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Fairfield Middle School fifth-grade teacher Tari Eeling and her students eat lunch catered by Fairfield McDonald’s owners Dale and Barb Frederick Jan. 9. Students were challenged at the beginning of...
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Fairfield Police Department reports the following calls and incidents logged into dispatch: Friday Samantha Vice was cited for speeding. Andrew Phillips was arrested on an outstanding warrant from...
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District Court Jose Antonio Pacheco Rivera, 44, pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to deliver methamphetamine, classified as a class C felony. Rivera’s Count I, 10-year prison sentence was...
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Commission: Fairfield man posing as lawyer
Reports have been received alleging that John Erramouspe of Fairfield has been telling people in the community that he is an attorney when in fact he is not licensed to practice law in the state of...
View ArticleComets outlast Warriors, get victory in overtime, 57-54
VAN BUREN – The Cardinal boys’ basketball team was in action on Friday night as they traveled to Van Buren to take on the 8-3 Warriors. The game was close throughout, so close the teams needed...
View ArticleWoman gets probation in false cancer case
ATLANTIC (AP) — A southwest Iowa woman has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to falsely claiming her 5-year-old daughter had cancer and raising money for her treatment. District Court...
View ArticleTrojan Wrestlers finish 15th at Big Red Invitational
The Trojans’ wrestling was in action over the weekend. They traveled to Centerville to wrestle in the Big Red Invitational. Fairfield finished in 15th place with a score of 34.5. Creston won the...
View ArticleMaharish School drops two over weekend
Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment is still searching for its first victory of the season. After dropping a game to Cardinal, Maharishi was back on the court this weekend with a game on...
View ArticleSupervisors consider alleviating Abingdon sanitation nuisance
Abingdon residents advised Jefferson County Supervisors Monday that nothing had been done to clean up a nuisance property after Pat McAvan, assistant county attorney drafted a letter in November...
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Trojan boys pull away from Eddyville-Blakesburg 52-32
The Fairfield boys’ basketball team was back on the court Monday to wrap up a four-game home stand. After dropping the last two games, the Trojans got a much-needed victory over a struggling...
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Fairfield girls rebound from loss, roll Eddyville
The Fairfield girls were back in action at home on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Trojans were looking to rebound from a rough loss on Friday. Eddyville-Blakesburg was coming into this game on a hot...
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Kelly to turn former nursing home into storage facility
Fairfield resident Jason Kelly has big plans for the former Nelson Nursing Home on West Taylor Avenue, and his dream is one step closer to reality after he won the blessing of the Fairfield Board of...
View ArticlePrep-Planner January 20-23
Tuesday, January 20 Wrestling Fairfield (JV/V) vs. Wapello, Pekin, 6:30 p.m. Girls’ Basketball Van Buren (V) vs. Danville, 6 p.m. Caridnal (V) vs. Central Lee, 6 p.m. Pekin (V) vs. Columbas, 6 p.m....
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City sells Logan Apartments
The Fairfield City Council held a special meeting Monday to approve the sale of Logan Apartments. The buyer is Tomas Jimenez of Oskaloosa, who purchased the building for $1.175 million. The council...
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TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Ty Smith of Cantril has been named to the Truman State University Fall 2014 Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs’ List. To qualify for the list, an...
View ArticleFree movie Thursday evening in Keosauqua
KEOSAUQUA — Take A Stand is sponsoring the showing of a free movie at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Roberts Memorial Center in Keosauqua. The movie is “A Time to Speak.” It is the story of common everyday...
View ArticleSwimming lessons available
Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is offering swimming lessons and water safety instructor lessons at Roosevelt Aquatic Center. Private, semiprivate lessons available Those interested in...
View ArticleMan cited for eatingcheeseburger while driving
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A man says he was cited by police outside Atlanta for eating a cheeseburger while driving. Madison Turner, who’s from Alabama, tells Atlanta station WSB-TV he ordered a double...
View ArticleResearchers puzzled by discovery of Winchester rifle
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Researchers are trying to crack the mystery surrounding a weathered, rusted Winchester rifle discovered in the mountains of remote eastern Nevada. The gun manufactured in 1882 was...
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