Police
Fairfield Police Department arrested Ashley Leora Seaba, 24, of Brighton at 8:10 p.m. Sunday in the alley behind Kirkwood Avenue between B Street and C Street. She is charged with possession with...
View ArticleWorkers have chance to regain Tyson jobs
CHEROKEE (AP) — The 60 workers who lost their jobs at the Tyson plant in northwest Iowa’s Cherokee could return if business were to pick up and more production were needed. After Friday’s layoff, the...
View ArticleAltoona settling lawsuit in its hit-and-run case
DES MOINES (AP) — A lawsuit against the city of Altoona, police officials and a video expert filed by a man acquitted of a 2005 murder has been settled. Justin Pollard filed the lawsuit in 2011 in...
View ArticleSheriff/Fire
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to an accident at 4:05 p.m. Saturday. John Harold McComb of Bonapart was driving a 2002 Ford Ranger east on Highway 34, west of Exit 210, he lost control...
View ArticleDemocrat has nearly $240,000 for governor bid
DES MOINES (AP) — Democratic candidate for governor Jack Hatch has nearly $240,000 in his campaign account, far less than the millions that Republican Gov. Terry Branstad has amassed for his...
View ArticleScholarships in agriculture available to Iowa seniors
ANKENY (AP) — Iowa high school seniors with plans to pursue agricultural studies in college have a chance at some scholarship money. The Iowa Soybean Association is offering 10 scholarships worth...
View Article40 Iowa National Guard soldiers go to Afghanistan
POCAHONTAS (AP) — Family members said goodbye this weekend to 40 soldiers in a National Guard unit based in northwest Iowa who are getting ready to head to Afghanistan. The members of the Army...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Strong defense gives Fairfield girls conference win
Taylor Ferrel picked herself off the court after nearly crashing into the bleachers. The pass she deflected sailed out of bounds, but it disrupted the flow of the opponent. This was one of many...
View ArticleCounty considers urban renewal plan
Jefferson County Board of Supervisors heard engineers Melanie Carlson and John Meyer of French-Reneker-Associates today outline the timing of priorities about establishing an Urban Renewal Plan for...
View ArticleA crumbling Sochi hides behind Olympic facades
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — A shining new $635 million highway on the outskirts of Sochi stands next to a crumbling apartment block with a red "SOS!" banner on its roof. The residents of 5a Akatsy street...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Education focus of legislative breakfast
The Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Breakfast Saturday at the Best Western Fairfield Inn featured a good-natured back-and-forth between the legislators and a local high school...
View ArticleMonday, January 20, 2014
MONDAY “Deception and Discernment,” free presentation by Michael Furchert, Fairfield Arts & Convention Center’s Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts, 7 p.m. Food Drive, for The Lord’s...
View ArticleArc of Jefferson & Nearby Counties
ARC OF JEFFERSON & NEARBY COUNTIES The Board of Directors of The Arc of Jefferson & Nearby Counties will hold its first meeting of 2014 at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church...
View Article‘Mommy & Me’ swim class set
The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is offering a “Mommy & Me” swimming class for boys and girls ages 6 months to 3 years beginning Jan. 27 at the Roosevelt Aquatic Center. Classes meet...
View ArticleFairfield library hosting ‘Suspiciously Nutritious’
The Fairfield Public Library will host “Suspiciously Nutritious,” a free event for elementary school-aged children and their families to enjoy free snacks and learn information about health, fitness...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dietitian offers tips for New Year’s diet resolution
Editor’s note: The monthly To Your Heath column is a venue for Jefferson County Health Center to provide health information that will benefit The Fairfield Ledger’s readers. To suggest ideas for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sales award
Alisa Tolle of Hinshaw Trailer Sales in Richland and the business’s Kiefer Manufacturing LLC district representative Curt Meyer were presented the 2013 Kiefer Top 10 Club status and the 2013 Top...
View ArticleFairfield Clinic; Hawthorne Direct
Family nurse practitioner joins Fairfield Clinic PC Mary McClenathan has joined the Fairfield Clinic PC as a family nurse practitioner. She has 20 years of nursing experience and sees patients...
View ArticleIHCC forms Indian Hills Midwest Photonics Alliance
OTTUMWA – In an effort to advance the growth of the photonics industry in southern Iowa, the Regional Economic Advancement division of Indian Hills Community College has formed the Indian Hills...
View ArticleNOAA: World in 2013 was 4th hottest on record
Last year was tied for the fourth warmest year on record around the world. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday released its global temperature figures for 2013. The average...
View Article