Capitol Comments by Rep. Curt Hanson
My wife and I enjoyed our visit to the state fair. I was pleased to see a Fairfield young man on stage. The “Mitch Goudy Band” performed with Diana Upton-Hill of Bloomfield as an important member of...
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Tomorrow we will come together to commemorate the anniversary of the Sept. 11 (2001) attacks. We will always remember the families of all those we lost, the first responders who rushed to the scene,...
View ArticlePanel to weigh juvenile-home problems
DES MOINES (AP) — The Iowa Senate Government Oversight Committee is scheduled to discuss problems at the Iowa Juvenile Home in Toledo. The Des Moines Register says the committee will meet next week...
View ArticleMan accused of shooting at vacuum salesmen
HAWARDEN (AP) — A northwest Iowa man has been accused of shooting at three vacuum cleaner salesmen during the weekend. Sioux County sheriff Capt. Jamison Van Voorst says 50-year-old Samuel Harrison,...
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WEDNESDAY Eighth Judicial District Department of Correctional Services Board of Directors — Eighth Judicial District Department of Correctional Services administrative office, 1805 W. Jefferson Ave.,...
View ArticleSPORTS BRIEFS: Fairfield Little League, bowling, Polar Plunge
Bowling Another week of the Braves and Maidens bowling league has come to a close. Team Hopi finished first with a 7-2 record. Places two through nine were Kiowa, Cheyenne, Navahoe, Sioux, Chippewa,...
View ArticleIowa educators training for new literacy program
DES MOINES (AP) — About 600 Iowa educators are learning better ways to help struggling students learn how to read. The educators are receiving training this week in the Response to Intervention...
View ArticleVan Buren falls to Albia in volleyball
The Van Buren volleyball team lost to Albia Monday in three straight sets. The main issue for the Warriors was not being able to kill the ball. This led to prolonged volleys and points for Albia....
View ArticleHours announced for Fairfield’s trick-or-treat
The Fairfield City Council approved the date and times of the city’s trick-or-treat night at its meeting Monday. Trick-or-treating will take place from 5:30-8 p.m. Oct. 31, which is Halloween night.
View ArticleLocals selected to state council
DES MOINES – Iowa Department of Education Director Brad Buck named 19 Iowans who will serve on a state council to study and recommend new statewide systems for evaluating Iowa teachers and school...
View ArticleIowa’s Miss America hopeful advocates for disabled
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Born without her left forearm, Nicole Kelly has been overcoming disability her entire life, be it playing baseball, dancing or diving. Now representing Iowa in the Miss America...
View ArticleFired Iowa agent, sergeant keep pay
IOWA CITY (AP) — Lost in the controversy over an Iowa investigator’s firing is a little-known law that has allowed him to keep his pay and benefits since being terminated in July. The law requires the...
View ArticleHealth center honored for healthy selections in vending machines
The Jefferson County Health Center was awarded a Silver Star of Distinction for the healthy food it offers in its vending machines. The health center received a Silver Star of Distinction, a National...
View ArticleComplaints come in about dusty roads
Jefferson County supervisors are receiving calls about new gravel on county roads, mostly with complaints about dust. “I had a conversation with a resident on Hemlock Avenue between Brookville Road...
View ArticleCity promotes development on south side
The Fairfield City Council took a step toward developing land near the Jefferson County Health Center at its meeting Monday. The council passed the first reading of an ordinance to rezone land east of...
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Dance leader
Julian Fekete, above, took charge of leading the dances Friday through the use of his bright glow stick at the Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk in Central Park. Fekete’s routine captivated fellow...
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FRIDAY Jefferson County Board of Supervisors — Jefferson County Courthouse, first floor meeting room, 9 a.m.: canvass school board election.
View ArticleFairfield Little League statement
A statement was published Tuesday from Fairfield Little League about raising funds for a new pressbox for the Major Boys’ field. The current pressbox has deteriorated to the point that a complete...
View ArticleUS Brazil bound after another 2-0 win over Mexico
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The fireworks had gone off and so had the smoke bombs. The red-white-and-blue-clad crowd had finished singing "Dos a cero! Dos a cero!" over and over and over. The United States...
View ArticleIowa Speedway CEO resigns
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Speedway CEO Doug Fritz has resigned after two years on the job. The track announced Fritz's resignation Tuesday, saying he left to pursue another opportunity. Fritz attended...
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