Fairfield All Star Jazz Band will play worship service Dec. 29
First Presbyterian Church will present a special worship service featuring the Fairfield All Star Jazz Band at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 29. The Rev. Joe Phipps, pastor of the church, invites the community to...
View ArticleChurches & Synagogues
The following houses of worship have submitted calendars for Sunday through Dec. 28. Any Fairfield house of worship wanting to have its calendar for the week of Dec. 29 through Jan. 4 published in The...
View ArticleCalendar: December 23, 2013
MONDAY Blood Drive, Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building, 3-6:30 p.m. Appointments: 800-452-1097. Santa Claus in His Kandy Kane House, Fairfield Central Park, 6-8 p.m. Enchanted Forest Walk,...
View ArticleBurgmeier attends veterinary chiropractic conference
Dr. Michelle Burgmeier, a veterinarian practicing at The Village Vet in Birmingham, recently attended the 2013 American Veterinary Chiropractic Association Annual Conference and General Membership...
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Credit union receives top lender recognition
Community 1st Credit Union was recognized as a top lender in Iowa for fiscal year 2013 by the U.S. Small Business Administration during a recent award presentation in Ottumwa. The credit union...
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Happy birthday!
Fairfield icon and retired businessman Lee Gobble receives a large birthday card from Fairfield Mayor Ed Malloy during his recent birthday party. Gobble turned 99 Dec. 15. The card, made by Fairfield...
View ArticleBoys, girls basketball camps planned
The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is planning both a boys’ and a girls’ Trojan Winter Blast basketball camp Friday and Dec. 30 in the Fairfield High School gymnasium. The boys’ camp is for...
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Whitakers to celebrate 50 years of marriage
Les and Kay Whitaker of Pleasant Plain will be celebrating 50 years of marriage with an open house from 2-5 p.m. Saturday at the Brighton Community Building in Brighton. They were married Jan. 25,...
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received a report of burglary, breaking and entering a residence in Packwood. A two-foot square gray safe was taken from a bedroom. The safe contained $10,000 cash;...
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The Fairfield Police Department arrested Darran Wayne Ritchie, 21, of Fairfield, at 1:15 a.m. Saturday at Main Street and Stone Avenue for operating while intoxicated, first offense. Patrick Michael...
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The national weather service has issued a weather bulletin for this area: Wind chill advisories are in effect tonight through Tuesday morning. From 11 p.m. today through noon Tuesday, wind chill...
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Police association’s annual ‘Shop with a cop’
Members of the Fairfield Police Association took seven local elementary students Christmas shopping. It was very rewarding for both the students and officers who took the children shopping, said...
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An update about holiday closings for Jefferson County Courthouse: The courthouse will lock its doors at noon Tuesday, but departments will list phone numbers at the door of services still available...
View ArticleComplaint alleges gender bias in Iowa track job
IOWA CITY (AP) — Qualified male candidates were repeatedly passed over for an assistant job in the University of Iowa track program after the athletic department quietly mandated that a woman be...
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TUESDAY Fairfield City Council Civil Service Commission — Fairfield City Hall, council chambers, 11:30 a.m.: certify eligibility list.
View ArticleWrestlers, bowlers compete before break
The Fairfield wrestling team competed Saturday at the Iowa City Regina Tournament, which was the last event for Trojan wrestlers before the winter break athletic hiatus. Senior Brett Scott earned a...
View ArticleState fair earns international industry honors
DES MOINES — The Iowa State Fair brought home numerous honors in the International Association of Fairs and Expositions agricultural, competitive exhibit and communication competitions, presented...
View ArticleTwo deer hunters injured
DES MOINES – Two Iowa deer hunters sustained nonlife threatening injuries during the final weekend of the shotgun deer season. According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Michael Otto, 50,...
View ArticleUnemployment rate drops to 4.4 percent in November
DES MOINES — Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.4 percent in November from 4.6 percent in October, the lowest rate recorded since 2008. The comparable rate for November 2012 was...
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On to Bethlehem
Tim and Jean Hart, who live in the 2200 block of Rolling Meadows Road, have recreated on their front lawn Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem. The Harts have been moving the couple progressively...
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