The Fairfield Police Department reports the following calls and incidents logged at dispatch:
Wednesday
Deante Watson, 28, of Des Moines, was arrested in Fairfield on a warrant out of Des Moines.
Nicole Davis, 29, of Fairfield, was arrested after refusing to answer the door for Fairfield police officers. Officers obtained a key to the residence and opened the door, as they were searching for Joshua Meth, 25. He ...
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Public Meetings
TODAY
Maharishi Vedic City City Council — 1750 Maharishi Center Ave., 3 p.m.: minutes; claims; bank reconciliations; treasurer’s report; consider resolution to adopt budget amendment; establish budget committee for FY16; streets and utilities report; consider application to Area 15 Regional Planning Commission for street planning grant; report by Chris Busch on CAFO activity; report by Kathy Petersen on campus ...
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Trojan wrestlers fall to Mt. Pleasant
MT. PLEASANT – The Trojans were in action Thursday night as they traveled to Mt. Pleasant for a wrestling dual.
Fairfield was defeated by Mt. Pleasant, but three wrestlers for Fairfield did well. While Fairfield picked up five victories on the night, Michael Fritz, Trenton Hanen, and Bryce Lunsford picked up victories by fall. All three victories came in a row, starting with Lunsford at 182 pounds and ending with ...
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Comet wrestlers earn split in West Burlington
WEST BURLINGTON – The Cardinal wrestling team traveled to West Burlington to participate in a triangular with Mediapolis and the host.
After getting roughed up by No. 2 Mediapolis in its first dual, Cardinal went on to take the second dual from West Burlington, in rather dominant fashion. Mediapolis also romped West Burlington.
Below are the results from both duals that Cardinal was involved in.
Mediapolis 73, ...
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Van Buren loses two Thursday
WAPELLO – The Van Buren Warriors’ wrestling team had a rough night Thursday.
The Warriors traveled to Wapello for a triangular with Columbus Community and Wapello. The Warriors were hoping to come away with two team victories, but Wapello and Columbus had other plans. Despite the rough outing for the Warriors, Dakota LaRue, Sam Dickinson, and Jesse Fuller were able to pick up victories by fall against Columbus, ...
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Pekin earns split at WACO
WAYLAND – The Pekin Panthers’ wrestling team took to the mats at WACO High School on Thursday to wrestle in a triangular meet against Highland and WACO.
The Panthers earned a split, losing a close match to Highland and thumping WACO. Highland won the other match, beating WACO.
Highland 36, Pekin 24
106: Cullen Klebe (Highland) over Elijah Sieren (Pekin) (Fall 0:55)
113: Double Forfeit
120: Drew West (Highland) ...
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Ankeny college cashier took thousands of dollars
DES MOINES (AP) — State auditors say an Ankeny community college cafeteria cashier improperly voided nearly $26,000 in transactions over a period of 16 months and much of the money was deposited into her bank account.
State Auditor Mary Mosiman says in a report released Friday auditors found more than 600 improperly voided transactions by Dawn VanFleet, a former cashier at the Des Moines Area Community College.
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Seven-year-old Iowa boy died after dog’s attack, sheriff says
COLLEGE SPRINGS (AP) — Authorities say a 7-year-old boy has died after being attacked by the family dog in southwest Iowa.
Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer says deputies were sent to a home in College Springs a little before 5 p.m. Thursday. They found medics were already on the scene. Palmer says the boy was taken to Clarinda Regional Health Center, where he was pronounced dead at 5:50 p.m.
The boy’s name and ...
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Mannequin on billboard spurs 911 calls about possible jumper
SPERRY (AP) — A mannequin that had been placed atop a billboard in Des Moines County prompted several calls to 911 from people who thought someone was going to take a leap.
The Hawk Eye reports that sheriff’s deputies were first dispatched early Monday to check for a possible jumper along U.S. Highway 61 near Sperry. Sheriff Mike Johnstone says his deputies soon realized it was a mannequin sitting on the ...
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Burlington city crews find skeletal remains in creek bed
BURLINGTON (AP) — Authorities say they’re investigating a man’s death whose skeletal remains were found in a Burlington creek bed.
