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Deep Keokuk squads oust Fairfield tennis teams
An older and more experienced Keokuk squad toppled the Fairfield boys’ tennis team in its season opener Tuesday on the Fairfield Middle School tennis courts. Keokuk earned wins in five of six singles...
View ArticleMan gets 30 years for armed robbery in Iowa City
IOWA CITY (AP) — A 35-year-old Davenport man who robbed an Iowa City bank nearly a year ago has been given 30 years in prison. Eric Martin was sentenced Monday on robbery and weapons convictions....
View ArticleMarion man to be honored at White House event
MARION (AP) — The White House plans to honor a Marion man on Friday for his efforts to provide shoes for children who cannot afford them as part of its "Champion of Change" program. Tom Barnes is one...
View ArticleIowa City traffic camera foes turn in signatures
IOWA CITY (AP) — A leader of a group opposing traffic cameras in Iowa City is confident that more than enough signatures have been gathered to force the City Council to rethink its drive toward...
View ArticleHaynes leads Van Buren at Central Lee
DONNELLSON — Van Buren’s Hanna Haynes won two individual events and helped anchor the shuttle hurdle relay to victory Tuesday at the Central Lee girls’ track meet in Donnellson. The Warrior senior...
View ArticleCity awash in sewer problems
The city of Fairfield is in for major repairs to its sanitary sewer system. Wastewater plant superintendent Shawn Worley said the city’s sewer system has many problems, one of which is the wastewater...
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Pioneer boys’ tennis blanks Notre Dame
It was business as usual for the Maharishi School boys’ tennis team Tuesday as it kicked off the 2013 season with a 9-0 sweep of visiting Burlington Notre Dame at the M.U.M. indoor courts. “Maharishi...
View ArticleTrojan boys earn title in Bloomfield
BLOOMFIELD — Trailing host Davis County by two points headed into the final event of Tuesday’s Dennis Anderson Relays, the Trojan boys’ track team looked to senior captain Jonny Swanson and the 4x400....
View ArticleSchool bond vote passes easily
Fairfield High School will be in for renovations and an addition with an unofficial ballot tally of 84.7 percent of voters Tuesday approving the school district’s borrowing $10 million for the...
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'Cabaret'
Way Off Broadway presented the Iowa premiere of the 1998 Broadway revival of “Cabaret” last week at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center. Performances continue this week with shows at 7:30 p.m....
View ArticleAuditions set for F.A.C.T. summer musical show
Fairfield Area Community Theatre is preparing for its summer musical production, “The 1940 Radio Music Hour.” Auditions will be at 2 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday in the Fairfield High School...
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Ross, Fischels wedding planned Sunday in Mexico
Brandon Ross and Stephanie Fischels, both of San Diego, Calif., announce their engagement. Ross is the son of Jim Ross of Fairfield and the late Sharon Ross. He is the grandson of Larry and Phyllis...
View ArticleLolo Jones commits to Drake Relays
DES MOINES (AP) — Drake Relays director Brian Brown says Des Moines native Lolo Jones has committed to run in her hometown meet later this month. Jones won the 100-meter hurdles every year from...
View ArticleIowa set to face Baylor for NIT championship
NEW YORK (AP) — Pierre Jackson is one win away from capping his stellar Baylor career with the Bears’ first NIT championship. To do that, he’ll have to break down Iowa’s defense in the title game of...
View ArticleChanges coming to prep football’s preseason
The Iowa High School Athletic Association handed down a list of new guidelines for preseason football practices last week. The main changes, which will go into effect this fall, were the elimination...
View ArticlePekin girls second at Dennis Anderson Relays
BLOOMFIELD — Pekin’s Taylor Lock finished first in the 3000-meter run during the Dennis Anderson Relays Tuesday evening in Bloomfield. The freshman ran the 7.5-lap race in 11:54, which was 15 seconds...
View ArticlePhiladelphia gets ready to play Pong on a building
Philadelphia is getting ready for a supersized game of Pong. The classic Atari video game will come to life on the facade of a 29-story skyscraper. Hundreds of built-in LED lights at the Cira Centre...
View ArticleGovernor signs sweeping gun limits into law
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who four months ago broke the news to shocked parents that their children had been slaughtered in a Connecticut elementary school, signed into law Thursday sweeping new...
View ArticleSheriff’s office to participate in traffic enforcement April 12-13
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office will participate April 12 and 13 in a highly visible enforcement program to educate motorists on distracted driving, speeding and seat belt use. Jefferson County...
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Fairfield Police Department received a report at 10:58 p.m. Friday of a hit and run traffic accident in the Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store parking lot.
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