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Andy Hallman
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News Oct. 14, 2024 9:46 am361d ago
Jordan and Taylor Miller are two youngsters who are exploring all 4-H has to offer by participating in livestock showing, presentations, horticulture and day camps.
News Oct. 9, 2024 2:29 pm366d ago
Walk along North Court Street in Fairfield and you will notice a striking series of murals that were just finished last weekend.
News Oct. 9, 2024 1:46 pm366d ago
The 9-year-old daughter of Alex and Christie Kessel was born with a condition that prevented her intestines from working properly, forcing her to undergo an operation to put a small hole in her belly to connect her intestines to an ostomy bag that collects waste. Valerie has had an ostomy bag ever since she was 4 months old, so she’s never known life without it.
News Oct. 9, 2024 12:17 pm366d ago
A big draw for Fairfield First Friday’s October Art Walk is the annual Wiener Dog Races. Locals bring their Dachshunds for the race to see who is the fastest of them all. This year, that honor went to Karen Helmick’s 1-year-old wiener dog named Frannie.
News Oct. 13, 2024 10:46 am362d ago
Sam Hall wants the area’s youth to know all the opportunities that await them if they join 4-H.
News Oct. 14, 2024 12:15 pm361d ago
Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield hosted the EmpowerU Health and Wellness Fair on Saturday, Oct. 5 on a picture-perfect day that felt more like summer than fall.
News Oct. 7, 2024 2:20 pm368d ago
Six years ago, Piper Miller was a quiet girl who didn’t have many friends, and she wanted to change that. Piper thought that by joining a local 4-H club, she could meet other kids who share her passions, and she was right. Now in her sixth year of 4-H through the Ceniteers Club, Piper said it was the best decision she ever made.
News Oct. 7, 2024 12:54 pm368d ago
Fairfield residents received great news on Thursday, Oct. 3 when the Crow Creek Bridge east of town was opened to traffic.
News Oct. 2, 2024 2:39 pm373d ago
The Fairfield High School Wall of Honor will add three names to its wall recognizing excellence among Trojan graduates.
News Oct. 2, 2024 1:56 pm373d ago
A Fairfield girl has returned to school and is on the road to recovery after she was hit by a car in late August.
News Oct. 2, 2024 11:09 am373d ago
Ever since the city of Fairfield closed its compost site on South 20th Street earlier this summer, the streets department has invited residents on select dates to bring their yard waste to the street department’s maintenance shed at 1002 W. Jefferson Ave., and it’s hosting two drop-off days this weekend.
News Oct. 4, 2024 10:26 am371d ago
FAIRFIELD – The three candidates vying for two open positions on the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors participated in a …
News Sep. 30, 2024 1:57 pm375d ago
The Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce is making Fairfield a destination for cyclists, and that was evident this past weekend when it hosted the Harvest Rush, a series of bicycle competitions that ranged from 10 kilometers to 100 miles on the area’s gravel roads.
News Sep. 30, 2024 1:17 pm375d ago
Fairfield High School crowned its Homecoming King and Queen, Ousman Saine and Ella Holderbaum, during the Thursday Night Pep Rally on Sept. 26 at Trojan Stadium.
News Sep. 30, 2024 10:52 am375d ago
The Fairfield High School cross-country team continued a tradition that started last year of running a football all the way from the opponents’ high school back to Fairfield for the Homecoming football game.