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Venerable vendor
Drew Bergquist, left, makes a successful sales pitch to Mary Cathryn Olsen, who bought some of his asparagus May 29 at the Fairfield Farmers’ Market in Howard Park.
View ArticleFly Van Buren features water balloon bomb toss
KEOSAUQUA — Join the Villages of Van Buren for the 13th annual Fly Van Buren June 15 at the Keosauqua airport. The fly-in breakfast will be 7-10 a.m. at the Keosauqua Municipal Airport. The Keosauqua...
View ArticlePekin High School lists honor roll
PACKWOOD — Pekin High School officials have announced the names of students who earned recognition on the honor roll during the second semester of the 2012-13 academic year. Seniors (Straight A’s):...
View ArticlePence students exceed goals
Students and staff at Pence Elementary School celebrated the success of a three-month energy challenge May 6. The students were charged with saving 2,577 kilowatt hours, 6 percent of their energy...
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Sheetzes celebrate 45th wedding anniversary
Aaron and Patty Sheetz of Stockport celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary May 4. Aaron Sheetz and Patty Pauly were married May 4, 1968. He is employed with Hill Phoenix, formerly Barker...
View ArticleBrooms out: JV teams sweep host Keokuk
JV Black cruises KEOKUK — Fairfield’s JV Black softball team traveled to Keokuk Thursday and was able to walk out with a two-game sweep. The Trojans won game one 5-3 and finished off Keokuk in the...
View ArticleVan Buren softball falls
NEW LONDON — New London pitcher Morgan Christner held the Van Buren softball team to just four hits Thursday in a 8-0 win for the host Tigers. The New London batters, meanwhile, used a steady stream...
View ArticlePekin takes error-filled game from Mediapolis
PACKWOOD — Pekin scored in every inning but the fourth Thursday to roll to a 15-8 over Mediapolis in Southeast Iowa Super Conference softball action in Packwood. The Panthers, who totaled 11 hits in...
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Fairfield baseball sweeps in conference opener
For Fairfield head coach Josh Allison, the hardest part about Fairfield’s doubleheader vs. Keokuk Thursday was identifying everything that went right. The Trojans won the opening game 7-3 and took the...
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Fairfield Police Department investigated a third-degree burglary at 4 p.m. Thursday in the 400 block of East Kirkwood Avenue. Police received a report at 1:13 p.m. Thursday of two vehicles broken into...
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Fairfield Fire Department responded at 1:48 p.m. Thursday to a report of smoke in the gym at Fairfield Area Career Academy Lincoln Center (former Lincoln Elementary School). Firefighters used a...
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False alarm
Fairfield Fire Department responded to a fire call Thursday afternoon at Fairfield Area Career Academy Lincoln Center that turned out to be a false alarm. Firefighters discovered upon their arrival...
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Trojan girls up winning streak, sweep Keokuk
With the Trojans clinging to a 5-3 lead in the top of the seventh inning and Keokuk runners occupying every base, Sydney Burnett could only hear the yells of her parents to “go get it” as a ball was...
View ArticlePublic meetings
MONDAY Jefferson County Board of Supervisors — Jefferson County Courthouse, first floor meeting room, 9 a.m.: meet with county engineer; consider resolution to approve FM & Local project for...
View ArticleJohn Deere plant in Dubuque lays off 65 employees
DUBUQUE (AP) — A John Deere plant in Dubuque has laid off 65 employees in its manufacturing section. Waterloo television station KWWL reports the employees at John Deere Dubuque Works were notified...
View ArticleIowa police find home-growing marijuana operation
ALTOONA (AP) — Police in central Iowa say they've uncovered a home-growing marijuana operation with 200 plants. Altoona Police Chief Jody Matherly says officers executed a search warrant at a house...
View ArticleFlooding could bring bumper crop of mosquitoes
DES MOINES (AP) — A bug expert at Iowa State University says all the flooding in Iowa could contribute to a bumper crop of mosquitoes in a few weeks. Entomologist Lyric Bartholomay says mosquitoes lay...
View ArticleIowa’s ‘Bridges of Madison County’ going Broadway
DES MOINES (AP) — Some extra Iowa marketing may precede the arrival of "The Bridges of Madison County" on Broadway. Robert Waller's best-selling book about two people who met at one of Iowa's famed...
View ArticleMaharishi School graduation Sunday
The senior class of Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment will graduate at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Commencement exercises are in the Henry Ogden Clark Auditorium in Fairfield. A reception follows the...
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Italian-themed celebration arrives June 14-15
Fairfield’s summer is packed with outdoor music, food and activities, and a community favorite, All Things Italian Street Festival is a week away. Last year, Fairfield hosted the first-ever Italian...
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