Congregate Meals: Jan. 13-17, 2014
The Fairfield Senior Citizen Center has listed its menu for the coming week. Meals are served at 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday at the Fairfield senior center and at noon Monday, Wednesday and...
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Five generations
Five generations of the Cline family are represented by great-great-grandfather Ivan E. Cline Sr., holding baby Layla Cline; and standing, from left, mother Brittany Cline, grandfather Allen Cline,...
View ArticleLibrary’s book sale set Jan. 18
Friends of the Fairfield Public Library will have its biannual book sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 18 in the Fairfield Public Library’s meeting room. A members-only early-bird preview will be from...
View ArticleReport: Sexism part of military academies’ culture
Students at the U.S. military academies often believe they have to put up with sexist and offensive behavior, according to a Pentagon report released today, reflecting a culture of disrespect that...
View ArticleFire
Fairfield Fire Department responded to an automatic alarm at 8:54 p.m. Thursday at 2701 W. Burlington Ave., Walmart. A one-inch pipe in the southwest corner of the store, part of the sprinkler system,...
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office picked up Dustin Canaday at 5:50 p.m. Thursday at the Van Buren County line on a Jefferson County warrant on failure to show cause and transported him back to...
View ArticlePolice
Fairfield Police Department has issued no media statement, however Fairfield Police Capt. Dave Thomas said the police and Midwest Ambulance responded at 3:56 p.m. Thursday to Fairfield High School for...
View ArticleCongressman Loebsack
It’s no secret that two things that make many of us who we are as Iowans are our passion for hunting and generosity to giving to those in need. That’s why I wanted to share with you that recently I...
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Fairfield, Van Buren wrestlers can’t handle Keokuk Chiefs
The match ended like it began, in a fury of arms and legs trying to overpower other arms and legs. Fairfield’s Chris Workman (113) battled Van Buren’s Tyler Runyon to end the night. In the second...
View ArticleCounties cannot leave RUSS until obligations met
MT. PLEASANT (GTNS) – The Regional Utilities Service System board meeting on Wednesday was full of updates on lawsuits. The board members received a copy of the Mahaska and Wapello counties’...
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SATURDAY Fairfield City Council work session — Fairfield City Hall, council chambers, 9 a.m.: department briefings; short term goals, policy aims/direction; discussion; mayor report; adjourn. MONDAY...
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Darling honored
The Friends of Lake Darling has received $4,500 through the 2013 Washington Soil and Water Conservation District Grant Program. Fay Vittetoe, center, president of The Friends of Lake Darling, accepted...
View ArticleCashless system scrapped for Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES (AP) — Officials behind the iconic Iowa State Fair on Thursday announced they were scrapping plans to eliminate cash sales at food vendors and other attractions, following public backlash....
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Forester educates city about ash borer
About 70 people in town attended presentations Thursday about the emerald ash borer and what it will do to Fairfield’s ash trees. The Fairfield Arbor Committee invited forester Tivon Feeley of the...
View ArticleResidents report hearing mysterious boom Wednesday
Area residents have been wondering about a loud boom and jolt experienced around 8:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Donna Smith, who lives in the 700 block of South Eighth Street in Fairfield, said her...
View ArticleSPORTS IN BRIEF: Fairfield JV basketball, freshmen basketball, former Iowa...
JV boys earn first win of season The Fairfield JV boys’ basketball team lost Friday to Keokuk, but then rebounded and got its first win of the season Saturday against Lone Tree. Fairfield lost at...
View ArticleGirls prepare for Fort Madison, Danville
Two important nights of basketball loom for the Fairfield’s girls’ varsity team. Two home games, first against Fort Madison and then against Danville, await them. Fairfield is 4-1 at home this season,...
View ArticleFairfield bowlers outgunned in Ottumwa
The Fairfield and Waukee bowling teams traveled to Ottumwa for a triangular Thursday. The varsity boys and girls finished third, as Ottumwa would go on to win both matchups. Ottumwa outscored...
View ArticleDNA links executed convict to 1984 triple murder
Investigators have linked a 1984 triple homicide in southeastern Iowa to a man who was later executed for the murder of a 12-year-old girl. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation announced Friday...
View ArticlePractical Farmers’ 2014 conference offers something for everyone Jan. 24-25
AMES — The Practical Farmers of Iowa’s 2014 annual conference, “Well Grounded,” takes place Jan. 24-25 at the Iowa State Center Scheman Building on the Iowa State University campus in Ames. Walk-in...
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