SPORTS IN BRIEF: Van Buren beats Danville, Trojans vs. Cancer, Fairfield...
Van Buren hands Danville second loss this season The baseball and football programs made school history for Van Buren in 2013. It looks as though the boys’ basketball team will too. The Warriors...
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Maharishi eighth grade basketball underway
The Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment eighth grade basketball team began its season with a 46-19 win Jan. 16 over WACO. Dante Cingire led all scorers with 28 points. Andrew Wilson had 10...
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The following court cases were processed at Jefferson County Courthouse. Associate District Court Jami Lynn Johnson, 31, of Fairfield, pleaded guilty to operating while intoxicated, first offense, a...
View ArticlePistorius lawyers still negotiating settlement
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — An out-of-court settlement following months of negotiations between Oscar Pistorius’ lawyers and representatives of the parents of his slain girlfriend could work...
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Fairfield Police Department’s dispatch log for Wednesday includes: 9:45 a.m. automatic alarm at Washington Elementary School; fire department also alerted. 2:50 p.m. caller reported a lost set of...
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Fairfield Fire Department responded with a thermal imager and eight firefighters at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday to assist police, sheriff’s office and EMS search for a missing person around 185th Street and...
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Fairfield Special Olympians medal in winter games
The Special Olympics Iowa State Winter Games were held Jan. 13-15 in Dubuque. More than 400 athletes competed in Alpine and Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, figure skating and speed skating. The Fairfield...
View ArticleIn solidarity, Senate women help female candidates
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito’s responsibilities are familiar to many women: plan her daughter’s May wedding, look out for her elderly parents and concentrate on her day job. The Republican congresswoman...
View ArticlePanther basketball splits road trip
The Pekin boys’ basketball team extended its win streak to 11 on Tuesday with an 81-66 victory over Columbus (3-11). The Panthers led by nine at halftime and continued to build their lead in the...
View ArticlePoll finds drop in uninsured rate
The nation’s uninsured rate dropped modestly this month as the major coverage expansion under President Barack Obama’s health care law got underway, according to a closely watched survey released...
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MONDAY Fairfield Community School District Board of Directors public hearing — Fairfield Community School District ~ Center, 6 p.m.: public hearing about information regarding architectural plans and...
View ArticleCampground hosts needed at Iowa parks
DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa officials are looking for people to serve as campground hosts at several state parks. The state Department of Natural Resources says the hosts will assist park staff at a...
View ArticleIowa public school enrollment rises again
DES MOINES (AP) — Enrollment in Iowa’s public schools has risen for the second year in a row. The Iowa Education Department said Wednesday that enrollment for the 2013-14 school year rose 0.6 percent...
View ArticleTwo people hurt in eastern Iowa house fire
BUFFALO (AP) — An occupant and a firefighter have been injured in a house fire in eastern Iowa’s Scott County. The Buffalo Police Department says a woman suffered burns on her hands and face in the...
View ArticleEthanol backers join for hearing in Des Moines
DES MOINES (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad says federal authorities must use “common sense” and reconsider a proposed reduction in the amount of ethanol that must be blended with gasoline. Branstad kicked...
View ArticleHeartland facility could be ready by fall 2015
Heartland Co-op CEO and general manager Tom Hauschel told the Fairfield school board Monday if all the agreements between governmental agencies and the co-op’s board are timely, the co-op could pour...
View ArticleIowa Wesleyan cuts 23 staff positions
MT. PLEASANT (GTNS) – Iowa Wesleyan College announced Wednesday it will be closing 16 academic programs and reducing 22 faculty positions and 23 staff positions in a reorganization of academic...
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Main break
The Fairfield Water Department responded to a main break Wednesday afternoon on West Jefferson Avenue between Third and Fourth streets. Water filled the street and created a virtual ice rink on West...
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Ethiopian eatery
Genet Arede, right, serves a plate of Ethiopian food to Stacy Maurer and Doga Ozesmi Saturday at the Fairfield Farmers Market. Arede’s booth included dishes such as lentil and split pea soup, cabbage,...
View ArticleTribute to Red Skelton brings antics, laughs to Sondheim
“Remembering Red — A Tribute to Red Skelton” brings the uncanny antics, laughs and lovable spirit of Red Skelton to the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center’s Stephen Sondheim Center for the...
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