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Swinging bridge
About 30 people gathered in Jefferson County Park Tuesday, including members of the late Ali Moradi’s family and members of Moradi’s former running group, “Vallejo’s Runners,” and several friends,...
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FRIDAY Maharishi Vedic City Council — Maharishi Vedic City Hall, 1750 Maharishi Center Ave., 3 p.m.: consent agenda; consider subdivision approval; 28E Agreement for road maintenance; sewer utility...
View ArticleDropping $180 for bird poop facials at NYC spa
Bird poop for beauty? That’s what goes into facials at a luxury spa where the traditional Japanese treatment using imported Asian nightingale excrement mixed with rice bran goes for $180 a pop. About...
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office update the expenses for the destruction, damage, vandalism and theft charges reported Tuesday at Northeast Missouri Electrical Coop on Highway 34 near Batavia....
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Fairfield Police Department had no news releases this morning, but the daily dispatch log for Thursday included: 9:14 a.m. report of garbage items dumped in ditch west of 12th Street on Gear Avenue....
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Fairfield 10U Cougars
The Fairfield 10U Cougars took part in the USSSA State Tournament in June. They placed ninth in the silver bracket out of 44 teams. The team consists of, from left, front row: Brody Angstead, Landen...
View ArticleU.S. employers add 162K jobs; rate falls to 7.4 percent
U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in July, a modest increase and the fewest since March. At the same time, the unemployment rate fell to a 4½-year low of 7.4 percent, a hopeful sign. Unemployment...
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MONDAY Jefferson County Board of Supervisors — Jefferson County Courthouse, first floor meeting room, 9 a.m.: meet with county engineer; consider award of contract for bridge deck overlay of...
View ArticleSenate seeks numbers from NSA
The No. 2 Democrat in the Senate wants to know how many phone records of Americans that the National Security Agency has collected in its sweeping surveillance program. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois...
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Van Buren advances to baseball final
The Van Buren baseball team’s run towards a state championship will continue into this weekend. Yesterday the Warriors beat Van Meter 14-4. Van Meter committed eight errors in the game, and as every...
View ArticleFHS freshmen orientation is Aug. 19
Fairfield High School freshman orientation is 6:30 p.m. Aug. 19, in the high school commons. A previously published time was the incorrect date.
View ArticleStrawhacker gave booster club one last challenge
Bill Strawhacker gave the Fairfield Trojan Booster Club one final challenge before he died of cancer in March… in his will. In addition to the normal money raised by boosters throughout this school...
View ArticleJudge to decide whether to block horse slaughter
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge in Albuquerque is expected to decide today whether companies in New Mexico and Iowa can begin legally slaughtering horses, for the first time in the country...
View Article4-H Hall of Fame to induct Gilchrist
DES MOINES – Kenneth Gilchrist of Douds will be inducted into the 2013 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 18 at the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair. Selected for...
View ArticleHealth risks higher from packaged greens
DES MOINES (AP) — The outbreak of a stomach bug two states have linked to bagged salad came as little surprise to food safety experts, who say the process of harvesting, washing and packaging leafy...
View ArticleFormer high court justice to lead Harkin institute
DES MOINES (AP) — Former Iowa Supreme Court Justice Marsha Ternus has been named the director of a new public policy institute at Drake University named in honor of Sen. Tom Harkin. University...
View ArticleDriver cited when car lurches forward, hits boy
CENTRAL CITY (AP) — The Linn County Sheriff's Office says a 12-year-old boy was hurt in Central City when a motorist pressed her car's accelerator rather than the brake. The sheriff's office says the...
View ArticleGroceries in Iowa fined for child labor abuse
DES MOINES (AP) — The U.S. Department of Labor has fined Hy-Vee, Fareway and other grocery stores in Iowa and Nebraska nearly $130,000 for violating child labor laws. The Des Moines Register reports...
View ArticleIowa authorities looking for escaped inmate
MARSHALLTOWN (AP) — Marshalltown Police are searching for an inmate who did not return from work release. Waterloo television station KWWL reports that 40-year-old Casey Eugene Sheriff never returned...
View ArticleTwo vacancies remain for Fairfield school board
Thursday was Iowa’s deadline for school board candidates to file for the Sept. 10 election but the day came and went in Fairfield where two vacant seats had no candidates file. Three of the seven...
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