Trojan girls settle for sixth place Tuesday
FORT MADISON — Junior Marisa Repp won the high jump and senior Sidney Baumann placed second in the discus throw Tuesday for the Fairfield girls at the always difficult Timm Lamb Pen City Relays in...
View ArticleFairfield overcomes field woes to finish second
BLOOMFIELD — Fairfield’s Jonny Swanson had more than a few reasons to celebrate Tuesday at the Mustang Relays in Bloomfield. At the site of last week’s Dennis Anderson Relays team victory, the senior...
View ArticleTwo regents to address academic freedom group
IOWA CITY (AP) — Accused of disrespecting academic freedom, the top two members of the Board of Regents will meet with a University of Iowa group dedicated to defending that principle. The...
View ArticleMount Pleasant school evacuated after bomb threat
MOUNT PLEASANT (GTNS) – Mount Pleasant Community High School was evacuated Monday for the second time this school year due to a bomb threat. Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Roederer said students...
View ArticleJefferson County, southeast Iowa in flash flood watch
Jefferson County and much of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri are in a flash flood watch through tonight, according to the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service expects showers and...
View ArticleResidents ask city to clean Polk Avenue
The Fairfield City Council received a petition from a group of residents who want the city to fix the dust on West Polk Avenue. The petition was signed by five people, all of whom live on West Polk...
View ArticleNew London appeals Sisk case to Iowa Supreme Court
DES MOINES (GTNS) — The New London Community School District is now turning to the Iowa Supreme Court to grant an immediate appeal of the Henry County District Court ruling, which denied its motion of...
View ArticleFirst witness testifies in murder trial
The first-degree murder trial of Tyler Webster, 33, of Fairfield began today with opening statements from the prosecution and defense attorneys. The jury heard testimony from the state’s first...
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Mother Nature’s wrath
Dave Duncan surveys the damage to a tree in his backyard left by a lightning bolt this morning in the 500 block of Maple Street in Libertyville. The lightning strike cut a groove the entire length of...
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Readying for RAGBRAI
The Fairfield Police Department and a group of local cyclists went on a trial ride Monday of the route the RAGBRAI cyclists will take once they enter Jefferson County on July 26. The RAGBRAI cyclists...
View ArticleRepublicans offer scholarship
The Jefferson County Republicans will be awarding a $500 scholarship this spring to a United States citizen, Jefferson County resident and graduating senior. The recipient must have a minimum grade...
View ArticlePink Party for the Cure offering three scholarships
The Richland Pink Party for a Cure is again offering academic scholarships to residents of Keokuk, Jefferson, Wapello, Washington and Mahaska counties who have been affected by breast cancer and who...
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Social connection
Timmy Cubbage, son of Allison and William Cubbage of Batavia, is uncertain about tasting his “spider hotdog” at the Southern Iowa Economic Development Association Parents as Teachers Social Connection...
View ArticleD.O.T. promoting work zone awareness
AMES — “Roadway Work Zone Safety: We’re All in This Together.” That is the message being sent around the country to make drivers aware of the thousands of construction work zones that will be in place...
View ArticleWork begins on Highway 1 near Birmingham
Road construction work on Iowa 1 in Van Buren County between the intersection with Iowa 2 and mile marker 14.32, located 1 mile south of Birmingham, will require possible daytime lane restrictions...
View ArticleCourt
Associate District Court Grant Robert Merrill, 28, of 2067 Libertyville Road, Apt. 1, pleaded guilty to operating while intoxicated, second offense, an aggravated misdemeanor. He was sentenced to 180...
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Richard Edward Desmond, 61 of 704 N. Court St., at 9:16 p.m. Wednesday at 1200 W. Grimes Ave., for operating while intoxicated, first offense.
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The following information is Fairfield Police Department’s initial contacts summary received by dispatch for Wednesday provided at the Jefferson County Law Enforcement Center. Fairfield Hy-Vee Food...
View ArticleFMS girls impress at Ottumwa Invitational
OTTUMWA — The Fairfield Middle School girls kicked off the season Monday with a team title in seventh-grade action and a runner-up finish at the eighth-grade level at the Ottumwa Invitational. The...
View ArticleVan Buren golfers split with Nikes in Burlington
BURLINGTON — Payten Hughes continued her recent string of meets earning medalist honors, and Notre Dame-West Burlington and Van Buren split the boys’ and girls’ golf duals at Flint Hills Municipal...
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