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Andy Hallman
Southeast IA Union
Latest Articles by Andy Hallman
News Sep. 24, 2025 4:40 pm15d ago
For the third year in a row, Maasdam Barns hosted a female troupe of horseback riders celebrating the Mexican equestrian tradition of “Charrería.”
News Sep. 24, 2025 2:28 pm15d ago
The City of Fairfield has begun drawing down Walton Lake to allow for replacing a golf cart bridge, but it’s not clear if the project can be completed before winter weather grinds it to a halt.
News Sep. 23, 2025 11:13 pm16d ago
Nathaniel Adkins used translation software to create his own English translation of the Czech play “Rossum’s Universal Robots,” which he will direct Sept. 26-27 at Morning Star Studio in Fairfield.
News Sep. 23, 2025 5:48 pm16d ago
Maharishi School will kick off a series of six webinars for parents with one hosted by Lisa Damour from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25.
News Sep. 23, 2025 8:29 am16d ago
Fairfield Kiwanis Club hosted its annual Kids’ Day event on Saturday, Sept. 20, which brought thousands of people to the downtown to take in the parade, eat pancakes, and enjoy many other activities in Central Park.
News Sep. 22, 2025 3:56 pm17d ago
Maasdam Barns hosted the annual Barnyard Bash on Friday, Sept. 19.
News Sep. 21, 2025 4:00 pm18d ago
The new housing development north of Fairfield, North Campus Ridge, will grow even larger now that the builder and developer plan to add 15 units on top of the 37 originally envisioned.
News Sep. 17, 2025 5:24 pm22d ago
Fairfield’s charitable food program that seeks to feed school children on the weekends is now more than a decade old, and still going strong.
News Sep. 17, 2025 5:04 pm22d ago
A group of three women have formed their own miniature farmers market that meets once a month on a farm south of Lockridge.
News Sep. 22, 2025 2:41 pm17d ago
An administrative law judge is poised to lift the stay on the City of Fairfield’s plan to drain Walton Lake, but it won’t necessarily mean the end of litigation.
News Sep. 15, 2025 3:57 pm24d ago
Fairfield is about to experience its busiest weekend of the year, with one event after another Friday through Sunday.
News Sep. 15, 2025 3:17 pm24d ago
Grow Fairfield held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house Monday afternoon to celebrate the completion of its prefabricated home at 700 S. Seventh St.
News Sep. 10, 2025 4:36 pm29d ago
Iowa Dance Collective hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house at its new location on Friday, Sept. 5.
News Sep. 10, 2025 3:47 pm29d ago
The Fairfield City Council is evenly divided on what to do about replacing the golf cart bridge at Walton Lake, with half the council wanting to pause the project, and the other half wishing to move it forward.
News Sep. 10, 2025 10:03 am29d ago
Maasdam Barns has officially opened its playground dedicated to celebrating the legacy of the Louden Machinery Company.