Durbin: White House won’t increase Medicare age
One of President Barack Obama’s top Senate allies says he’s been assured by the White House that the president won’t yield to GOP demands to increase the eligibility age for Medicare. Illinois...
View ArticleUS warns of treaty snub over Internet controls
The chief American delegate at a U.N. conference weighing possible Internet rules says the U.S. may snub the final document over proposals interpreted as giving governments greater oversight over the...
View ArticleKarzai says he’ll meet with Obama in Washington
President Hamid Karzai said today he will meet President Barack Obama in Washington next month to discuss a postwar U.S. role in his country, whose fragile security was highlighted hours earlier by a...
View ArticlePolice
Fairfield Police Department arrested Timothy Sebastian Chavez, 14, of 1603 Southview Circle, at 12:11 p.m. Wednesday at Jet Stop, 120 E. Burlington Ave. He is charged with fifth degree theft (under...
View ArticleFire
Fairfield Fire Department responded to a vehicle accident at 10:27 p.m. Wednesday on Old Highway 34 near Hemlock Avenue with Jaws of Life equipment. Firefighters responded to an alarm at 1 p.m....
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Good weather for outdoor chores
Billy Taylor chose a nice day to work out of doors. He was spotted loading and stacking firewood into a pickup bed shortly after noon today. Tomorrow looks to be another fine day to work outside, but...
View ArticleThree men die in car accident
A one-car crash at 10:20 p.m. Wednesday west of Fairfield has claimed the lives of three area young men. Iowa State Patrol reports Martin Lee Durflinger, 23, of Ottumwa, was driving a 2011 Chevrolet...
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Pence winter concert
Pence Elementary School students gather in song for their annual winter concert Monday evening in the Fairfield High School Auditorium. Above, all three first grade and second grade classes sing...
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Iowa’s health ranking takes turn for worse
Iowa slipped in its health ranking to 20th Monday, its lowest placing from the United Health Foundation in the 23 year history of the survey. The four-spot drop from 16th in 2011 is a sobering reality...
View ArticleDurham: Economic growth in Iowa looks promising
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad campaigned with a bold goal to increase jobs and increase income for jobholders in the state, said Debi Durham, Iowa Economic Development Authority director this morning at a...
View ArticleCalendar: Dec. 13, 2012
THURSDAY Winter Concert, Fairfield High School 10th- though 12th-grade band and choir, FHS Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Santa in His Kandy Kane House, Central Park, 6-8 p.m. Girl Scout Leaders, meeting and...
View ArticleIowa babies born on 12-12-12 at 12:12 p.m.
DES MOINES (AP) — Some new Iowans have extra special dates to celebrate. At least three were born at 12:12 p.m. on Wednesday. Or 12:12 p.m., 12-12-12. The first of twins born to Mike and Holly...
View ArticleMississippi River level still expected to drop
Water levels on the drought-plagued Mississippi River are expected to keep dropping over the next several weeks, according to a new forecast Wednesday that comes amid worries that barge traffic soon...
View ArticleBirmingham
BIRMINGHAM The Birmingham Methodist Church will have a Christmas program during worship at 9:45 a.m. Sunday. Everyone is welcome. ——— The Birmingham Homecoming Committee’s soup supper drew a large...
View ArticleUniversity of Iowa adds optional LGBT question to application
The University of Iowa has become the nation’s first public university to include optional questions about sexual orientation and gender identity on its application, a move hailed Wednesday by...
View ArticleFairfield Public Library
The Fairfield Public Library recently received several new donations. Adopt-an-Author Given by Liz Bunnell, “The Bone Bed” by Patricia Cornwell. Given by Michael Tinker, “A Wanted Man” by Child. Gifts...
View Article85-year-old Iowa woman earns GED in just 59 days
An 85-year-old Dubuque woman recently proved it’s never too late to learn. Lois Houselog wore a black graduation cap as she was handed her high school diploma at a ceremony Wednesday night, the...
View ArticleDance company performs Saturday
The Duncan Dance Company will present a holiday dance and music performance at 2 p.m. Saturday at the SunnyBrook Living Care Center. The performance will include traditional Isadora Duncan dances, new...
View ArticleVolunteer center hosting workshop
The Fairfield Volunteer Center is offering a free Lunch & Learn Workshop and Brown Bag Lunch for all those who recruit, manage, and coordinate volunteers in their agencies from noon to 1:30 p.m....
View ArticleCoupon classes offered
The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is offering a coupon class to teach participants how to use coupons to get great deals and to save money. Participants will learn the basics of couponing,...
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