Andy Hallman

Club members believe the event is the oldest and longest running tradition in the town’s history, which started in 1920 and was only suspended for a few years during World War II.

A teacher at Washington Elementary School in Fairfield made Christmas wishes come true for a few hundred students earlier this month.

Fairfield residents who were outside on the evening of Thursday, Dec. 19 might have noticed a large group of cyclists spreading holiday cheer as they rode through town with their bikes decked out in Christmas lights.

Jefferson County ISU Extension and Outreach will host a virtual program for parents of infants and toddlers who wish to improve their child’s early language development.

The Fairfield City Council plans to hold a public hearing in January to get feedback from residents on the size of trash cart they’d like to have.

Fairfield First Fridays Art Walk held its 15th annual Holiday Trade Fair Dec. 13-14 at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center.

The home of Shaun and Cristi Coyle won first place in Fairfield’s Christmas Light Showdown this past weekend.

The Fairfield City Council heard a proposal from a private citizen to take responsibility for the city’s compost site so that it could reopen in 2025.

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Fairfield High School’s SkillsUSA Club once again supplied ornaments for kids who visit Santa at his house in Central Park.

Overland Sheepskin Co. announced that it has purchased the True Value building on West Burlington Avenue in Fairfield, and will take possession of it in May 2025.

Fairfield High School’s band and choir members donned their favorite festive sweaters and entertained the audience inside Fairfield Middle School’s cafetorium during Chocolate Sunday on Dec. 8.

Pekin High School junior Hailey Pedrick has organized a silent auction fundraiser to sell decorated Christmas trees inside the Lincoln Center in Fairfield.

The Chamber Singers of Southeast Iowa will present their annual holiday concert on two nights this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14-15.

The town of Richland put another notch in its belt of accomplishments on Monday with the opening of a new child care center, built exactly where the Richland High School once stood about a block west of the square.