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Vendors learn rules for RAGBRAI
Local businesses and nonprofit groups are encouraged to fill vendor spots for Fairfield’s RAGBRAI on July 26, said Dennis Lopp, Fairfield RAGBRAI Executive Committee member in charge of public...
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Painting in Howard Park
Top: John Preston, left, teaches a pastel class Wednesday at Howard Park. The class is taught through the Fairfield Art Association. Preston is seen here giving instruction to Eileen Hawthorne....
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TUESDAY Fairfield City Council Personnel Committee — Fairfield City Hall, council chambers, 5:30 p.m.: Closed session- personnel review. Fairfield City Council Property Committee — Fairfield City...
View ArticleKeokuk ends Trojan girls’ playoff run in Fort Madison
FORT MADISON — Fairfield had its hands full with Keokuk in the regional team final Saturday, falling to the Southeast Conference rival 5-0 on Fort Madison’s tennis courts. Fairfield senior Haylee...
View ArticleFairfield golfers come up short at district meet
WILLIAMSBURG — Two strokes. Two measly strokes were all that separated Fairfield from a state tournament berth as it fell back to fourth place at Friday’s district meet in Williamsburg. The result...
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Wright leads Panther girls in Des Moines
DES MOINES — Gwynne Wright capped a busy weekend with a 10th-place finish in the 800 and a 12th-place time in the 1500 Saturday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. Wright finished the 800 in 2:25.87 prior...
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Pekin sprinters earn medals at state meet
DES MOINES — The Pekin boys’ track and field team didn’t make it to the final day of competition at the state track meet but still grabbed a pair of medals Friday before heading home. The distance...
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Haynes places sixth in Class 1A 100-hurdles
DES MOINES — Hanna Haynes could only choose one event at the state qualifier, but it looks like the Van Buren senior chose right. Haynes, who suffered an injury late in the season, placed sixth in the...
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Fairfield’s Swanson ends season on high note
DES MOINES — As the stakes kept getting higher at the Iowa state track championships, Fairfield’s Jonny Swanson kept going faster. Determined to end his prep career at his peak, Swanson had the...
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Howard takes second, fourth in finals
DES MOINES — Most high schoolers would be elated to take home a pair of medals from the state track and field championships. But Sydney Howard, like other returning state champions, isn’t “most” high...
View ArticleLawmakers ponder special session
DES MOINES (AP) — As lawmakers struggle to complete their work and adjourn the legislative session, some wonder whether the best way to deal with a contentious health debate is to skip the matter for...
View ArticleTea party looks to take advantage of moment
DES MOINES (AP) — Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so. They say the IRS acknowledgement that it...
View ArticleBranstad: Senate should investigate complaint
DES MOINES (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad says the Iowa Senate should investigate claims of sexual harassment made by a former staffer for the Senate Republican caucus. Kirsten Anderson told WHO-TV in an...
View ArticleGov. Scott Walker to headline Iowa GOP event
DES MOINES (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will visit Iowa this week to deliver a speech that may bolster speculation that he will run for president in 2016. The Wisconsin State Journal reports...
View ArticleLake Okoboji roller coaster roars back to life
ARNOLDS PARK (AP) — A northeast Iowa amusement park is reopening a historic roller coaster after a $250,000 rehabilitation of the attraction. The Legend Roller Coaster roared back to life Saturday at...
View ArticleStorms generate Iowa tornado damage but no injuries reported
DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa didn't make it quite a year without a tornado touchdown as strong storms generated two confirmed tornado touchdowns in central Iowa. No injuries have been reported. Iowa had...
View ArticlePekin schools close because of electrical fire
PACKWOOD – Pekin Community Schools closed today because of an electrical fire that cut power to the school buildings. The fire was reported at 7:30 a.m. in the electrical transformer on the school...
View ArticleMaintenance worker rescues girl, 8, from pool
URBANDALE (AP) — An 8-year-old girl is recovering after nearly drowning in an apartment pool in Urbandale. Police say a maintenance worker said the girl at the bottom of the Westpoint Apartments and...
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City opens compost site for brush, leaves, grass
Fairfield’s new compost site is now open to the public. The site is at the intersection of South 20th Street and West Jackson Avenue. It is on land owned by Fairfield Economic Development Association...
View ArticleSupervisors approve beer at fairgrounds
The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a liquor license for Young and Wild Rodeo Co. to serve beer Saturday night at its rodeo event on Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Beth...
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