City crews checking sanitary sewer lines found the body on Thursday morning and contacted police.
The Burlington Police Department says the man’s skeletal remains indicate his body had been in the area for some time.
Police officers will wait for an autopsy to release the cause of ...
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Missing children found
A potentially terrifying event ended in relief for a Fairfield area couple Thursday night when they were reunited with their three children after reporting them missing just hours before.
A subject contacted local authorities at 7:20 p.m. after discovering his children, ages 7, 9 and 10, were missing from their home after the family returned from dinner.
The children left a note for their parents stating “We saw ...
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Deere to lay off more than 1,000 workers
WATERLOO (AP) – Deere will lay off about 910 workers indefinitely from factories mostly in Iowa and sideline another 500 employees in Illinois until late summer, as the agricultural equipment maker continues its adjustment to demand for its products.
The Moline, Illinois, company also said today that it is adding 220 jobs at construction and forestry factories in Iowa. It plans to fill nearly all those positions ...
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Cedar Falls working to improve safety of low-head dam
CEDAR FALLS (AP) — Officials in Cedar Falls are beginning work they hope will improve safety at a low-head dam on the Cedar River.
The city is using $50,000 from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to pay for designs and permits that will lead to future work on the dam, according to the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier.
A number of Iowa communities have such dams, which can be dangerous because they create ...
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Ide Gymnastics
Fairfield gymnasts Mackenzie Kaska, third from right, and Kaitlyn Scheuermann, second from right, raise their hands after winning first-place and third-place trophies, respectively, during the “Let it Go…Gamba Tumbling and Trampolilne” meet Saturday at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, hosted by Ide Gymnastics of Fairfield.
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Residents to vote on Cardinal renovations
ELDON — The fate of a school renovation project will rest in the hands of the people Feb. 3, when residents in the Cardinal Community School District cast their ballots in favor of or against funding a $5.3 million 20-year bond needed for school facility improvements.
“We want the message to be positive, and we’re excited about it,” said Cardinal 6-12 Principal Jeremy Hissem. “But we just want people to vote on ...
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Waterloo may seek grant to restore firefighter positions
WATERLOO (AP) — The Waterloo department wants to seek a federal grant to restore three firefighters jobs cut from this year’s budget.
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that the City Council will be asked at Monday’s meeting to approve the grant submission.
The grant would cover the full cost of three firefighters for two years, including wages, benefits and incidentals. The city would not be required to ...
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Comet boys shoot past Rockets
The Cardinal Comets boys’ basketball team has been on a roll the past two weeks.
Cardinal’s victory against Maharishi School on Jan. 13 started a win streak that continued Friday when the Comets throttled Harmony, 77-47.
A nice crowd was packed in tightly in the Cardinal High School Gymnasium Friday night. They got to see a good show, too. The Comets got off to a great start. The Comets came out in a full-court ...
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Branstad taken to hospital today
DES MOINES (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad was transported by ambulance today to a hospital after falling ill at an event at a Des Moines suburb, his spokesman said.
Branstad, 68, has been fighting a cold and initial tests indicate he reacted to a “seasonal illness.”
The governor required assistance at an event at DuPont Pioneer in Johnston. He was sent to Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
Earlier in the ...
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Cardinal’s Moses sets school record
Friday was a record-setting night for one Danae Moses. The 5-foot-3-inch senior, that’s a generous listing, hit a school-record eight three-pointers against Harmony.
She helped her Comets pummel Harmony into submission, as the Comets used a huge first half to secure the victory.
Cardinal came out in a press, and it didn’t take Harmony long before it fell apart. Harmony even had a hard time inbounding the ball. ...
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Washington hires new superintendent
WASHINGTON, Iowa (GTNS) – Jeff Dicks will be the new superintendent of the Washington Community School District beginning July 1.
Washington superintendent Dr. Mike Jorgensen announced Thursday afternoon Dicks was selected from a group of three finalists. He is in his eighth year as superintendent of the Newell-Fonda Community School District and superintendent of the Albert City-Truesdale Community School ...
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