starts in the opening quarter. The Comets held the slight edge after one quarter, 15-12. ...

Woman gets probation in false cancer case

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ATLANTIC (AP) — A southwest Iowa woman has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to falsely claiming her 5-year-old daughter had cancer and raising money for her treatment. District Court Judge Kathleen Kilnoski on Tuesday sentenced 30-year-old Leatha Slauson to 5 years probation. She also must continue mental health treatment and not contact her five children unless requested by her therapist. In ...

Trojan Wrestlers finish 15th at Big Red Invitational

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The Trojans’ wrestling was in action over the weekend. They traveled to Centerville to wrestle in the Big Red Invitational. Fairfield finished in 15th place with a score of 34.5. Creston won the tournament with a score of 244. Below are the results of Fairfield’s wrestlers. 113 - Dallas Peebler (7-15) place is unknown and scored 0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Mitchell Griffin (Columbus) 20-6 won by fall over ...

Maharish School drops two over weekend

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Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment is still searching for its first victory of the season. After dropping a game to Cardinal, Maharishi was back on the court this weekend with a game on Friday in Farmington, and at home on Saturday against English Valleys. Maharishi School didn’t fare well in either of those games, dropping both and its record to 0-11 on the season. Harmony 57, Maharishi 41 FARMINGTON – ...

Supervisors consider alleviating Abingdon sanitation nuisance

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Abingdon residents advised Jefferson County Supervisors Monday that nothing had been done to clean up a nuisance property after Pat McAvan, assistant county attorney drafted a letter in November requesting property owners to either abate the nuisance or appeal the request by Dec. 29. MaryAnn and Carol Nordyke said the property, which has an accumulation of trash, junk items and several non-running vehicles, ...

Trojan boys pull away from Eddyville-Blakesburg 52-32

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The Fairfield boys’ basketball team was back on the court Monday to wrap up a four-game home stand. After dropping the last two games, the Trojans got a much-needed victory over a struggling Eddyville-Blakesburg team. The Trojans stifled the Rockets to earn a 52-32 victory. Trojans’ Landon Greiner led the way early. He started the scoring with a layup. Then, he nailed a baseline jumper to make the score 4-0. He ...

Fairfield girls rebound from loss, roll Eddyville

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The Fairfield girls were back in action at home on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Trojans were looking to rebound from a rough loss on Friday. Eddyville-Blakesburg was coming into this game on a hot streak, winning its last four games by an average of 26.5 points per game. Unfortunately for the Rockets, they stood directly in the Trojans’ path, and the Trojans weren’t going to have any of that. The Trojans ...

Kelly to turn former nursing home into storage facility

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Fairfield resident Jason Kelly has big plans for the former Nelson Nursing Home on West Taylor Avenue, and his dream is one step closer to reality after he won the blessing of the Fairfield Board of Adjustment Monday night. Kelly wants to turn the former nursing home into a storage facility. The building would be divided into 98 storage units, some of which would be climate controlled and others not. The building’...

Prep-Planner January 20-23

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Tuesday, January 20 Wrestling Fairfield (JV/V) vs. Wapello, Pekin, 6:30 p.m. Girls’ Basketball Van Buren (V) vs. Danville, 6 p.m. Caridnal (V) vs. Central Lee, 6 p.m. Pekin (V) vs. Columbas, 6 p.m. Boys’ Basketball Van Buren (V) vs. Danville, 7:30 p.m. Cardinal (V) vs. Central Lee, 7:30 p.m. Pekin (V) vs. Columbas, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, January 22 Wrestling Fairfield (JV/V) @ Mt. Pleasant, 6:30 p.m. Cardinal ...

City sells Logan Apartments

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The Fairfield City Council held a special meeting Monday to approve the sale of Logan Apartments. The buyer is Tomas Jimenez of Oskaloosa, who purchased the building for $1.175 million. The council voted unanimously in favor of the sale. Councilors Michael Halley, Daryn Hamilton, John Revolinski, Martha Rasmussen, Jessica Ledger-Kalen and Tony Hammes all voted in favor. Councilor Doug Flournoy was absent. Fairfiel...

Truman State University

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TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Ty Smith of Cantril has been named to the Truman State University Fall 2014 Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs’ List. To qualify for the list, an undergraduate student must attain a semester 3.50-3.99 grade point average and must complete 12 semester hours of credit. Smith’s major is justice systems. ———

Free movie Thursday evening in Keosauqua

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KEOSAUQUA — Take A Stand is sponsoring the showing of a free movie at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Roberts Memorial Center in Keosauqua. The movie is “A Time to Speak.” It is the story of common everyday citizens who were bold and courageous to speak up when they were publicly attacked for exercising their personal religious freedom. The movie features Alveda King, Mike Huckabee, Eric Metaxes and other national ...

Swimming lessons available

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Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is offering swimming lessons and water safety instructor lessons at Roosevelt Aquatic Center. Private, semiprivate lessons available Those interested in private and semiprivate swimming lessons should contact the aquatic superintendent. The superintendent will make arrangements with certified Red Cross instructors employed by the city of Fairfield to find a time to ...

Man cited for eatingcheeseburger while driving

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MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A man says he was cited by police outside Atlanta for eating a cheeseburger while driving. Madison Turner, who’s from Alabama, tells Atlanta station WSB-TV he ordered a double quarter-pounder with cheese from a McDonald’s in the Marietta area shortly before he was pulled over last week. Turner says the officer told him he saw him eating the cheeseburger for two miles, telling the man “You ...

Researchers puzzled by discovery of Winchester rifle

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RENO, Nev. (AP) — Researchers are trying to crack the mystery surrounding a weathered, rusted Winchester rifle discovered in the mountains of remote eastern Nevada. The gun manufactured in 1882 was found leaning against a juniper tree on a rocky outcrop in Great Basin National Park during an archaeological survey in November. Nichole Andler, the park’s chief of interpretation, said officials may never know when ...
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