FMS girls maintain perfect mark
The Fairfield eighth-grade girls’ ‘A’ basketball team is two games away from a perfect season following a 52-28 victory over Mount Pleasant on Tuesday. The Trojans started off hot Tuesday taking a...
View ArticlePekin girls edge IMS; boys fall
PACKWOOD — The Pekin girls’ basketball team bounced back from its first loss in December with another win, a 41-40 nail-biter vs. IMS on Tuesday. Leslie Stone scored a team-high 10 points for the...
View ArticleVan Buren upends Comet girls; Cardinal boys rally
ELDON — Van Buren got back on the winning track with a dominant showing against rival Cardinal Tuesday. The Warriors, coming off a loss to Burlington Notre Dame, thoroughly controlled Tuesday’s game...
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Repp, Baumann lead Fairfield to win No. 3
BLOOMFIELD — The Fairfield girls’ basketball team moved back up to .500 with a 49-36 non-conference victory against Davis County Tuesday in Bloomfield. Junior Marisa Repp’s 19 points and six rebounds...
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Fairfield rallies, falls short vs. Mustangs
For the second straight game, the Fairfield boys’ basketball team treated its home crowd to some late-game drama. This time, however, the Trojans wound up on the losing end of the score. Fairfield...
View ArticleCalendar: December 12, 2012
WEDNESDAY Santa in His Kandy Kane House, Central Park, 6-8 p.m. Blood Drive, SunnyBrook Assisted Living Center, Blue Lounge, noon-4 p.m. Walk-ins welcome; call 800-572-1097 for appointments. Circle 8...
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Winners
Entries in the Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk annual Gingerbread Extravaganza contest, like those pictured above, are on display in the store windows around the Fairfield square. Rebecca Johnson’s...
View ArticleLuther College; Kettering University
LUTHER COLLEGE ST. PAUL, Minn. — Fairfield resident Alex Greiner, a junior at Luther College, will perform in the annual “Christmas at Luther: Tidings of Comfort and Joy” concert that will be...
View ArticleAmerican Legion Auxiliary; Jefferson County Farm Bureau Women
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY Members of the American Legion Auxiliary No. 47 recently held their last 2012 meeting at the VFW Hall to review activities of the past two months and do business needed prior...
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Dance and drill
The Fairfield High School dance and drill team recently performed in the dance and drill competition in Des Moines. In the top photo, the team competes in Class III Jazz. The girls did not place and...
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Birthday card shower set for Ferrell
Robert “Bob” Ferrell of rural Fairfield will observe his 90th birthday Monday. A card shower is requested in his honor. Cards may be sent to Mr. Ferrell at 1575 Highway 1 North, Fairfield 52556.
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Card shower planned for Kann’s 95th
Maxine Kann of Fairfield will celebrate her 95th birthday Dec. 19. A card shower is being planned by her daughter Dixie Wheeler of New Sharon. Cards can be mailed to Mrs. Kann at SunnyBrook Living...
View ArticleStudents recognized for behavior
Fairfield Middle School officials have announced the winners of the school’s recent Positive Behavior Supports System drawing. With the Positive Behavior Supports System, FMS students are rewarded for...
View ArticleDestructive beetles found in northeast Iowa
Destructive insects known for killing ash trees have been found in new locations in northeast Iowa. The state Department of Natural Resources said five insect larvae with characteristics consistent...
View ArticlePotential estate tax change worries some Iowa farmers
CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) — Farmers could stand to lose as much as any segment of the economy if political leaders don’t avert the fast-approaching “fiscal cliff.” The impact on farmers of potential changes...
View ArticleWork continues on opera house; Woman accused of helping man escape custody; more
Work continues on opera house ELDON (AP) — A small city in southeast Iowa is slowly restoring its 120-year-old opera house. A committee in Eldon has been working on the McHaffey Opera House for 18...
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Rodgers retires, but will continue at cupboard
Even as The Lord’s Cupboard coordinator Pauline Rodgers celebrates 20 years of service to the food pantry after a retirement party Tuesday at Pizza Ranch, she let it be known her work is far from...
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Etiquette
Approximately 140 eighth grade students from Fairfield Middle School were treated to an unusual final exam Tuesday at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center. As part of the school’s critical...
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Happy birthday, Hannah!
This year, 2012, holds significance to many people in various ways; it was a presidential election year in the U.S., the Mayan calendar predictions have been colorful and this will be the last time...
View ArticleMan killed in vehicle accident
Patrick Clair Gridley, age 65, of Fairfield died in a vehicle accident in rural eastern Wapello County early Tuesday morning. According to the Iowa State Patrol report, Donald Dean Gridley, 44, of...
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