Police
Fairfield Police Department’s log of dispatch calls for Monday included: 12:17 p.m. Tami Holderbaum turned herself in on a warrant. 12:48 p.m. employee of an electrical business hooked electricity...
View ArticleIowa lawmakers seek solutions on propane crisis
State lawmakers are working to find solutions to the propane shortage that hit Iowa last week and more than doubled prices for propane. Last week, Rep. Curt Hanson of Fairfield joined other lawmakers...
View ArticleTaylor helps approve bipartisan tax exemption for military pensions
State Sen. Rich Taylor of Mount Pleasant today helped pass a bipartisan measure that will exempt Iowa state taxes on military pensions. “These veterans have given 20 or more years of service to the...
View ArticleFolk singer, activist Pete Seeger dies in N.Y.
Unable to carry his beloved banjo, Pete Seeger used a different but equally formidable instrument, his voice, to instruct yet another generation of young people how to effect change through song and...
View ArticleToddlers love selfies: Parenting in iPhone age
Every so often, Brandi Koskie finds dozens of photos of her 3-year-old daughter, Paisley, on her iPhone — but they aren’t ones Koskie has taken. “There’ll be 90 pictures, sideways, of the corner of...
View ArticleThe Capitol Report by Sen. Rich Taylor
This is a legislative update from Sen. Rich Taylor, representing Henry and Lee counties and portions of Washington and Jefferson counties. Iowa is known for quality schools and teachers. We value our...
View ArticleFire
Fairfield Fire Department responded to a house at 805 W. Stone Ave., at 12:50 p.m. Monday on a report from smoke in the attic, started from an electrical source. Firefighters returned to the station...
View ArticlePublic meetings
THURSDAY Jefferson County Board of Health — Jefferson County Public Health conference room, 7 p.m.: Safety Committee update; CTG update; immunization billing grant; FY15 budget review. FRIDAY...
View ArticlePekin boys, girls earn win over Louisa-Muscatine
The wins just keep coming. The Pekin boys’ basketball team is now 12-1 after defeating Louisa-Muscatine 53-35 Friday night in Packwood. The Panthers pounced on their opponent quickly, pushing their...
View ArticleFairfield bowlers have success at home meet
The Fairfield bowling team hosted Keokuk and Louisa-Muscatine at Flamingo Lanes on Saturday. The varsity boys’ team defeated both Keokuk and Louisa-Muscatine. Cody Craff bowled a 238 in game two of...
View ArticleMonday’s Super Bowl scene touches many topics
NEW YORK (AP) — The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks are all settled in for Super Bowl week. Next up: media day. And who knows what will be heard — or seen — today at the Prudential Center in...
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Trojan wrestlers compete in Clinton
The Fairfield wrestling team traveled to the Bob Lueders Invitational in Clinton on Saturday. Bryce Lunsford (160) finished in sixth place after going 3-2 on the day. Zane Richmond finished in eighth...
View ArticleSPORTS IN BRIEF: Prep sports roundup with wrestling, basketball, girls'...
Girls’ basketball playoff pairings announced The 2014 Iowa girls’ basketball regional playoff pairings have been announced. Fairfield (8-7) will travel to Washington (10-4) on Feb. 19 to begin the...
View ArticleWaterloo council OKs preliminary plan for mosque
WATERLOO (AP) — The Waterloo City Council has unanimously approved a site plan for a proposed mosque, cemetery and soccer field. The council voted Monday night to approve the plan by the Bosnian...
View ArticleIowa nursing home fined for vet’s care
MAPLETON (AP) — A western Iowa nursing home has been fined after staff removed a disabled Navy veteran from the facility and left him in an unfurnished apartment with no food or medication. The Des...
View ArticleStudy shows impact of casino in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) — A study says a proposed Cedar Rapids casino would dramatically reduce the revenue of other eastern Iowa casinos. The research filed recently by New Orleans-based The Innovation...
View ArticleDemocrats seek boost in education funding
DES MOINES (AP) — Democrats who hold the majority in the Iowa Senate gave preliminary approval Monday to legislation that would boost state education funding by more than $220 million for the...
View ArticleSchool board approves design, timeline for FHS
Construction at Fairfield High School is scheduled to begin around mid-March, adding a structure outside the auto shop and wrestling room at the northeast corner of the building. “We’re looking at...
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Savory morsels
Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store chef Curtis Goudy places raspberries on top of lemon curds Saturday during the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center’s fundraising gala.
View ArticleSPORTS IN BRIEF: FMS sports, Cardinal basketball, MSAE basketball, Tuesday's...
MSAE loses to Central Lee The Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment boys’ basketball team lost on the road to Central Lee 81-29 Tuesday. Suraj Pullapantulla shot 4-10 from beyond the arc and...
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