Andy Hallman

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.

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.

Sam Hall wants the area’s youth to know all the opportunities that await them if they join 4-H.

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.

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.

Fairfield residents received great news on Thursday, Oct. 3 when the Crow Creek Bridge east of town was opened to traffic.

The Fairfield High School Wall of Honor will add three names to its wall recognizing excellence among Trojan graduates.

A Fairfield girl has returned to school and is on the road to recovery after she was hit by a car in late August.

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.

FAIRFIELD – The three candidates vying for two open positions on the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors participated in a …

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.

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.

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.

The public is invited to attend a forum on Oct. 8 to ask questions about the proposed emergency medical services levy that will be on the ballot this November for Jefferson County residents.

The documentary film “Parsons: The School That Changed the Rules” about Fairfield’s former college has been nominated for an Emmy Award.