Taylor scores 109 points for Grinnell
GRINNELL (AP) — Jack Taylor renewed his membership in the Century Club. Taylor scored 109 points for Division III Grinnell College on Sunday, shooting 24-for-48 on 3-pointers in a 173-123 win over...
View ArticleIowa routs Abilene Christian
IOWA CITY (AP) — Devyn Marble scored 22 of his season-high 27 points in the first half as Iowa thumped Abilene Christian in a 103-41 win on Sunday. Marble scored 15 of the Hawkeyes’ first 17 points....
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Turkey trot a Saturday success
Official Turkey Trot results 5K 14 and under Girls Ashley Bloomquist 23:19 Hollie Loper 25:34 Madison Kraemer 29:02 Hannah Clubb 42:49 Emma Clubb 42:50 14 and under Boys Ryan Baker 31:03 15-19 Girls...
View ArticleDoctors ‘beam’ into hospitals
The doctor isn’t in, but he can still see you now. Remote presence robots are allowing physicians to “beam” themselves into hospitals to diagnose patients and offer medical advice during emergencies....
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Fairfield Police Department received a report about a hit-and-run accident of unoccupied vehicle at 8:24 p.m. Friday. A Chevrolet truck was struck in the passengers side by an unknown vehicle at...
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Fairfield Fire Department received a call of an unknown nature at 4:29 p.m. Sunday for the area at Glasgow Road overpass. The call was canceled in three minutes and all was OK.
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Rachel Lorenza Austin, 38, of Keota, at 1:15 a.m. today at 2318 Juniper Ave. She is charged with contempt of court and violation of a restraining order.
View ArticleCapitol Comments by Rep. Curt Hanson
State Rep. Curt Hanson, represents Iowa House District 82, which includes most of Jefferson County and Cavis and Van Buren counties, in the state legislature Iowa businesses that pay commercial...
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MONDAY Fairfield Public Library Board of Trustees — Fairfield Public Library conference room, 5:15 p.m.: public address; approve minutes; approve bills; communications; librarian report; committees’...
View ArticleViolent storms sweep across Midwest, killing eight people
WASHINGTON, Ill. (AP) — As a powerful tornado bore down on their Illinois farmhouse, Curt Zehr’s wife and adult son didn’t have time to do anything but scramble into their basement. Uninjured, the...
View ArticleGOP group money down, hints at donor uncertainty
DES MOINES (AP) — The biggest Republican-leaning money machines are spending dramatically less this year to help the party ahead of the 2014 Senate elections, two years after millions of dollars in...
View ArticleIowa seeks to rein in use of speed cameras
CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) — Unmanned “speed cameras” that enforce local speed limits have become a common roadside feature across the United States, but few places have embraced the devices with the zeal of...
View ArticleDes Moines airport to speed security for military
DES MOINES (AP) — Des Moines airport soon will allow speedier security screening for military men and women, including members of the Iowa National Guard. The Des Moines Register says the change will...
View ArticleJudge declares mistrial in Iowa slaying case
MOUNT PLEASANT (AP) — For the second time, a judge Friday declared a mistrial in the case of a former Iowa jail guard charged in the shooting death of his pregnant wife. Prosecutors vowed to retry the...
View ArticleCounty accepts role in mental health region
Jefferson County Board of Supervisors today approved becoming part of the planning and development of the mental health region in Southeast Iowa because the state has denied the county’s request to...
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Artwork revealed at Maasdam Barns
A group of people has come together to create works of art at Maasdam Barns. The artwork consists of aluminum panels representing things that would normally be hung from a clothesline on an...
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Jefferson County 4-H’ers, volunteers presented awards
The annual 4-H Awards Night was held Nov. 9 in Fairfield to honor 4-H’ers for their achievements in the previous year and to recognize adult volunteers for their dedication to the Jefferson County 4-H...
View ArticleEighth grade girls beat Bloodhounds
The Fairfield eighth grade girl’s basketball team moved to 3-0 Monday with a victory over Fort Madison. The A team won 46-23 and led 30-10 at halftime. Fort Madison had a 6-foot-1-inch player that...
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Fifth and sixth grade basketball players learn the basics
Fifth and sixth grade girls play basketball Saturday at Fairfield Middle School. The youth basketball program also takes place at Pence Elementary School, where it is considerably more crowded.
View ArticleThomas brings hopeful message
Aaron Thomas spoke Friday at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center. Thomas was raised in Parkersburg and is the son of legendary Aplington-Parkersburg High School football coach Ed Thomas. Thomas...
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