Final call for Fairfield CVB grant applications
The Fairfield Iowa Convention & Visitors Bureau is continuing to accept applications for the 2015 grant program through Thursday. The goal of the bureau’s grant fund is to assist qualified...
View ArticleSchedule changes, closures announced for Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, many offices and businesses are closing Monday. Post offices are closed, and no mail will be delivered. State offices will be closed. All Iowa Department...
View ArticleNewly elected Sen. Ernst to kick off 99 county tour
DES MOINES (AP) — Sen. Joni Ernst says she’ll start her 2015 tour of all 99 Iowa counties this weekend. During a call with news reporters today, Ernst said she’ll be in her hometown of Red Oak on...
View ArticleUniversity hospital to pay $250,000, apologize in patient’s suicide
IOWA CITY (AP) — Five years after a patient committed suicide while given a pass to temporarily leave, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has agreed to pay $250,000 and apologize to his...
View ArticleIndustrial firm to demolish four historic buildings
BURLINGTON (AP) — An industrial service company has decided to demolish four historic buildings on a Burlington thoroughfare. The Hawk Eye newspaper reports Frank Millard Co. will soon take down the...
View ArticleDubuque votes to permit dogs in city parks
DUBUQUE (AP) — Officials have voted to revoke a dog ban in most Dubuque parks. The Telegraph Herald reports the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission on Tuesday narrowly approved a plan that would...
View ArticleCourt upholds $7 million lawyer fee in Des Moines class-action case
DES MOINES (AP) — A split Iowa Court of Appeals panel has upheld a $7 million fee for three attorneys who won a class-action lawsuit against the city of Des Moines for charging improper franchise...
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DOT study favorable for loop trail
The Iowa Department of Transportation conducted a study aimed at measuring the yearly usage of the Fairfield Loop Trail. The study, which was conducted on the trail systems of eight southeast Iowa...
View ArticlePanther wrestlers compete in Monroe
MONROE – Pekin took part in the PCM Mustang Invitational Saturday at Prairie City-Monroe. In a field of 13 teams, Pekin finished 12th. Knoxville won the meet with a score of 178.5. The rest of the...
View ArticleLady Panthers rebound from loss, rip Winfield
WINFIELD – After losing a close game to No. 2 Mediapolis on Saturday, the Pekin Lady Panthers returned to the hardwood to take on Winfield-Mount Union. The Lady Panthers came out on fire from the...
View ArticleVan Buren wins home invitational
KEOSAUQUA – The Van Buren varsity wrestling team hosted a tournament Saturday and invited Cardinal, Davis County, West Burlington-Notre Dame and Burlington’s junior varsity team. Van Buren won the...
View ArticlePanthers stifled, stunned in final quarter against Winfield
WINFIELD – The Pekin Panthers boys’ basketball team was in Winfield on Tuesday night looking to snap a two-game losing streak, and Pekin looked well on its way to doing so before the fourth quarter...
View ArticleTrojan wrestlers fall to Oskaloosa, Albia Tuesday
OSKALOOSA – The Fairfield Trojans wrestling team was on the road Tuesday night taking on the Oskaloosa Indians and the Albia Blue Demons. Things didn’t go the Trojans’ way as they fell to both the...
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High school senior recovering from hit-and-run
Following a near month-long hospitalization after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run accident, Fairfield High School senior Logan Fleeman, 18, is finally recovering at his mother’s home in...
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Cardinal pulls away from MSAE 65-33
The Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment boys’ basketball team was back on the court Tuesday night to take on the Cardinal Comets. For two quarters, the game was very entertaining, but late in...
View ArticleIowa State University
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY AMES — At Iowa State University’s fall 2014 commencement ceremonies, 1,806 students, including some from the local area, received degrees. Graduates include: Anna Bruen of...
View ArticleAmerican Legion Auxiliary
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILARY Members of the American Legion Auxiliary No. 47 will meet in regular session at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the VFW Hall in Fairfield. For information about the American Legion...
View ArticleClassical guitarist to give free concert at IHCC
OTTUMWA — Classical guitarist S. Sean Six returns to his hometown of Ottumwa to perform in a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22 at Indian Hills Community College. The concert will be held in St. John...
View ArticleSign up for ‘iPad 101’ Technology Tuesdays
Fairfield Public Library’s Technology Tuesdays is offering a new workshop, “iPad 101.” The new workshop will be presented two times: 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday at the library. The content is repeated,...
View ArticlePekin High School lists honor roll
PACKWOOD — Pekin High School officials have announced the names of students who earned recognition on the first-semester honor roll for the 2014-15 academic year. Straight ‘A’ honor roll Students who...
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