No. 22 Baylor needs late jumper to beat No. 11 Iowa State
WACO, Texas (AP) — Kenny Chery got No. 22 Baylor started with a 3-pointer on the very first shot, part of a game-opening 16-1 spurt for the Bears. After they fell behind late, Chery hit the...
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Ide Gymnastics competes in Ottumwa
Ide Gymnastics competed in the first AmeriKids Gymnastics meet for this season on Saturday in Ottumwa at the Team Flip Winter Classic. Ide Gymnastics took 12 athletes and was awarded with 21 first...
View ArticleCardinal wrestling earns sweep in Montezuma
MONTEZUMA – The Cardinal wrestling team took on Tri-County/Montezuma and WACO Tuesday night in Montezuma. The Comets emerged with a victory over both Tri-County/Montezuma and WACO, and in impressive...
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Hoop Shoot finalists move on to Keokuk
On Sunday, The Fairfield Elks held their annual Iowa Hoop Shoot at Fairfield High School. The top two winners in each age bracket moved on to districts, which will be held in Keokuk on Saturday. Here...
View ArticleMexico now issuing birth certificates to citizens at its consulates in US
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The Mexican government started issuing birth certificates today to its citizens at consulates in the United States, seeking to make it easier for them to apply for U.S. work...
View ArticleFBI arrests man who plotted attack on US Capitol
CINCINNATI (AP) — A 20-year-old Ohio man’s Twitter posts sympathizing with Islamic terrorists led to an undercover FBI operation and the man’s arrest on charges that he plotted to blow up the U.S....
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The Fairfield Police Department reports the following calls and incidents logged at dispatch: Thursday Jesus Echevarria Jr. was arrested on a warrant for fourth-degree criminal mischief. A citizen...
View ArticleEffort to draft Warren in 2016 race hires staff
DES MOINES (AP) — A group trying to draft Sen. Elizabeth Warren into the 2016 presidential race has hired several staffers in Iowa. The “Run Warren Run” campaign announced today that it had opened an...
View ArticleDubuque man gets 120 days in jail for death of pedestrian
DUBUQUE (AP) — A 25-year-old Dubuque man has been given 120 days in jail and two years of probation for a fatal accident with a pedestrian last spring. The Telegraph Herald reports that Alex Hannan on...
View ArticleNo new first lady doll in Capitol this inauguration
DES MOINES (AP) — Chris Branstad, Iowa’s longest serving first lady, will appear in formal wear at the inaugural ball Friday, but no new doll will be made to commemorate the occasion. A popular...
View ArticleCedar Rapids Democrat Monica Vernon plans run for congress
DES MOINES (AP) — A Democratic City Council member from Cedar Rapids says she'll run for Iowa’s First Congressional District seat in 2016. Monica Vernon announced her plans today. Vernon ran in the...
View ArticleCourt denies damages in Lee County whistleblower case
KEOKUK (AP) — A former Lee County maintenance supervisor cannot collect $186,000 in damages a jury awarded him for being fired by the county supervisors, the Iowa Court of Appeals has ruled. A...
View ArticleNeighbors of proposed Iowa shooting range share worries
GRAF (AP) — Some neighbors of a proposed law enforcement shooting range in eastern Iowa are worried about safety and how the range might affect their properties. Members of the Dubuque County Zoning...
View ArticleBranstad proposes phasing out Mt. Pleasant’s MHI
MT. PLEASANT (GTNS) – Gov. Terry Branstad’s proposal, announced Tuesday, to phase out or close mental-health institutes in Mt. Pleasant and Clarinda has probably sent more shock waves locally than in...
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Students petition district to honor King
Several middle school students exercised their First Amendment right when they dropped off a petition to the Fairfield Community School District today. The petition, which had 170 signatures,...
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Churches & Synagogues: January 18-24, 2015
The following area houses of worship have submitted calendars for Sunday through Jan. 24. Any congregation wanting to have its calendar for the week of Jan. 25-31 published in The Ledger Jan. 23...
View ArticleMaxine Bates Circle; SALT group; Dance at St. Mary
Maxine Bates Circle meeting The Maxine Bates Circle of First Baptist Church in Fairfield will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Alice Ferrell will be hostess. The women will be rolling bandages and should bring...
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The Fairfield Police Department reports the following calls and incidents logged into dispatch: Thursday Becky Johnson, 33, of Fairfield, was cited for expired registration and given a verbal warning...
View ArticleBudget recommends show misplaced state budget priorities
State Rep. Curt Hanson, represents Iowa House District 82, which includes most of Jefferson County and Davis and Van Buren counties, in the state Legislature. The following is his report for Week One...
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MONDAY Jefferson County Board of Supervisors — county engineer’s office, 8 a.m.: meet with secondary roads department. Jefferson County Board of Supervisors — Jefferson County Courthouse first-floor...
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