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Storytime
Fairfield Public Library children’s librarian Jessi Garchik tells a room full of children the story of an enormous mouse and his friends in the animal kingdom.
View ArticleCommunity supports new swinging bridge
On behalf of the Jefferson County Conservation Board, I would like to thank the many people that attended our dedication of the new Memorial Swinging Bridge in our Jefferson County Park. Our park is...
View ArticleArea blood drives scheduled
The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center has scheduled several area blood drives. A blood drive is set from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 16 in the conference room of the Jefferson County Health...
View ArticleWebinar series focuses on landscape moisture extremes
The Iowa Master Gardener program is offering free summer garden webinars hosted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The series will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday and Sept. 3 at the...
View ArticleMidnight Swinger comedy Aug. 16
The Midnight Swinger is coming to the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center for a comedy night of laughin,’ singin’ and swingin,’ at 8 p.m. Aug. 16. The Midnight Swinger is the Guinness World Record...
View ArticleHawkeyes looking to new WR Powell for help in passing game
IOWA CITY (AP) — One of the many issues plaguing Iowa’s passing game last season was a lack of explosiveness. The Hawkeyes averaged 5.8 yards per attempt to rank 116th out of 124 FBS teams. The...
View ArticleCanvass the Town to take place Monday
It’s that time of year again. The Canvass the Town fundraiser will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday. Fairfield Trojans will take to the streets in hopes of raising money for their athletic...
View ArticleMarriage group under investigation
DES MOINES (AP) — The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board voted Thursday to investigate whether a national group that opposes gay marriage violated state law. The inquiry will focus on the...
View ArticleIowan accused of stealing food from Nebraskans
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) — A 35-year-old Iowa man has been charged with stealing groceries from a northeast Nebraska mom and her child. A South Sioux City officer says he found grocery bags of pork...
View ArticleIowa music teacher gets probation for theft
SIOUX CITY (AP) — A former Sioux City high school teacher has been given probation and a suspended prison sentence for stealing band instruments. Forty-year-old Kevin Massey, of Sergeant Bluff, was...
View ArticleIowa firm alerts former patients about ID problem
DAVENPORT (AP) — A Davenport-based company is alerting nearly 1,200 former hospital patients about a security lapse that exposed their names and birthdates to identity theft. Genesis Health System has...
View ArticleTax preparer pleads guilty in refund case
WATERLOO (AP) — A Waterloo tax preparer faces up to three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to helping a client receive a bigger refund than merited. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier says...
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Foundation awards grants to 30 groups
The Greater Jefferson County Foundation held its annual banquet Thursday at which it distributed grants to local organizations. The grants are made possible through General Grant Funds and through...
View ArticleNew superintendent, principal join Pekin school
PACKWOOD — Pekin Community School District will open the new school year Aug. 20 with new leadership bringing experience and enthusiasm. Dennis Phelps is superintendent and JoAnne Morenz is the middle...
View ArticleFire blazes on
California truly is the Golden State this summer - golden brown, and that has fire officials worried heading into the teeth of the wildfire season. It’s still weeks before the fire-driving Santa Ana...
View ArticlePostal Service had $740 million third-quarter loss
The Postal Service says it lost $740 million over the last three months and that without help from Congress its financial woes will only worsen. The report for the financial quarter ending June 30...
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Fairfield Police Department’s log of calls to 911 dispatch. Thursday 9:45 a.m. report of a traffic light not working; called city public works. 10:14 a.m. report of generator missing from storage...
View ArticlePostal Service had $740 million third-quarter loss
The Postal Service says it lost $740 million over the last three months and that without help from Congress its financial woes will only worsen. The report for the financial quarter ending June 30...
View ArticleGunmen abduct 2 Turkish Airlines crew in Lebanon
Gunmen ambushed a van carrying a Turkish Airlines crew in the Lebanese capital Friday, kidnapping a pilot and a co-pilot in an attack that appeared to be linked to the civil war in neighboring Syria....
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Courtney Rae Sammons at 2:27 a.m. today at Highway 34 and Umber Avenue for operating while intoxicated.
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