Warrior boys rout Central Lee; Haynes scores 1,000th point
KEOSAUQUA — The Van Buren boys’ basketball team couldn’t miss to start and wrapped up a season sweep of rival Central Lee on Monday, claiming a lopsided 73-27 victory in Keosauqua. Led by Thomas...
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FMS wrestling concludes
The Fairfield Middle School wrestling team, which featured 16 eighth-graders and four seventh-graders this winter, concluded the season Monday at a meet in Ottumwa. The young Trojan wrestlers combined...
View ArticleSEISC girls’ shootout pairings announced
Matchups have been set for the 2013 Southeast Iowa Super Conference girls’ basketball shootout. The shootout, scheduled Friday, pits teams that finished in the same position in their respective...
View ArticleGOP lawmakers see automatic cuts as leverage
Driven by frustration over deficits and debt, Republican conservatives are pushing a politically risky move to permit painfully large automatic spending cuts to strike the Pentagon and domestic...
View ArticleTrojan wrestlers claim final dual of season
CHARITON — After all the forfeits were tallied Tuesday, the Fairfield wrestling team claimed five of six matches over host Chariton for a 39-33 dual win in the regular season finale. The Trojans...
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Hot-shooting Fairfield girls blow away Centerville
After allowing a combined 137 points in two losses last week, Fairfield girls’ basketball coach Mick Flattery challenged his players to hold Centerville below 30 points. His players answered the call...
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Fairfield Fire Department responded to a traffic accident at 6:44 a.m. today on Highway 1, south of mile marker 21.
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Fairfield Police Department received a report at 9:54 a.m. Tuesday of a burglary in the 200 block of East Grimes Avenue.
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Raheem A. Johnston, 31, of Worcester, Mass., at 10:43 p.m. Tuesday at B Street and Burlington Avenue. He is charged with possession of a controlled...
View ArticlePublic meeting
FRIDAY Jefferson County Conference Board and Jefferson County Board of Supervisors — Jefferson County Courthouse, third floor meeting room, 4 p.m., county assessor’s Conference Board meeting;...
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Wake-up call
Moises Alfredo awoke at 4 a.m. Wednesday to begin clearing sidewalks in Fairfield. He was one of many Jefferson County residents who discovered this morning that the honeymoon with springtime weather...
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Block party
Hailey Ryan, 6, and her father Rod Ryan create words using block letters during one of the activities at Pence Elementary’s “Literacy Night” Tuesday. Rod said it was the first Literacy Night he had...
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2013 InfoGuide
The 2013 Fairfield InfoGuide is inserted in the Jan. 30, 2013, issue of The Fairfield Ledger. The 10th annual InfoGuide is an informational resource for residents and visitors, which will be helpful...
View ArticleGoncho tenants still need housing
With the clock ticking down the seconds to Thursday, which marks the end of the time that former tenants of Goncho Apartments can remain at a local motel, local charities hope to be able to find...
View ArticleFairfield, Jefferson County discuss partnering to purchase GIS
Fairfield City Administrator Kevin Flanagan met with Jefferson County Board of Supervisors Monday afternoon to propose sharing expenses to purchase a Geographic Information System for use by both...
View ArticleJefferson County jailers’ union decertifies
Less than 19 months after forming a union with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office employees elected to decertify their union effective...
View ArticleDeGeest fills district court judge vacancy
DES MOINES – Gov. Branstad on Tuesday appointed Randy DeGeest as judge to the 8A Judicial District. DeGeest, of Oskaloosa, received his law degree from Drake University and is currently serving as...
View ArticleOfficials say Iowa woman set clothes on fire
WATERLOO (AP) — Waterloo firefighters say a woman started a mobile home fire by intentionally setting clothes on fire atop a gas stove. Waterloo television station KWWL reports that the fire was...
View ArticleJan. 31, 2013: Cancellations, delays, DOT updates
Cancellations, delays, closings The Fairfield Community School District will have a 90 minute delay Thursday morning. Pekin and Van Buren community schools will have a 2 hour delay Thursday morning....
View ArticleFMS boys win ‘B’ game
The Fairfield eighth-grade boys’ basketball team won its ‘B’ game Thursday, knocking off Mount Pleasant 17-11. Alex Conrad led the ‘B’ team with four points. Brayden Miller, Josh Osby and Jacob...
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