Democratic Party
DEMOCRATIC PARTY A Proud to be a Democrat potluck is planned from 12:30-3 p.m. Sunday at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center. Those attending should note the change of location due to rain in...
View ArticleFHS ag students begin annual plant sale
Fairfield High School horticulture class students and FFA members opened their annual spring plant sale Wednesday. “We have peppers, tomatoes, marigolds, petunias and some other miscellaneous...
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School district staff shows off talent in ‘Faculty Follies’ Sunday
Everyone knows the Fairfield school district has many talented teachers, administrators and board members, but they might not know those same people have singing, dancing and comedic talents they will...
View ArticleJefferson County Farm Bureau Women; Chapter M.B., P.E.O.
JEFFERSON COUNTY FARM BUREAU WOMEN The Jefferson County Farm Bureau Women will have a luncheon meeting at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Pizza Ranch. Hostess will be Christine Schiedel, and the program,...
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Spaghetti supper
Fairfield Community School District Activities Director Jeff Courtright, left, accepts a check for $3,865 from Fairfield Lions Club fundraising chairman Scott Vaughan Monday during the Brookhart-Crew...
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Open house set for Doud’s 80th birthday May 11
Audrey Doud of Fairfield will be celebrating her 80th birthday with an open house from 2-4 p.m. May 11 at the AmericInn in Fairfield. The celebration is open to all who can stop by. The event is being...
View Article‘Fifty Shades’ parody comes to Sondheim
“SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody,” a hilarious new comedy that brings all the naughty fun of the best-selling book to life, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Fairfield Arts & Convention...
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Trojan girls post lowest team score of 2013
Scores were down across the board Tuesday as the Fairfield girls’ golf team posted a season-best score of 219 in a loss to rival Mount Pleasant at the Fairfield Golf & Country Club. Mount Pleasant...
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Area track teams compete at WACO Relays
WAYLAND — Several area runners were at the WACO Relays Tuesday for one final tune-up prior to the Southeast Iowa Superconference meets. Van Buren led all area teams with 88 points scored to finish...
View ArticleDeAngelis leads Pioneers at SEISC tourney
FORT MADISON — Mickey DeAngelis earned runner-up meet medalist status to lead Maharishi School to a fourth-place finish at the SEISC South golf tournament Monday and Tuesday at Sheaffer Memorial Golf...
View ArticleChanges announced to girls’ soccer schedule
The high school girls’ soccer games between Fairfield and Ottumwa scheduled Friday, May 10, in Fairfield have been canceled. Instead, the Trojan girls will travel to Oskaloosa that day to play the...
View ArticleConference track meets, more postponed
Area teams eager to start the postseason will have to wait a bit longer with the postponement of the Southeast Iowa Superconference track meets. The SEISC North Division’s meet at Columbus and the...
View ArticleOffice not staffed, leave message
The Grant Committee of the Greater Jefferson County Foundation has grant applications available for this year which may be obtained by calling and leaving a message at 472-0758 and on the website, ~...
View ArticleObama reaching out to Mexican young people
President Barack Obama and Mexico’s new president, Enrique Pena Nieto, are stepping gingerly to avoid any suggestion of meddling in each other’s most contentious issues. Instead, Obama is drawing...
View ArticleFire
Fairfield Fire Department investigated a gas smell at 9:36 a.m. Thursday at 804 W. Broadway Ave., Apt. 3. An older gas stove had a small leak.
View ArticleSmall school closes today because of nice weather
In sun-deprived Washington state, the promise of nice spring weather has prompted a small private school to give students a day off to enjoy the sunshine. Friday will be a “sun day” of sorts for 205...
View ArticleCourt: Iowa must recognize both lesbian parents
IOWA CITY (AP) — An Iowa agency's refusal to list both spouses in a lesbian marriage as parents on their children's birth certificates is a violation of their constitutional rights and must stop, the...
View ArticleReport shows drought lessening in most of Iowa
DES MOINES (AP) — More drenching rain and heavy snow are pulling most of Iowa out of drought conditions. In a report released Thursday, the state Department of Natural Resources says storms in...
View ArticleIowa officials seek comment on hunting, trapping
DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa officials are encouraging the public to comment on proposed changes to several hunting and trapping seasons. The state Department of Natural Resources says the changes would...
View ArticleCardinal school sells bracelets to honor children
ELDON – Cardinal Community School is selling bracelets in memory of Erika and Kallie Clark, two children who died when a train and van collided April 1 in Batavia. The proceeds from the sale of the...
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