Andy Hallman

Saturday proved to be a perfect day to head to Washington’s Central Park and peruse one of the roughly 145 vendors that set up for the Fall Craft Fair.

The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors has approved hiring outside legal counsel to represent the sheriff’s office in administrative matters, a topic that generated a heated discussion among elected officials at Monday morning’s board meeting Sept. 8.

A former Keokuk County Sheriff’s Deputy has been convicted of 13 counts of child endangerment related to a hayrack ride two years ago that injured more than a dozen children.

Jefferson County Health Center will close all its clinics on Friday, Sept. 5, so staff can attend the funeral of colleague Lesley Owens.

A Hillsboro man was arrested after he allegedly brought guns onto school grounds in Fairfield.

The DNR is putting the brakes on Fairfield’s plan to drain Walton Lake.

A Lockridge woman has been hospitalized for the past week after suffering a serious car accident in which she was trapped upside down.

Brian Horsfield and Victoria Thompson will compete in runoff election to fill Fairfield’s Ward 3 council seat.

There was a surprising amount of drama in what appeared to be an uncontested race for a Fairfield City Council seat that was settled in a special election on Tuesday, Sept. 2.

The Fairfield Community Orchard invites the public to harvest the fruit that’s ripening now on its assortment of fruit trees.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has approved the City of Fairfield’s request to draw down Walton Lake.

Fairfield City Engineer and Public Works Director Melanie Carlson said that vehicles routinely park along Grimes Avenue when the soccer fields are busy such as during soccer tournaments, and so the new sign will bring the street in alignment with how it’s actually used.

Pleasant Plain Road will receive additional rock and binding next week as Jefferson County’s secondary roads department seeks to address problems with the road that have arisen since it received a new chip seal in June.

The Greater Jefferson County Foundation celebrated both its 50th anniversary and its 27th year of awarding grants during an awards ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 26 at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center.

A Fairfield man who donated to create the skate park in O.B. Nelson Park is opening his heart once again to pay for improvements at the park.