Trampoline, gymnastic classes starting
Registration is underway for trampoline and gymnastic classes planned by the Fairfield Park and Recreation Department. The trampoline classes are divided into 12 sessions starting Tuesday for ages 3...
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Briggses celebrating 50th wedding anniversary
Bill and Linda Briggs of Fairfield will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a trip to the Canada Maritime with the Heritage Club. The couple were married Sept. 7, 1963, in Keosauqua. Brigges...
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The Fairfield Police Department received a report at 9:52 p.m. Thursday about two bicycles stolen between 4:30-7 p.m. Monday from a porch at 400 W. Hempstead Ave. One bike was recovered near South...
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded at 9:42 p.m. Wednesday to an accident in Lockridge. Karen Lynn Iseman, 50, of Brighton, was driving a 2003 Buick Century north on Vetch Boulevard near 190th...
View ArticleSuspect survives 200-foot fall down garbage chute
A bank robbery suspect trying to elude police searching for him in an apartment building jumped into a garbage chute and survived a 200-foot fall onto trash in the basement, police said today. Robin...
View ArticleMidwest hot, dry spell brings back drought worries
A growing season that began unusually wet and cold in the Midwest is finishing hot and dry, renewing worries of drought and its impact on crops. Temperatures soared to records in recent days in parts...
View ArticleA look at Syria developments around the world
United Nations experts are investigating the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria as the United States prepares for the possibility of a punitive strike against President Bashar Assad’s regime,...
View ArticleIowa couple give $1 million to Kansas State for new building
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — A Des Moines couple have donated $1 million to Kansas State University to help pay for a new building for the College of Business Administration. The school says its proposed...
View ArticleTwo people rescued from river in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) — Authorities say two people have been rescued from the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids. Television station KCRG says a 911 caller around 12:30 a.m. today said people were missing from a...
View ArticlePublic meetings
TUESDAY Jefferson County Board of Supervisors — Jefferson County Courthouse, first floor meeting room, 9 a.m.: meet with county engineer; public hearing and third/final reading of Social Host...
View ArticleLibrary cuts 33 magazine subscriptions
The Fairfield Public Library will cancel 33 magazine subscriptions because of a lack of reader interest. Readers who wish to continue the canceled publications may donate the cost of the subscription...
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Fairfield boy still missing
Fliers have been around Fairfield a few weeks with a photo and a message — “My Son is Missing” — describing Freddy Workman, 15, who walked out of a boys’ home in Des Moines on Aug. 2. His mother and...
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Landen Schafer gets third in state track meet
Landen Schafer competed in the State Hersey Track Meet on June 15. Schafer earned third place in the 400 meter, and his 4x100 relay team placed fourth.
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Pekin, Cardinal struggle against strong opponents
Pekin won its first game of the night. Sadly for the Panthers, they would not win another. Pekin lost 2-1 to West Burlington and 2-0 to Winfield-Mount Union in West Burlington Thursday. The Panthers...
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Trojans have successful night at quad
The Trojans were down early. After a 5-1 start by Albia in Thursday’s Fairfield quadrangular, Fairfield head coach Nancy Diers called a timeout. “We started out slow, nervous,” Diers said. “We made a...
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New sewer line planned
French-Reneker-Associates and the city of Fairfield sent letters to 120 households earlier this month to let them know their backyard could be under construction in the not-too-distant future. The...
View ArticleRadiance Dairy to host field day Sept. 14
Francis and Susan Thicke, owners and operaters of Radiance Dairy near Fairfield, invite farmers and the public to learn about their quest to become more energy independent at a free Practical Farmers...
View ArticleDemonstration farm holding fall field day
CRAWFORDSVILLE — Iowa State University Southeast Iowa Research & Demonstration Farm will hold a fall field day Thursday. Tours planned for the “Helping You Prosper in the 21st Century” will begin...
View ArticleReservations due Thursday for Medicare seminar
OTTUMWA — Milestones Area on Aging, in partnership with state of Iowa’s Senior Health Insurance Information Program, will have a “Welcome to Medicare” seminar. Sept. 19 on Indian Hills Community...
View ArticleFHS seeks donations of PE clothes
The Fairfield High School is seeking donations of athletic shorts and tennis shoes for use by FHS physical education students. Donations of gently used men’s and women’s shorts of all sizes are...
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