Lockridge Fire and Rescue plans soup supper, auction
LOCKRIDGE — The Lockridge Fire and Rescue Department will be holding its annual soup supper and auction from 5-7 p.m. Saturday in the former Lockridge Elementary School. For more information or to...
View ArticleSpay, neuter discounts available
During February, National Spay Neuter Month, Noah’s Ark’s Caring Community Spay Neuter Assistance Program and area veterinary clinics are sponsoring the 14th annual promotion by offering surgery...
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McMullins celebrating 50th wedding anniversary
Neal and Cheryl McMullin of rural Batavia will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday. Neal McMullin and Cheryl Dale were married Feb. 16, 1964. The Rev. Ed Philgreen officiated the ceremony...
View ArticleSondheim hosts ‘explosion of Celtic dance, passion’ Sunday
The rich dance and sizzling musical heritage of the Emerald Isles come together with a bold new intensity on the Sondheim Center stage with the world premier “Claddagh, An Explosion of Celtic Dance...
View ArticlePUBLIC MEETINGS
TUESDAY PACKWOOD CITY COUNCIL — Packwood Fire Station Community Room, 7 p.m.: public hearing on fiscal year 2015 budget; approve agenda; approve bills for payment; approve January minutes; discuss...
View ArticleSam becomes first openly gay professional football player
Missouri All-American Michael Sam says he is gay, and the defensive end could become the first openly homosexual player in the NFL. In interviews with ESPN, The New York Times and Outsports that were...
View ArticleSochi faces issue of empty seats, atmosphere
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — It's an issue that comes up in the early days of almost every Olympics: What to do about those empty seats and lack of buzz? It's the case again in Sochi, with some senior Olympic...
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Maharishi defeats New London
The Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment boys’ basketball team defeated New London 52-44 in overtime Friday at the Maharishi Fieldhouse. Giovanni Cingire tied the game for MSAE with a turn...
View ArticleTwo Trojans advance to districts
Saturday at Washington High School six area high schools’ varsity wrestling teams met for the Sectional Wrestling Tournament for Class 2A. Columbus Community, Fairfield, Mediapolis, Mid-Prairie,...
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Turnovers hurt Trojans on senior night
Lakyn Boltz was efficient yet again. Boltz scored 15 points when the Keokuk girls’ basketball team won 45-34 over Fairfield earlier this season, and Friday at Fairfield High School she was at it...
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Fairfield boys defeated by Keokuk
Keokuk looked posed and confident when it took the floor Friday in Fairfield. The Chiefs did drills during warm ups. They seldom smiled. They treated the game like a business trip, and their play...
View ArticleUCONN, Syracuse still on top of college basketball
Men's Basketball Syracuse is a unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll for the second straight week while SMU moved into the Top 25 for the first time in almost three decades....
View ArticleDes Moines considering ways to expand housing aid
DES MOINES (AP) — Proposed changes in the city’s housing voucher program could help more families but could lower subsidies already in the program. The Des Moines Register reports that stricter...
View ArticleWaterloo tree inventory helps as ash borer arrives
WATERLOO (AP) — Waterloo officials said the difficult task of dealing with emerald ash borers will be made easier by a citywide tree inventory. The city council voted to begin the tree inventory in...
View ArticleIowa 2-year-old left in freezing car, police say
DES MOINES (AP) — Police say a 25-year-old mother was arrested after she left her 2-year-old son in an unlocked van in a Des Moines parking lot for more than an hour in freezing weather. The woman,...
View ArticleLake Darling to be filled soon
BRIGHTON — The 51st anniversary of Jay Norwood “Ding” Darling’s death will be honored with a celebration of new life for the lake that bears his name, as the dam at Lake Darling will be closed to...
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Superintendent testifies at Capitol about bullying
DES MOINES — Cardinal Community School District Superintendent Joel Pedersen was one of five Iowa school superintendents invited to speak at the Iowa Legislative House subcommittee meeting on the...
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Polar Plunge
The Fairfield Parks & Recreation Department raised nearly $2,500 at its annual Polar Plunge Saturday morning at Waterworks Park. Chunks of ice 15 inches deep were cut out near the beach with a...
View ArticleFairfield Area Chamber of Commerce February Newsletter
A page of news from Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce. Click on "February 2014 Chamber Page" under "Related Information" shown below to see the newsletter.
View ArticleIHCC plans winter concert
OTTUMWA — The Indian Hills Community College choral ensembles, under the direction of Laura Wiebe, will present a winter concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the St. John Auditorium on the college’s...
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