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12 X 12 Canvas Exhibit winners announced
The Fairfield Art Association has announced the four award winners of its 12 X 12 Canvas Membership Exhibit. Judge Ann Klingensmith selected the following artists from among a show of close to 50...
View ArticleIowa prep basketball scores from Tuesday
Boys Basketball Adair-Casey 57, Paton-Churdan 43 AGWSR, Ackley 61, BCLUW, Conrad 55 Albia 70, Davis County, Bloomfield 58 Alburnett 61, East Buchanan, Winthrop 30 Algona 88, Eagle Grove 34 Ar-We-Va,...
View ArticleVan Buren boys rout New London at home
KEOSAUQUA - Van Buren High School basketball player Garrett Saunders isn’t sure if the Warriors are a different team at home. After taking a tough road loss last Friday, 10th-ranked (Class 1A) Van...
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Fairfield Police Department arrested Christopher Nicholas Kenly, 25, of Fairfield, at 12:25 a.m. Monday in the 100 block of West Broadway Avenue. He is charged with public consumption or intoxication....
View ArticleIowa State beats Baylor in Top 10 battle
AMES (AP) — Senior point guard DeAndre Kane was supposed to be a one-year stopgap for Iowa State. Kane has evolved into one of the most versatile players in the country — and the surging Cyclones look...
View ArticlePizza shop delivers medicine
A western Pennsylvania pizza shop has been delivering prescription medicines and other supplies to ill and elderly residents so they don’t have to go outside in the bitter cold. Tom Wynkoop, owner of...
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Lori Gail Hibbets, 50, of Packwood at 9:38 p.m. Sunday at home. She is charged with domestic abuse assault, second offense.
View ArticleReversals in hard-won Iraqi city vex veterans
Shirley Parrello knows that her youngest boy believed in his mission in Iraq. But as she watches Iraqi government forces try to retake the hard-won city of Fallujah from al-Qaida-linked fighters, she...
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Ward helps Hamilton College win third straight
CLINTON, N.Y. – Fairfield High School graduate and basketball player Serena Ward helped the Hamilton College Continentals win their third straight game, 77-52, against the Rochester Institute of...
View ArticleSPORTS IN BRIEF: MSAE, Elks Hoop Shoot, Pacesetter Basketball
MSAE loses to New London The Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment boys’ basketball team could not handle New London, losing 83-47 on the road. The Pioneers were down 15-4 after the first...
View ArticlePekin boys win road game at W-MU
One team’s winning ways continued, while another team lost a close one. The Pekin boys’ and girls’ basketball teams have had tremendous seasons thus far, but only the boys team left Winfield-Mount...
View ArticleIowa considers new rules for law students, grads
DES MOINES (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court is considering whether to give law students and recent graduates more authority to provide legal services. Several rules changes are being sought by Iowa Legal...
View ArticleFeds drop lawsuit after being charged fee at VA
DES MOINES (AP) — Federal prosecutors have dropped a lawsuit against Des Moines and MidAmerican Energy after the city changed an ordinance so a fee was charged to the utility and not the government....
View ArticleIowa State Fair to use tickets for food, not cash
DES MOINES (AP) — A plan to eliminate cash sales at food vendors and other Iowa State Fair attractions has drawn criticism from some longtime fairgoers. Patrons will no longer buy items with cash....
View ArticleOttumwa men charged with burglary
OTTUMWA – Local law enforcement have recovered stolen vehicles and arrested two men on burglary charges. On Dec. 31 at about 4 a.m., the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a stolen...
View ArticleFurnaces fail, pipes freeze in recent cold snap
Winter’s artic blast this week has kept plumbers and furnace repair staff very busy. Luke Jagens, owner of Jagens Plumbing Heating & Cooling in Fairfield, said today he has been busy since...
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FEDA hires new executive director
The Fairfield Economic Development Association has announced Adam Plagge will be the new executive director of the organization. Plagge will replace former executive director Tracy Vance, who...
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New ambulance arrives
Midwest Ambulance Service has unveiled a new ambulance to serve Jefferson County. Midwest Ambulance was approached a year ago by the Jefferson County Ambulance Service Agency and was asked to assume...
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Highways blocked
A semi hauling an oversized load went into the ditch Tuesday in Brighton and blocked traffic at the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 78. The truck went into the ditch at about 1:20 p.m. The truck...
View ArticleCalendar: January 9, 2014
THURSDAY Northside Strippers Quilt Club, CR Quilts, 6:30 p.m. Information: 472-4534. Jefferson County Fairfield 4-H Clover Kids Club, Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building, 5:15-6:15 p.m....
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