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Free cake
Michael Halley, right, serves a piece of cake to Henry Salee Saturday in Central Park during the appreciation party for RAGBRAI volunteers.
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Ribbon-worthy rabbit
Marge Westercamp, of Batavia, holds the second heaviest rabbit Friday at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Her rabbit weighed 20 pounds, 2 ounces. Her husband, Dwight, had the heaviest rabbit at the...
View ArticleCalendar: August 21, 2013
WEDNESDAY Blood Drive, Hope Lutheran Church, Brighton, 3:30-7:30 p.m. Walk-in donors welcome; for appointments: 800-452-1097 or www.bloodcenter.org. Aerie Meeting, Fairfield Eagles Club, 7 p.m. Youth...
View ArticleIowa college readiness ACT scores rise
DES MOINES (AP) — ACT scores show a higher percentage of Iowa’s 2013 high school graduates demonstrated readiness for college-level coursework than 2012 graduates. In scores released Wednesday, 32...
View ArticleIowa City takes step toward pedestrian mall rules
IOWA CITY (AP) — The council has taken its first official vote in favor of tightening rules on loitering at Iowa City’s pedestrian mall. The City Council voted for the proposals at its meeting Tuesday...
View ArticleIowa’s mourning dove season opens Sept. 1
Hunter interest remains high, heading into Iowa’s third mourning dove season. The 70-day season opens Sept. 1, with birds now pouring into Iowa on their southward migration. Migrating birds are...
View ArticlePolice give tips for parents and kids
Summer vacation came to an end this morning as school children in Fairfield and throughout the region returned to the classroom. The Fairfield Police Department has compiled a list of tips for parents...
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Fairfield resident wins Iowa PGA open
Fairfield resident Marshall Gavre won the 2013 Brokers International Ltd. Iowa Open at Lake Panorama National golf course in Panora, Sunday. His win came down to the very last hole. Gavre recorded a...
View ArticleDistrict seeks savings through rebates
Planning continues to move forward for renovations at Fairfield High School as the architect has met with administrators, while engineers looked at the structure to determine best practices for air...
View ArticleTeenagers who killed baseball player charged
DUNCAN, Okla. — With a motive that’s both chilling and simple — to break up the boredom of an Oklahoma summer — three teenagers randomly targeted an Australian collegiate baseball player who was...
View ArticleLewis and Clark State Park; Mines of Spain State Recreation Area
Lewis and Clark State Park’s new visitor center open house set Friday ONAWA — An open house for the newly opened visitor center at Lewis and Clark State Park will be 2-3 p.m. Friday. The visitor...
View ArticleDNR offers tips for weeds in ponds
The summer is coming to end, and you’d like to get out on your pond and do some fishing or swimming, but the weeds are so thick that fishing is difficult and swimming is not desirable. Sound familiar?...
View ArticleMeet the Trojans Agenda
The agenda for Meet the Trojans night is as follows: 5 p.m All fall sports parents are encouraged to attend a meeting in the high school gym. 5:30 to 8 p.m. Youth Football registration will take place...
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First day of school
Tim Winland walks his daughter Christina to the Fairfield Middle School this morning for her first day of fifth grade.
View ArticleDry weather concerns farmers
DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey commented Monday on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released...
View ArticleHarlan-Lincoln House museum open house set
MOUNT PLEASANT —The Harlan-Lincoln House at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, will host an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 28. Midwest Old Threshers visitors and area residents are...
View ArticleQuilt block entries due for festival
DONNELLSON — Sept. 1 is the deadline for submitting an entry for the Donnellson Fall Festival quilt block contest. The contest has been a part of the citywide celebration for many years, and quilters...
View ArticleBlood drives in Batavia, Birmingham
The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center has scheduled two area blood drives. A blood drive is set from 3-7 p.m. Tuesday at the Batavia Community Senior Center. Donors who last gave blood on or...
View ArticleSamuelson family reunion
SAMUELSON The annual Samuelson family reunion will be Sunday at the Fairfield Senior Citizen Center. A basket-lunch is planned for noon. All relatives are invited. ———
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Rotary donation
Fairfield Fire Chief Scott Vaughan accepts a $5,000 grant check from Tammy Jones, left, and Jen Osby, co-chairwomen of the Rotary Club of Fairfield’s auction committee. According to Fairfield Rotary...
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