Andy Hallman

A Fairfield man was arrested on Feb. 18 after making threats to several people while armed with a knife.

A dispute between two Jefferson County officials took center stage at the Iowa Supreme Court on Wednesday, Feb. 11, when the court heard oral arguments in the case of Bart Richmond v. Jefferson County Attorney.

The City of Fairfield is looking into how it enforces codes and ordinances, and may create two positions to tackle all the responsibilities, one within the police department and another one under planning and zoning.

Washington County Treasurer Jeff Garrett has announced that this will be his final year in the position, which he has held for nearly three decades.

Commuters between Fairfield and Libertyville must brace for another detour this coming construction season.

Jonas Magram’s Annual Children’s Holiday Benefit Concert set a record for raising just over its $45,000 goal, the most ever raised in the concert’s 30 years.

The Mt. Pleasant Area Development Commission has embarked on an ambitious plan to raise $1 million in private funds to support the area’s long-term prosperity, and it’s already more than half-way there.

Pekin Superintendent Dave Harper appeared before the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors during its meeting Monday, Feb. 9 to speak about a few projects and programs underway in the district.

Packwood and Pekin schools will finally be connected by a paved road.

A Fairfield High School teacher was arrested on Feb. 5 and charged with lascivious acts with a minor, grooming, and sexual exploitation by a school employee.

The Fairfield School Board will hold a study session Monday night to discuss the future of the middle school.

The Rotary Club of Fairfield will host a carnival this May that it hopes will draw 700 people.

The founders of Celebrate Recovery Brighton appeared before the Washington County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, asking whether some of the money from an opioid settlement could go to support their group’s chapters in Brighton and Washington.

A Keokuk County man was arrested Sunday, Feb. 1 after he led law enforcement on a high-speed chase in Washington County.

The Fairfield Lions Club not only fed a few hundred hungry people Saturday morning, it also raised money for Fairfield High School students about to attend college.