Tickets
The following traffic tickets were processed by the Jefferson County clerk’s office: Ryan Howard Hoagland of 51 South 12th St., Apt. 3, supply alcohol to person under legal age - employee. Gregory...
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The following information is Fairfield Police Department’s initial contacts summary received by dispatch for part of Sunday, provided at the Jefferson County Law Enforcement Center. Sunday March 10...
View ArticleCyclones earn NCAA tourney bid
DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa State has earned a No. 10 seed in the NCAA tournament and will face Notre Dame in Dayton, Ohio, on Friday. The Cyclones (22-11), led by third-year coach Fred Hoiberg, have...
View ArticleHawkeyes NIT-bound
Iowa is a No. 3 seed in the National Invitational Tournament and will host Indiana State on Wednesday. The Hawkeyes (21-12) missed out on their first NCAA tournament bid in seven years after losing to...
View ArticleWashington police arrest robbery suspect
WASHINGTON, Iowa (GTNS) – In addition to warrants for probation violation on second-degree theft, assault willful injury and assault, and assault causing injury, Johnatan Sanchez, 20, of Washington,...
View ArticlePekin track teams host final indoor Thursday
PELLA — The Pekin boys’ track and field team hosted its final indoor meet of the season Thursday on the Central College campus in Pella. Cory Loyd earned Pekin’s lone victory on the day, placing first...
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Senior class paces Fairfield boys in Pella
PELLA — The first indoor meets of the track season provide plenty of surprises for any coaching staff. After all, the indoor season is the first opportunity coaches have to see their newcomers on a...
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Visitors tour Fairfield High School
Faculty and students of the Fairfield High School gave tours of the high school Sunday afternoon in an effort to educate the public about which portions of the high school would be renovated if the...
View ArticleVan Buren supervisors lower tax asking
KEOSAUQUA – The Van Buren County Board of Supervisors approved its 2013-2014 budget after a hearing was held March 11. The budget reflects a drop of $200,000 in property tax askings that were...
View ArticlePedestrian dies after Des Moines hit-run accident
DES MOINES (AP) — A 58-year-old man has died after a hit-and-run accident on the north side of Des Moines. A police news release says Clayton Payne died Sunday afternoon. He’d been struck around 12:45...
View ArticleIowa man pleads guilty to grain bin schemes
CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) — A northeast Iowa man has pleaded guilty in federal court to two fraudulent schemes. Prosecutors say 47-year-old Michael Recker admitted in federal court in Cedar Rapids last week...
View ArticleFire spreads to second house in northeast Iowa
RICKARDSVILLE (AP) — A fire that began in a wood stove on the porch of one house spread to a second house in rural Dubuque County in northeast Iowa. Station KDTH says the fire was reported Sunday...
View ArticleFormer Muscatine clerk pleads guilty to theft
MUSCATINE (AP) — Sentencing has been scheduled for next month for a former accounting clerk for the city of Muscatine. Court records show Diane Fry made a deal with prosecutors and in February pleaded...
View ArticleTechel murder case declared mistrial
OTTUMWA (AP) — Prosecutors in the murder case of an Iowa man charged with killing his pregnant wife said Friday they will seek a new trial after a jury failed to reach a verdict. An Ottumwa jury told...
View ArticlePioneer girls run Monday
CEDAR FALLS — Freshman Sophia Goodale earned 55th place in the 400 and the Maharishi School girls’ track squad tacked on a 29th-place finish in the 4x200 Monday at the Dickinson Relays in Cedar Falls....
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Fairfield girls wrap up indoor season
CEDAR FALLS — Fairfield girls’ track coach Ron Hunerdosse took just eight runners with him to Monday’s Dickinson Relays in Cedar Falls, but the small group produced more than its fair share of...
View ArticleCalendar: March 19, 2013
TUESDAY Fairfield High School Freshmen Pops Concert, FHS Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Open Class Meeting, Jefferson County ISU Extension Office, 7 p.m. Fairfield High School Renovation Plan, presentation,...
View ArticleConference focusing on personal, community health
BURLINGTON — The Southeast Iowa Regional Coalition for Lifestyle Enhancement is sponsoring the seventh Healthy Lifestyles Conference from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 3 at the Comfort Suites in...
View ArticleTime change made to Washington concert
WASHINGTON, Iowa — The Washington Concert Association’s “Red Campion” vocal group concert is set for 3 p.m. Sunday at the McCleery Auditorium. Note the 7:30 p.m. concert time printed on the...
View ArticleApple Stanley Duo performing for Keokuk Concert Association
KEOKUK — The Keokuk Concert Association presents Apple Stanley Duo: flute and cello at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Grand Theater in Keokuk. This concert is the third of the 2012-2013 series, and is partially...
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