Parsons-Gonzaga game remembered as Bulldogs open tournament
The year was 1970. Coach Bill Carlyle was in his second season at the helm of the Parsons College Wildcat basketball team. According to The Fairfield Ledger, “It is hard to tell who’s the most...
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Fairfield Police Department responded to an accident at 3:49 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of South Main Street and East Madison Avenue. Florence Ellen Cornelius, 86, of Birmingham, driving a...
View ArticleMonday’s events open to public
Iowa Wesleyan College is hosting several events Monday to recognize Women of Wesleyan Day. “Education: A Right or a Privilege”, is noon to 12:50 p.m. in the International Room of the Chadwick Library....
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MONDAY Jefferson County Board of Supervisors, no meeting this week. Jefferson County Health Center Board of Trustees — Jefferson County Health Center, conference center, 5:30 p.m.: tour new addition;...
View ArticleThousands of flags honor fallen Iowa soldier
ESTHERVILLE (AP) — Dozens of people have helped arrange more than 2,000 American flags in honor of a fallen U.S. Army soldier from northwest Iowa. Twenty-seven-year-old Staff Sgt. Steven Blass, of...
View ArticleWorld Food Prize to celebrate Norman Borlaug’s birthday
DES MOINES (AP) — The World Food Prize is celebrating the 99th anniversary of founder Norman Borlaug’s birth. The World Food Prize Hall of Laureates in Des Moines will be open for extended hours...
View ArticleFormer radiology professor files petition to get job
IOWA CITY (AP) — A former University of Iowa radiology professor who was fired for engaging in harassing behavior toward colleagues still wants his job back. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports Malik...
View ArticleIowa police add charges in sex video distribution
KNOXVILLE (AP) — Authorities in southern Iowa have charged two more people in connection with the online distribution of a video showing a sex act between a 19-year-old man and a 15-year-old girl. The...
View ArticleMan charged with punching Story County prosecutors
NEVADA (AP) — A 31-year-old man has been arrested, accused of punching two prosecutors in the Story County courthouse. Online records say Major Louis Robinson II was arrested Tuesday and is being held...
View ArticlePowerball jackpot grows to $320 million
DES MOINES (AP) — Viola Mourton buys a Powerball ticket every day. But with a $320 million jackpot that could grow in the next few days, she’s upping her chances Thursday and buying several at her...
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Practice makes perfect
Members of the Fairfield High School marching band rehearse Thursday evening on the track at Trojan Stadium in preparation for the band’s performance at Disneyworld, where it will be all next week.
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Winning ticket sellers
Fairfield Lions Club vice president Scott Vaughan, left, awarded cash-incentive scholarship prizes to Fairfield High School students Tyler Cooksey, center, and Bryana Gridley Friday. Cooksey and...
View ArticleSmithsonian: Fairfield seventh best small town
Smithsonian Magazine has named Fairfield the seventh best small town in America to visit. Fairfield will be featured in the April edition of the magazine along with the other small towns that made the...
View ArticleThe Taylor Report by Sen. Rich Taylor
Legislative update from Sen. Rich Taylor, from last week’s Legislature. Taylor represents Henry and Lee counties and portions of Washington and Jefferson counties. The Iowa Senate overwhelmingly...
View ArticleThe Capitol Report by Rep. Curt Hanson
Legistlative update from the week March 11-15. Friday was a very busy day ending with an important meeting with Deb Cardin, the administrator and CEO of Jefferson County Health Center. The discussion...
View ArticleCalendar: March 26, 2013
TUESDAY Cardinal School Parent-Teacher Conferences, 1:30-4 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. Swimming Skills Classes, first day of session 2, Roosevelt Aquatic Center, 4-5 p.m. Registration: 472-6159 or...
View ArticleIWC poetry month events planned
MOUNT PLEASANT — National Poetry Month will be celebrated at Iowa Wesleyan College with three events. WordUp! Wesleyan, IWC’s annual celebration of language and poetry, will be held from 12:30-2 p.m....
View ArticleIHCC Foundation seeking donations for annual auction
OTTUMWA — Donations are now being accepted for the annual Indian Hills Foundation Scholarship Auction. Individuals and businesses may donate new and gently used items and qualify for a tax deduction....
View ArticleDonation to improve oral health in Jefferson County
The Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation has donated 106,000 toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss to the I-Smile Program, which helps connect Iowa children in need with dental care and services. Lee County...
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