Dial-a-Carol, holiday tradition
The phones are jingling off the hook at Dial-a-Carol, a student-run project on the University of Illinois’ Champaign campus. It’s a hotline of sorts for people who prefer hearing holiday music sung by...
View ArticleGoogle’s top searches peer into society’s mindset
Death, devices and celebrity drove the quest for more information on Google’s search engine this year. Three of the world’s four fastest-rising search requests on Google were triggered by the deaths...
View ArticleBlockage causes sewer overflow Monday
The city of Fairfield experienced a sanitary sewer overflow Monday resulting in an undetermined amount of untreated wastewater to be discharged due to a blockage that occurred in a sewer main on the...
View ArticleFairfield school administrators to choose wireless system
The Fairfield school board Monday approved administrators choosing and purchasing a wireless system for the district by the end of December, not to exceed $67,000, after hearing the research and...
View ArticleFairfield city offices to close Friday in memory of employee
Some Fairfield city buildings and departments will be closed Friday in honor of Larry Hanshaw, who died Monday. Hanshaw, a wastewater facility employee, had been at the University of Iowa Hospitals...
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Boyer bids farewell to council
The Fairfield City Council said “goodbye” Monday to councilor Connie Boyer, whose term expires at the end of the year. Boyer is completing the last two years of former councilor Myron Gookin’s...
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Company mulls grain elevator near Fairfield
Heartland Co-op told the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors and a packed meeting room Monday morning it is interested in building a grain storage elevator and rail shipment operation in the county....
View ArticleMassachusetts high-tech startup hopes to change biking
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts startup is launching a new device that transforms almost any bicycle into an electric-hybrid vehicle using an app on a smartphone. The device, called the...
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Fairfield Police Department’s log of calls for Tuesday included: 9:33 a.m. Justin Heaton, 26, was cited for failure to yield right of way upon making a left turn. 11:17 a.m. citizen turned in a found...
View ArticleAs food labels get closer look, ingredients vanish
Take another look at that food label. An ingredient or two may have vanished. As Americans pay closer attention to what they eat, food and beverage companies are learning that unfamiliar ingredients...
View ArticleFog arrives tonight, light freezing rain Friday
The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a hazardous weather outlook for portions of north central Illinois, northwest Illinois, west central Illinois, east central Iowa, northeast...
View ArticleChurch hosts Christmas dinner
Packwood Christian Church in Packwood will host a Christmas Day dinner from noon to 1 p.m. Dec. 25. For reservations, call 319-695-3209 or Frosty Van Voorst at 319-695-3009.
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Hancock, Van Auken wed in Jefferson County Park
Virginia May Hancock and Uriah Nolan Graham Vega Van Auken were married Monday morning, July 15, 2013, at the Jefferson County Park gazebo, with officiant Karen Karns. The bride is the daughter of...
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WEDNESDAY Santa Claus in His Kandy Kane House, Fairfield Central Park, 6-8 p.m. Santa’s Workshop, for first- through fourth-graders, Roosevelt Community Recreation Center, canceled. Blood Drive,...
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Students graduate from L.E.A.P.
Three Fairfield High School seniors and three Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment seniors recently graduated in the inaugural class of the L.E.A.P. Academy, a leadership development program...
View ArticleSPORTS IN BRIEF: Fairfield, MSAE, Pekin basketball roundup
First win still eluding Pioneers The Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment boys’ basketball team got to play at home Tuesday for the first time this season, but lost to Central Lee 64-42. MSAE...
View ArticleTrojans pick up road victory at Davis County
The Fairfield boys’ basketball team picked up a much needed road victory Tuesday by beating Davis County 75-68 on the road. The Trojans found themselves down 15-11 at the end of the first quarter....
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Fairfield girls survive second half surge
Whew. Late into their matchup against Davis County, the Fairfield girls’ basketball team lost its lead. The Mustangs held a three-point advantage with 3:20 to go in the game. What the Trojans didn’t...
View ArticleJury sides with state in second racial bias case
DES MOINES (AP) — A Polk County jury has sided with the state of Iowa in the second trial alleging racial bias in hiring practices at Iowa Workforce Development. The jury returned the verdict Tuesday...
View ArticleState gives preschool program high praise
Fairfield Community School District’s preschool program received a 92 percent rating from its state verification site visit Dec. 8-10, Washington Elementary Principal Jeff Eeling told the school board...
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