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County’s pool, gym vote today
Christine Parker of Batavia, from left, asked where her polling site is while at First United Methodist Church in Fairfield where election judges Ray Woody, Walta Jane Bloomquist and Doris Eklund are...
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Chalk the line
This young girl had fun with sidewalk chalk during the Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk Friday in Central Park.
View ArticleCarter, Morris, Barnhart families hold reunions
CARTER A reunion of the descendants of John and Bertha Syfert Carter was held July 28 at the Hillsboro Community Hall, with 53 attending. The families of the late Frank and Lena Carter Clark hosted...
View ArticleBirmingham, Stockport
BIRMINGHAM The Birmingham Lions Club will have a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Birmingham Lions Building. The August committee is Hugh Shaw and Stanley Knipfer. ——— The Over 50 and Fabulous...
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Young leaders visit Grassley
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley met with three Iowa high school students while they visited the nation’s capital for the National Youth Leaders Conference in July. Nathaniel Zhu of Fairfield,...
View ArticleCard shower planned for Roberts’ birthday
Local resident Arlene Roberts will be celebrating her 89th birthday Tuesday. A card shower is being held for Mrs. Roberts. Cards can be sent to her at 504 W. Jefferson Ave., Fairfield 52556.
View ArticlePaddle trip planned in Van Buren County
KEOSAUQUA — A 6-mile float trip is planned from 1:30-5 p.m. Aug. 25 on the Des Moines River in Van Buren County. The Lower Des Moines River Valley has been inhabited by people for thousands of years....
View ArticleBike Van Buren rolling out new options for 2013
KEOSAUQUA — The 27-year-old Bike Van Buren has been reorganized to better accommodate the growing number of bicycle riders on the weekend trek through the 11 historic Villages of Van Buren County in...
View ArticlePolice
Fairfield Police Department investigated at 2:58 a.m. today and made two arrests. Debra Lea Cox, 32, of Sigourney, was arrested at 3:05 a.m. today at Ninth Street and Washington Avenue, charged with...
View ArticleLibertyville holds public hearing about water storage
The city of Libertyville will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Libertyville Fire Station to review an application for a State Revolving Fund loan from the Iowa Department of Natural...
View ArticleIn rebuke, Obama cancels Moscow summit with Putin
In a rare diplomatic rebuke, President Barack Obama today canceled his Moscow summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The decision reflected both U.S. anger over Russia’s harboring of National...
View ArticleYemen’s government says it foiled al-Qaida
Authorities foiled plots by al-Qaida to take over key cities in southern Yemen and attack strategic ports and gas facilities, a government spokesman said Wednesday amid a heightened alert that has...
View ArticleBenefit of mobile apps for toddlers questioned
Can a mobile app really teach a baby to find her nose? Or learn to recognize letters and numbers? Not according to an advocacy group that filed a complaint Wednesday with the Federal Trade Commission...
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Dinner ’n dance
Cast members from Way Off Broadway’s production of “Shrek,” performed a few musical numbers from the upcoming show at Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk. People in Central Park enjoyed eating barbecue and...
View ArticleStores with past Powerball winners lure crowds
DES MOINES (AP) — Ticketholders aren’t the only ones who benefit from a win like the one expected in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing, estimated at $425 million so far. Stores known for selling winning...
View ArticleIowa State offers students $1,000 to leave dorms
AMES (AP) — Some Iowa State University students were offered $1,000 incentives to give up their dorm rooms so there would be space for incoming freshmen. The offer came as ISU officials forecast...
View ArticleMan pleads not guilty to slaying in Mason City
MASON CITY (AP) — A 37-year-old man has pleaded not guilty in the 1994 slaying of a Mason City toddler. Michael Cisneros, formerly of Mason City, made the plea Monday in a written arraignment, the...
View ArticleSuspect charged with murder in woman’s death
IOWA CITY (AP) — One day after he was captured while trying to flee from police, a man was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the death of a 30-year-old northern Iowa woman. Tyrone Washington...
View ArticleCircus moves from Fairfield to Eldon
Fairfield was scheduled to welcome the Carson and Barnes Circus to town this weekend, but now Eldon will have that privilege. Circus performers will entertain area residents with a show at 2 p.m. and...
View ArticlePool/gym contribution voted down
Tuesday’s vote in Jefferson County’s unincorporated areas to financially contribute to a new outdoor pool and gym in Fairfield was defeated by a margin of 26 votes, according to unofficial results...
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