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Adamson celebrating 95th birthday Dec. 4
Leo “Bud” Adamson of Fairfield will celebrate his 95th birthday Dec. 4. Mr. Adamson was born Dec. 4, 1918. He has three children: Kenny Adamson and wife Marilyn of Coralville; Gary Adamson and wife...
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Northups celebrate 45th wedding anniversary
George and Vicki Northup of Ollie observed their 45th wedding anniversary Oct. 26 and will celebrate with a trip to Cancun, Mexico, in December. George Henry Northup and Vicki Lynn Lynch were married...
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Show adds twist to age-old classic
The Fairfield Art of Dance will present “The Nutcracker” in December at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center’s Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts. Performances are: 7:30 p.m. Dec....
View ArticleCaring Through Clothing giveaway set
The second annual Jefferson County clothing drive and distribution, Caring Through Clothing, will be Friday and Saturday at First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. The event will be from 8 a.m. to 4...
View ArticleAttorneys argue for reduced bond for Techel; Fairfield Loop Trail honored;...
Attorneys argue for reduced bond for Techel ALBIA (AP) — Attorneys for an Iowa man accused of killing his pregnant wife have argued for a reduced bond. The Des Moines Register reports attorneys met...
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Raking leaves
Donna Clark, president of the Fairfield Women’s Club Garden Department, rakes leaves in the McElhinny House yard to help keep the property in tip-top shape. The burning of yard waste, leaves and brush...
View ArticleAmbulance, county discuss service issues
Midwest Ambulance Service owners, father and son Kim and Jason Chapman, attended the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors meeting Monday, along with Fairfield City Council member Martha Rassmussen...
View ArticleCity council OKs urban deer hunting
An amendment to Fairfield’s deer ordinance was approved Monday at the city council meeting on a 5-1 vote and will allow a restricted number of bow hunters to hunt deer around O.B. Nelson Park and...
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Inventive problem-solvers
Students in Ashley Flynn’s third grade class at Pence Elementary School explain how their problem-solving invention works. From left are: Viola Welsh, Lana Davis, Isaac Harris, Jacob Hoon and Dalton...
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Fairfield Fire Department responded at 5:50 p.m. Tuesday to an accident on North Pine Avenue, just off Highway 34. Two people were in a vehicle that rolled numerous times. Firefighters used bolt...
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Fairfield Police Department investigated at 1:34 a.m. today and cited Caleb Michael Granaman, 18, of 114 S. 17th St., at 1:55 a.m. today at Fourth Street and Burlington Avenue for possession of...
View ArticleCBS: Lara Logan, producer ordered to take leave
CBS ordered “60 Minutes” correspondent Lara Logan and her producer to take a leave of absence Tuesday following a critical internal review of their handling of the show’s October story on the Benghazi...
View ArticleFrom kitchen star to Salvation Army chef
Jeff Ansorge once commanded a staff of 17 and made around $80,000 a year as executive chef at a posh downtown Minneapolis restaurant where a 24-ounce dry aged Porterhouse steak goes for $48. But he...
View ArticleWind might ground Macy’s Parade balloons
Snoopy and the other iconic characters can’t lift off if wind gusts exceed 34 mph — and current forecasts for Thursday in New York City call for gusts of 36 mph.
View ArticleContest generates images of Iowa aviation
AMES — As the holiday season approaches, the focus on aviation often turns to people flying home for the holidays and last minute gifts arriving via air cargo. In addition to those activities, there...
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Is it soup yet?
Fairfield Lions Club members taste-test a pot of soup that will be made for their 11th annual fund-raising soup supper and auction Friday at the Fairfield Senior Citizen Center. From left are Edd...
View ArticleSPORTS BRIEFS: Middle school wrestling, basketball
Seventh graders win in blowout The Fairfield seventh grade boys’ basketball team defeated Keokuk 62-11 Monday. Carson Crile scored 14 points to go along with his four rebounds and two assists. Tristan...
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Trojans start season with victory
Mackenzie Flattery nailed a fourth quarter three-pointer to give the Fairfield girls’ basketball team some breathing room. Then Samantha Fritz drove in the dagger. Two important three-pointers, from...
View ArticleOJ Simpson loses bid for new trial
LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson faces at least four more years in prison after a judge rejected his bid for a new trial in his Las Vegas armed robbery and kidnapping conviction. “All grounds in the...
View ArticleSome Maryland prisoners freed after 2012 court ruling
BALTIMORE (AP) — Together, the four men sitting handcuffed in a Baltimore courtroom had spent 151 years in prison. Nicholas Marshall-Bey: 34 years on a murder conviction. Salim Sadiki: 37 years after...
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