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Little piggy
Washington Elementary School students got a taste of life on the farm May 29 when Don Kaska brought piglets to school. Pictured petting one of the baby pigs are, from left, first-graders Brady...
View ArticleCardinal, Van Buren fall Wednesday
Comets lose 6-3 ELDON — The Cardinal softball team dropped a 6-3 game to 14th-ranked (Class 2A) Highland Wednesday in Eldon. Cardinal’s Lindsay Moore went 3-for-4 from the plate, and Delaney Ridgway...
View ArticleFairfield softball opens home invite Friday
Beginning at 2 p.m. Friday, eight softball teams will be vying for the Fairfield Invitational crown. Teams in attendance include Davis County, New London, West Burlington, Wilton, Chariton, area...
View ArticleRain dampens otherwise great day for Fairfield
CENTERVILLE — Fairfield found itself on the right side of a pair of 7-3 baseball games Wednesday evening in Centerville, though the visitors took two completely different paths to get there. Fairfield...
View ArticleAll-SEC soccer teams released
The Fairfield boys’ soccer team has landed four players on the 2013 All-Southeast Conference soccer team, and two other Trojans have been named to the girls’ squad. The Trojans boys, who tied for...
View ArticlePolice
Fairfield Police Department arrested Dalton Wayne Cook, 18, of 1004 W. Jefferson Ave., at 2:42 a.m. today at the law center. He is charged with operating while intoxicated, first offense, observed at...
View ArticleU.S. 34 resurfacing project restarts
A resurfacing project to repair rough surface on U.S. 34 west of Ottumwa is scheduled to restart during the week of June 17, weather permitting, according to Iowa Department of Transportation’s...
View ArticleTechnicolor star Esther Williams dies
Esther Williams, the swimming champion turned actress who starred in glittering and aquatic Technicolor musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, has died. She was 91. Williams died early Thursday in her...
View ArticleWhite House: NSA phone records ‘critical tool’
The White House says a court order allowing the government to secretly collect millions of U.S. citizens’ telephone records is a critical tool to fight security threats. White House spokesman Josh...
View ArticleRastetter picked to lead Iowa Board of Regents
IOWA CITY (AP) — The Iowa Board of Regents selected Republican agribusiness executive Bruce Rastetter on Wednesday to lead the panel that governs Iowa's public universities, a choice unlikely to stop...
View ArticleGov. Branstad to sign tax cut bill
DES MOINES (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad will sign legislation designed to reduce commercial property taxes in Iowa. Branstad announced Wednesday that he will sign the bill into law on June 12 in...
View ArticleMuscatine school board president resigns from post
MUSCATINE (AP) — The president of the Muscatine School Board says she's resigning because of “toxic people” on the panel. The Muscatine Journal reports board president Penny Jones resigned Wednesday...
View ArticleKidnap suspect said he didn’t pose danger
DAYTON (AP) — The man suspected of kidnapping two central Iowa girls last month told the state Parole Board in his three bids for release that his treatment in prison had made him worthy of parole....
View ArticleJudge delays trial for manager of Agriprocessors
CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) — A judge has delayed the trial for a former manager at an Iowa slaughterhouse who is charged with exploiting immigrant workers for profit. U.S. Magistrate Jon Scoles on Wednesday...
View ArticleWaterworks Park to close Friday
Waterworks Park in Fairfield will close to the public Friday. Work is being done at the park which will prevent it from being open to the public for one day. The park will resume normal hours Saturday.
View ArticleFarmer seeks compensation for damage to combine
Jefferson County Board of Supervisors amended its fiscal year 2014 IDOT Secondary Road Construction Program Monday for rock surfacing projects. The county has been procuring rock from a local quarry,...
View ArticleHigh school students fight at Wapello fairgrounds
ELDON — Six students, ages 15-17, face charges of disorderly conduct to simple assault from a fight involving Cardinal and Davis County high school students May 22 at the Wapello County Fairgrounds....
View ArticleUtility committee supports rate hikes
Fairfield residents could be in for significant increases to their utility bills if the city council accepts the recommendation of the utility committee. The utility committee of city councilors...
View ArticleRAGBRAI pre-ride comes to Fairfield Friday
Bike safety and road conditions are important to RAGBRAI riders. Only one good way exists to inspect the selected roads for a bike event, and that is to ride on them. That is exactly what will happen...
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Edible exchange
Tommie Lane, left, comes to an agreement with Shelby Cundiff, center, and Haliegh Hanshaw on the price of a dozen eggs May 29 at the Fairfield Farmers’ Market at Howard Park.
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