Polishville plans March events
The Polishville Community Center has announced its events planned in March. A dance with Ned Francis of Mount Sterling is set for Sunday. Food will be available for purchase at 4:30 p.m., and dancing...
View ArticleRegistration due Wednesday for free Alzheimer’s program
OTTUMWA — The Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Iowa Chapter, is offering a comprehensive free educational program for the South Central Iowa region from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the Ottumwa...
View ArticleRelay for Life team hosting auction, ‘to-go’ soup lunch
The Cancer Exterminator Jefferson County Relay for Life team will be hosting its third annual silent auction and to-go soup luncheon in memory of Sandy Worley from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at First...
View ArticleHabitat for Humanity seeks partner family for 2013 project
Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Fairfield Area is looking for a partner family to start the 2013 building project. Families in need of simple and decent housing can contact the family selection...
View Article‘Support Cody’ items available
T-shirts and bracelets are being sold to support Fairfield High School senior Cody Cohen who is fighting Myelodysplastic Syndrome and is in need of a bone marrow transplant. The T-shirts, designed by...
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Girl Scout organizes science fair
A Fairfield High School senior organized a science fair Saturday to earn the “Gold Award,” the highest honor in Girl Scouts. Kaitlyn Daugherty is in her 12th and final year of scouting. To earn her...
View ArticleCounty residents to vote on $1 million for pool, gym project
Jefferson County Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed today to ask county residents to vote on $1 million toward a new outdoor pool and gym to be built in Fairfield, and approved giving $3,000 to...
View ArticleAirplane carrying drugs lands at Washington Airport
WASHINGTON, Iowa – Representatives for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa confirmed Friday that an incident involving law enforcement investigating a plane at the Washington...
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View ArticleHow automatic budget cuts could affect Iowa
DES MOINES (AP) — The White House compiled the numbers from federal agencies and its own budget office about how automatic budget cuts would affect states. The numbers reflect the impact of the...
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrested David Eugene Richards, 42 of Ottumwa, at 2:37 p.m. Wednesday at the Wapello County Jail on warrant(s) for probation violation.
View ArticleWoman helps grandson escape house fire
DUBUQUE (AP) — Residents have escaped unharmed from a fire that heavily damaged a home just west of downtown Dubuque. Kathy Sutton told the Dubuque Telegraph Herald that she smelled something burning...
View ArticlePublic meeting
WEDNESDAY Fairfield Community School District Board of Directors Finance Committee — Fairfield Community School District ~ Center, 6 p.m.: Legislative update; 2013-14 budget proposal; year-to-year...
View ArticleIowa lawyer with gambling problem disbarred
CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) — A Cedar Rapids attorney with a gambling problem has been disbarred. The Gazette reports that documents filed last week with the Iowa Supreme Court say Susan Hense had taken...
View ArticleMissing Iowa girl found safe; man charged with sexual abuse
MASON CITY (AP) — An 11-year-old northern Iowa boy organized a bake sale and raffle so a sick friend gets a chance to live a long life, too. Tyler Arndt raised nearly $2,300 from the bake sale...
View ArticleCancellations, Weather. Road Conditions
CANCELLATIONS Fairfield, Cardinal, Pekin and Van Buren community schools have canceled classes today. Maharishi School has canceled classes today. Indian Hills Community College has canceled classes...
View ArticleWashington schools to beef up security
WASHINGTON – In the interest of increasing student safety throughout the county, four Washington County school districts are teaming up to request a grant from the Washington County Riverboat...
View ArticleStudent who lost family told of crash during play
ORANGE CITY (AP) — A college student from Sioux Falls, S.D., who lost her entire family in a car crash was told about the accident during the intermission of a play at her Iowa school. Greg Christy,...
View ArticleOfficials suspect inmate in Iowa powder scare
DES MOINES (AP) — Officials suspect a prison inmate in another state sent a letter containing white powder to a federal court building in Des Moines. Postal inspector Jim O’Hara told The Des Moines...
View ArticleMan gets prison for meth blast at Dubuque college
DUBUQUE (AP) — A 26-year-old Waterloo man blamed for a meth-related explosion at Loras College in Dubuque has been given 10 years in prison. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald says Brent Brown had made a...
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