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Lake Darling receives $300,000 grant
RIVERSIDE — Friends of Lake Darling received almost $300,000 from the Washington County Riverboat Foundation Dec. 11 to help with the cost of building three four-season cabins at Lake Darling State...
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Filling the cupboard
Madison Kraemer, left, and A’lia Martin pack Christmas food boxes Tuesday night at the Nazarene Family Center. Volunteers met Monday and Tuesday to prepare 500 boxes for The Lord’s Cupboard of...
View ArticleCalendar: December 19, 2013
THURSDAY Santa Claus in His Kandy Kane House, Central Park, 6-8 p.m. Enchanted Forest Walk, Waubonsie Park walking trail, Cantril, 5-8 p.m. Free. 31 Tournament, Fairfield Eagles Club, 6 p.m. N.E.S.T....
View ArticleDNR issues ice safety reminder
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has issued ice safety reminders as ponds, lakes, creeks and rivers freeze over during the winter months. • There is no such thing as 100 percent safe ice. •...
View ArticleDNR lists Iowa’s bald eagle watch opportunities
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has listed 2014 bald eagle watch events planned January through March. The events marked with asterisk have a school day on Friday. The Clinton Bald Eagle...
View ArticleLibertyville man wins DNR gift card giveaway
Alex Love from Libertyville is this week’s winner of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ Adventure Ready Gift Card Giveaway. Love won a $50 gift card donated by Bass Pro Shops. Hunters and...
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FMS honors Students of Month for December
Each school month, Fairfield Elks Lodge sponsors the Fairfield Middle School Students of the Month award acknowledging positive contributions of students ranging from assisting teachers and peers in...
View ArticleSPORTS IN BRIEF: Fairfield, Cardinal, Van Buren roundup
Cardinal boys, girls each defeat West Burlington The Cardinal girls’ basketball team improved to 2-3 on the season by beating West Burlington I was very happy with our defensive intensity in the the...
View ArticleMedicaid enrollments could be delayed in Iowa
DES MOINES (AP) — Thousands of Iowa residents seeking to enroll in state health plans for the poor may not have the coverage by Jan. 1, a newspaper reported Thursday. According to The Des Moines...
View ArticleBowling team outdueled by Chiefs
The Fairfield High School bowling team made the trip to Keokuk to begin the season Tuesday afternoon. Before we get into scores, let’s talk about how the competitions work. Both the girls’ and the...
View ArticleWoman charged after threatening bus driver
WATERLOO (AP) — A Waterloo woman has been charged with trespass and disorderly conduct for allegedly threatening a school bus driver she claims cursed at school children. Court records show police...
View ArticleTarget: 40M cards may be breached
Target says about 40 million credit and debit card accounts may be affected by a data breach that occurred just as the holiday shopping season shifted into high gear. The chain said customers who made...
View ArticleUniversity of Northern Iowa will host Arctic research center
CEDAR FALLS (AP) — A group of researchers have established a center for Arctic studies at the University of Northern Iowa. The National Science Foundation awarded a $749,000 grant to Andrew Petrov, a...
View ArticleMan who made gun threat in school given two years in prison
DES MOINES (AP) — A man who made gun threats inside a Des Moines middle school has been sentenced to two years in prison. The Des Moines Register reports that 35-year-old Ryan Collier was sentenced...
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to an accident reported at 3:12 p.m. Wednesday. Myron Rudolph Pilger, 77, of Hedrick, was driving a 2007 International 9400i owned by Adrian Trucking Inc....
View ArticlePerson injured at shooting range in Oskaloosa
OSKALOOSA (AP) — Officials are investigating what caused the injury of a person found at a south-central Iowa shooting range. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that rescue crews were called...
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Fairfield Police Department’s calls on Wednesday, included: 12:06 a.m. Zackery Yancey was arrested on a warrant for probation violation. Sometime between 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday morning,...
View ArticleTrains transporting oil raise concerns in small towns, cities
It’s tough to miss the trains hauling crude oil out of the Northern Plains. They are growing more frequent by the day, mile-long processions of black tank cars that rumble through wheat fields and...
View ArticleSupervisors hear of visitors bureau accomplishments
Fairfield Iowa Convention and Visitors Bureau helps the community to benefit from a $38.85 million tourism industry in Jefferson County, executive director Rustin Lippincott told the Jefferson County...
View ArticleFreezing rain will be light; snow, strong wind on weekend
The National Weather Service reports light freezing rain and freezing drizzle is likely tonight; areas of light freezing rain and freezing drizzle is expected to develop behind a slow moving cold...
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