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Open house
The Jefferson County Attorney’s Office held an open house Friday afternoon to show the public its new building. Guests were treated to refreshments and a tour of the building. Kris Parker, second from...
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Blues and BBQ
The music was so infectious at the Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk that the people pictured had to get on their feet and dance. The live music that evening was part of the Southeast Iowa Blues and BBQ...
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Iowa State Fair opens Thursday
The Iowa State Fair opens Thursday for an 11-day celebration on the fairgrounds in Des Moines, but the fair actually got its start 159 years ago in Fairfield. An editorial column in the April 11,...
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to an accident at 6:27 p.m. Monday on Highway 34/163. Lawrence Grover Wilson Jr. of Des Moines was driving a 1994 Ford Ranger pickup truck east on the...
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Fairfield Police Department responded to a vehicle accident at 1:09 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Main Street and Washington Avenue. Julie Anne Chapius, 46, of Keosauqua, was driving a 2007...
View ArticleIowa Health, Wellness Plan to be discussed at community forum
OTTUMWA — Milestones Area Agency on Aging will host a community forum to discuss the Iowa Health and Wellness Plan and the State Innovation Model 2-4 p.m. Aug. 13 at Indian Hills Community College in...
View ArticleMaj. Hasan: Evidence will show ‘I am the shooter’
The Army psychiatrist accused in the deadliest mass shooting ever on a U.S. military installation told jurors today that evidence would “clearly show” he was the gunman during the attack on Fort Hood,...
View ArticleJazz keyboardist Duke, 67 dies
A representative says Grammy-winning jazz keyboardist and producer George Duke, whose sound infused acoustic jazz, electronic jazz, funk, R&B and soul, has died. He was 67. The representative said...
View ArticleIDOT reorganizes website for easier access
The wealth of information available on the Iowa Department of Transportation’s website has been reorganized to make it easier to find the most needed information when it’s needed. The new structure is...
View ArticleCamp is now in full swing for Fairfield fall athletes
Fairfield high school volleyball, cross country and football are all having camp this week.
View ArticleExpectations low for Iowa State; players leave Iowa squad
IOWA CITY — Iowa wide receiver Cameron Wilson and lineman Drew Clark have left the program. Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz announced Monday that Wilson, a redshirt freshman, notified him last month that...
View ArticleSioux City schools seeking diverse workforce
SIOUX CITY (AP) — The Sioux City school district is struggling to hire a diverse workforce that reflects growing diversity in the student population. The Sioux City Journal reports 96 percent of...
View ArticleGroup seeking gun limits plans Des Moines stop
DES MOINES (AP) — A national bus tour calling for tougher gun laws is coming to Des Moines. The “No More Names: National Drive to Reduce Gun Violence” tour will make a stop Wednesday morning in the...
View ArticleIowa GOP chair supports pulling Clinton programs
DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa GOP Chairman A.J. Spiker says he supports the Republican National Committee effort to get NBC and CNN to cancel shows on Hillary Rodham Clinton. In a statement Monday, Spiker...
View ArticleIowa launches website for public education jobs
DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa has launched a website that lists all the public school job openings in the state. The education package passed by lawmakers this spring required schools to post their vacancies...
View ArticleWorker injured when excavator runs over him
DES MOINES (AP) — A construction worker from Marshalltown has been seriously injured after being run over by an excavator on Interstate 80/35, just north of Des Moines. The Iowa State Patrol says...
View ArticleUniversity of Iowa claims top party school title
IOWA CITY (AP) — College students consider the University of Iowa the nation’s best party school, even though Iowa City has tried to make its famous bar scene less hospitable to underage drinkers. The...
View ArticleEmployment commission to pay for frivolous claims
IOWA CITY (AP) — A judge has ordered the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to pay an Iowa trucking company $4.7 million in legal costs for bringing frivolous claims during a six-year sexual...
View ArticleVeteran teachers mentor rookies
The Fairfield Community School District Board of Directors met briefly Monday in a special meeting to approve personnel hires before the start of the school year. Two special education associates’...
View ArticleRichland Fire Department receives grant
RICHLAND – The Richland Fire Department will be able to purchase a new grass fire truck thanks to a grant from the Department of Homeland Security. The grant is for $71,250, which is roughly the cost...
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