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The elephant in the room
The Winland family of Fairfield took full advantage of the wet, heavy snowfall Tuesday by crafting an elephant in their front yard in the 700 block of South Second Street. The Winland family consists...
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Fairfield Middle School play
Chef Louis, played by Kai-Li Diyaljee, and the Chef Chorus sing about cooking seafood while Sebastian the crab hides from them. “Les Poissons” is just one of the songs from Fairfield Middle School’s...
View ArticleCalendar: February 27, 2013
WEDNESDAY Because of the winter storm, some scheduled activities could be canceled. Call ahead. Tip Night, fundraiser for Van Buren After-Prom Committee, Fairfield Pizza Ranch, 5-8 p.m. Pekin Sports...
View ArticleBirmingham, Stockport
BIRMINGHAM The Birmingham Library Board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the library. ——— Birmingham Homecoming Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Birmingham Lions building. ——— The Rebekah...
View ArticleLocal girls compete in gymnastics invitational
Four gymnasts, representing the Fairfield Parks and Recreation Department, competed in the U.S.A. Gymnastics 2014 Winter Wonderland Invitational Sunday in Iowa City. The event was sponsored by Iowa...
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Fairfield girl on state champion AAU team
The Iowa Barnstormers AAU girls’ basketball team won the Iowa State AAU Tournament held Feb. 22-24 in Des Moines. The Barnstormers defeated All Iowa Attack in the championship game, 51-34. They will...
View ArticleMount Pleasant to face Waverly-Shell Rock in first round of tourney
The Mount Pleasant boys’ basketball team will face Waverly-Shell Rock at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday in the opening round of the state tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. What follows is a wrap-up of...
View ArticleMid-Prairie girls lose in first round of state tourney
DES MOINES — The bright lights of Wells Fargo Arena may have been too much for No. 13 Mid-Prairie. The Golden Hawks, playing at the girls’ state basketball tournament for the first time since 2004,...
View ArticleAssociation to help with Food Assistance benefits applications
The Iowa Food Bank Association will return to Fairfield Thursday to help individuals learn about and apply for Food Assistance benefits as a part of their SNAP Mobile Access Points project. SNAP is...
View ArticleCompetition set for area artists
Adult artists have until Monday to enter the Region XII Iowa Artists Competition taking place March 9 in Fairfield. Entry forms are due by Monday. Official forms and additional information about...
View ArticleBenefit set for Mallingers
A fundraising benefit for the Royce and Crystal Mallinger family of Fairfield is planned Sunday at the Fairfield Foursquare Church. The Mallingers and their children, 5-year-old Cassidy and 3-year-old...
View ArticleDNR: Ice unsafe for anglers
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’s weekly fishing report released Thursday states several fishing spots in southeast Iowa have unsafe ice. Lake Geode, Lake Belva Deer and Lake Sugema are...
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Young Birders Club spot 38 eagles during outing
The Jefferson County Young Birders Club took a group of youth down to Van Buren County Feb. 10 to watch eagles along the Des Moines River. “The kids were totally absorbed being outside watching the...
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‘Chicago’
The Van Buren Players production of “Chicago” features, from left, seated, Jessica Ehrenfelt as Velma and Emily Roth as Roxie; standing, Vicki Robertson as Mama Morton, Tom Voorhees as Billy Flynn and...
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Art walk focuses on youth
Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk presents “Youth Art: One Night Under One Roof” for its March event Friday. Art, music, mimes, improv theater, food and more are planned from 6-9:30 p.m. Friday at the...
View Article9/11 victim’s mom upset film used son’s last words
NEW CANAAN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut woman whose son died in the Sept. 11 attacks at the World Trade Center says she’s upset the Oscar-winning movie “Zero Dark Thirty” used a recording of his last...
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Yakushev to play Tuesday for Fairfield Concert Association
Pianist Ilya Yakushev will appear in Fairfield at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center’s Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts as part of the 2012-13 concert...
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Newlon celebrating 102nd birthday
Mary “Margaret” Rusk Newlon of Fairfield will be celebrating her 102nd birthday Saturday with her family. Mrs. Newlon was born March 2, 1911. She is a long-time resident of Fairfield, as was her late...
View ArticleCourse set for ornamental, turfgrass pesticide applicators
An Ornamental and Turfgrass Applicators Continuing Instructional Course for commercial pesticide applicators is set for Wednesday at the Jefferson County ISU Extension Office. The program can be seen...
View ArticleProgram to explore how bison helps restore prairies
The Jefferson County Conservation Board will present “Bison Ecology: Restoring a Keystone Species to the Tallgrass Prairie” at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Fairfield Public Library. Pete Eyheralde, a...
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