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‘Faculty Follies’
A quartet of Fairfield Community School District teachers takes time out from “Faculty Follies” rehearsal Wednesday evening to pose for a photo. The group, from left, Fred Hucke, David Owen on guitar,...
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Fairfield welcomes Branstad, Reynolds
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds visited the Fairfield Public Library today for a townhall meeting. Branstad and Reynolds spoke for about 30 minutes on subjects such as economic...
View ArticleBeef tab 2013
This special section contains information about 4-H beef contests, a famous Keosauqua burger and the revival of the Jefferson County Cattlemen’s Association.
View ArticleSummer programs set
The Jefferson County Conservation Board is planning several summer programs for youth. Bear Creek Geodes is an exploring program where participants third-grade and above, or first and second if...
View ArticleImproving home value with energy efficiency
Fairfield’s Hometown Rewards Program Second Saturday workshop series continues from 1-3 p.m. Saturday at the Fairfield Public Library. Those attending will get a sneak peek at the content of a new...
View ArticleFHS concert set Tuesday
The Fairfield High School Spring Concert will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center’s Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts. The concert will...
View ArticleJames wins MVP, but not unanimously
MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James was at his best this season, and the voters tasked with selecting the NBA’s Most Valuable Player took notice. Every voter except one, that is. The NBA still does not have a...
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Tournament winners
The 10-and-under Fairfield Cougars baseball team earned a first-place finish at the Clear Creek-Amana Classic this past weekend. Team members are pictured, from left, front row: Brecken Courtright,...
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Trojan girls open conference tournament
The Trojan girls’ tennis team kicked off the Southeast Conference tournament and the postseason Monday with a pair of runner-up finishes in singles play. Sophomore Karley Williams and senior Courtney...
View ArticleScenic, struggling south Illinois braces for oil rush
This is the Illinois that many people never see — the sparsely populated southern tip where flat farmland gives way to rolling hills, rocky outcrops, thick forests and cypress swamps. Blacktopped...
View ArticlePolice
Fairfield Police Department received a report at 7:09 p.m. Sunday of fourth degree theft in 700 block of South Fifth Street. James Alan Johnston, 47, of 200 N. 28th St. No. 90, was arrested at home at...
View ArticleSenate to pass online sales tax bill
Attention online shoppers: The days of tax-free shopping on the Internet may soon end for many of you. The Senate is scheduled to vote today on a bill that would empower states to collect sales taxes...
View ArticleIowa session extends after expense payments end
DES MOINES (AP) — Boxes were stacked in the corner of the Iowa Senate chambers on Thursday, but lawmakers are nowhere near ready to pack up. Still, the legislative session will look different starting...
View ArticleBurmese refugees flock to Iowa town
COLUMBUS JUNCTION (AP) — The first Chin Burmese student arrived at Wilma Sime Roundy Elementary School three years ago, a smiling preschooler whose father often checked on his progress. The school had...
View ArticleDeadline approaching to honor old farms
DES MOINES (AP) — A deadline is approaching for owners who want to recognize their generational farms in Iowa. Owners have until June 1 to apply for the century and heritage farm program. It...
View ArticleGroup wants to commemorate Route 6
IOWA CITY (AP) — As a kid, Rex Brandstatter's parents would send him out of the house with one simple instruction. "They would tell me, 'You can go anywhere, but you can't cross the highway,'" said...
View ArticleSenate panel to hold hearing on veterans home
DES MOINES (AP) — A state Senate panel will hold a hearing to review the quality of care at the Iowa Veterans Home. Today’s meeting comes after more than 40 former staffers signed a letter that was...
View ArticleSome Iowa sex offenders receive gun permits
DES MOINES (AP) — More than 50 Iowa sex offenders have permits to carry guns in public thanks to a two-year-old law that makes it harder for sheriffs to deny permits. The Des Moines Register reports...
View ArticleMore sewer overflows reported in Fairfield
Frequent rain last week produced an all-too-common problem for the city of Fairfield – wastewater overflows. Approximately 420,000 gallons of untreated wastewater was discharged from the sanitary...
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Survivor meal
The Jefferson County Pork Producers and Cropper Walkers relay team joined forces Saturday to put on the survivor meal at the Jefferson County Relay for Life at the Fairfield Middle School. The Derby...
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