Northey to visit Fairfield Thursday
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey announced he will be visiting Van Buren, Jefferson and Washington counties on Thursday. Northey will tour the Van Buren County’s quarry in...
View ArticleFire destroys residence on pandit campus
Fairfield Fire Department and Packwood Fire Department responded at 4:46 p.m. Sunday to a structure fire at 1675 Invincible America Blvd., Maharishi Vedic City. A residential building was ablaze on...
View ArticleSupervisors vote 2-1 to support gas tax hike
The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors approved on a 2-1 vote to support a resolution to the state Legislature for a 10-cent per gallon increase in fuel taxes. Supervisor Lee Dimmitt voted no;...
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Suspect leads police on high-speed chase
Fairfield police officers were able to convince a suspect to give himself up to authorities after he led them on a high-speed chase through Jefferson and Wapello counties Saturday morning. James Pleas...
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Mr. Sweetheart dance
Fairfield High School students had a blast dancing the night away Friday during the Mr. Sweetheart dance. Nic Rich was crowned Mr. Sweetheart. Enjoying their time on the dance floor are, from left,...
View ArticleTuesday, March 4, 2014
TUESDAY Outdoor Pool and Gym Vote, for residents of Jefferson County’s unincorporated areas, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Polling places based on residency. For locations, call 472-2840. T.T.T. Chapter E, McElhinny...
View ArticleWashington County 4-H County Council sponsoring IJBBA Open Cattle Show
WASHINGTON, Iowa — Washington County 4-H County Council will be sponsoring an Iowa Junior Beef Breeds Association- sanctioned open cattle show April 19 at the Washington County Fairgrounds. The event...
View ArticleISU Extension offers certified handlers program March 26
Jefferson County ISU Extension Office will offer the Certified Handlers Continuing Instructional Course March 26. The program will be shown across Iowa through the Iowa State University Extension and...
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Delaney in association’s young leadership program
AMES — Twenty-four young Iowa cattle producers from around the state, including Dan Delaney of Fairfield, are participating in the 2014 Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Program. The Iowa Cattlemen’s...
View Article40 Days of Life campaign begins
The 12th coordinated 40 Days of Life campaign begins Wednesday and continues through April 13. The campaign is a movement consisting of 40 days of prayer and fasting, peaceful vigils and community...
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Fairfield High School’s pops concert Thursday
The Fairfield High School music department will present a pops concert featuring 10th- through 12th-grade band and vocal students at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the FHS Auditorium. The Concert Band will...
View ArticlePolice
Fairfield Police Department log of dispatch calls Monday included the following: 8:24 a.m. caller reported a money scam. 11:43 a.m. caller reported receiving threatening texts. 12:04 p.m. disorderly...
View ArticleSheriff
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jeffrey Dale Bohnenkamp, 54, of Montrose, at 2:36 a.m. today at Highway 34 and Umber Avenue, Lockridge. He is charged with operating while intoxicated, first...
View ArticleCold, gray day doesn’t stop Mardi Gras revelers
A cold, gray day greeted revelers gathering today along parade routes as the Carnival season in New Orleans headed to a crest with the unabashed celebration of Mardi Gras. The first street marching...
View ArticleBartlett’s editor, 88, dies
Justin Kaplan, an author and cultural historian with a taste for troublemaking who wrote a definitive, Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Mark Twain and spiced the popular canon as general editor of...
View ArticlePutin: Russia has right to use force in Ukraine
Accusing the West of encouraging an “unconstitutional coup” in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin said today that Moscow reserves the right to use its military to protect Russians there but hopes it doesn’t have...
View ArticleCollins gets to play, will get to stick around too
NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Collins dealt with the ticket requests, handled the media responsibilities, then moved on to what he most wants to do in the NBA. “Win basketball games,” Collins said. He will...
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Ferretti makes All-Southeast Conference first team for 2014
Three Fairfield Trojans from the boys’ basketball team have been selected to the All-Southeast Conference teams for the 2013-14 season. Junior Federico Ferretti was named to the All-SEC first team....
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Fairfield baseball players get tickets for Busch Stadium matchup
The senior members of the Fairfield baseball team stand together with their tickets to the July 6 Miami Marlins at St. Louis Cardinals baseball game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The Trojans will...
View ArticleSpecial school election April 1
Fairfield Community School District has a special election scheduled April 1, that will include one school board seat up for election. Filing papers and information are available at the district’s ~...
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