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Furchert to speak on life in East Germany
Michael Furchert, a Christian speaker, writer and former East German citizen, will present “Deception and Discernment” at 7 p.m. Monday at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center’s Stephen Sondheim...
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Fairfield Police Department’s dispatch call log for Wednesday, includes: 10:57 a.m. Jeffrey Davis was cited for failure to stop within an assured clear distance. Davis was driving a plow truck and...
View ArticleVatican comes under sharp criticism for sex abuse
The Vatican came under blistering criticism from a U.N. committee Thursday for its handling of the global priest sex abuse scandal, facing its most intense public grilling to date over allegations...
View ArticleNew Mexico school shooting suspect’s family ‘heartbroken’
The 12-year-old boy who opened fire on a crowd of students in a New Mexico middle school gym had planned the attack and warned some classmates to stay away moments before the gunfire rang out,...
View ArticleW. Virginian spill shows water supply vulnerability
It’s a nightmare scenario that became all too real in West Virginia: A chemical seeped into the water supply and threatened to sicken hundreds of thousands of people. While no one became seriously ill...
View ArticleRegistration opens for Motorcycle Safety Forum
Registration is now open for the 2014 Motorcycle Safety Forum. This rider-focused event is facilitated by Iowa’s motorcycle safety team, a diverse partnership of motorcycle safety advocates; the Iowa...
View ArticleMLK holiday closes post office Monday
Monday is a federal holiday, honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. The U.S. Post Office will be closed Monday and there will be no mail delivery. Jefferson County and city of Fairfield...
View ArticleCold returns today, Saturday may bring snow
The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities reports a strong cold front will sweep across the outlook area today bringing wind gusts of 30-35 mph and falling temperatures this afternoon. This will...
View ArticleFairfield JV boys win at Eddyville
The Fairfield JV boys’ basketball team won 56-19 at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Tuesday. Nick Higgins scored 20 points and was able to get five steals. Cameron Baumann scored nine points and got...
View ArticleFlag football players earn awards for Sportsmanship
Heath Jackson, a junior at Central College, and Todd Clubb, a sophomore, were recognized with the team Sportsmanship Award at the NIRSA Regional Flag Football tournament at the University of Nebraska...
View ArticleScott, Trojans earn individual victories at wrestling tournament
The Fairfield wrestling team competed Tuesday in Albia against the Blue Demons, Iowa City West and Oskaloosa. Fairfield was unable to earn a team victory, but there were plenty of wins racked up by...
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Hoop Shoot winners to compete Saturday in Keokuk
The winners of the Fairfield Elks 1192 Hoop Shoot are, from left, front row: (8-9 year old) 1st Coty Engle, 2nd Claire Roth, 3rd Ashlyn Lisk, 1st River Patterson, 2nd Evan Haines, (10-11 year old) 1st...
View ArticlePanthers win conference games
The Pekin boys’ basketball team’s only loss this season was its very first game, a nine-point road defeat at the hands of Lone Tree. That loss has now been avenged. Pekin hosted and defeated Lone Tree...
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First National gives $150,000 to pool/gym
First National Bank in Fairfield has announced the completion of its $150,000 donation to Fairfield Parks and Recreation new pool and gym project. “In keeping with our commitment to help make...
View ArticleBranstad announces bid for re-election
WEST DES MOINES (AP) — With millions in the bank, solid approval ratings and a record of tax cuts and employment gains, long-serving Gov. Terry Branstad was in an enviable position as he announced...
View ArticleProsecutor: DNA on blanket key in 1974 slaying
OTTUMWA (AP) — Decades after a teenage girl was beaten and shot to death in a rural Iowa farmhouse, DNA testing on a blanket provided the evidence that investigators needed to finally charge a man who...
View ArticleTechel’s third trial set for July 14
OTTUMWA (AP) — The third murder trial of a former Iowa jail guard accused of killing his pregnant wife has been scheduled to begin on July 14. Twenty-three-year-old Seth Techel is charged with...
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College students learn difficult accounting program
Accounting students at Maharishi University of Management are getting a leg up on the competition. Those students have the opportunity to become certified in a worldwide accounting standard. According...
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Study finds no pesticide drift
In August, Fairfield resident Deborah Roberts collected air samples among the corn and soybean fields north of town for seven days to measure possible pesticide wind drift. Roberts collected daily air...
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Churches & Synagogues: Jan. 19-25, 2014
The following area houses of worship have submitted calendars for Sunday through Jan. 25. Any congregation wanting to have its calendar for the week of Jan. 26 through Feb. 1 published in The Ledger...
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