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Andy Hallman
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News Oct. 22, 2025 1:38 pm78d ago
A group called FACES of Libertyville has put together a fun-filled day on Saturday, Oct. 25 to “Celebrate Libertyville” with activities all morning and afternoon.
News Oct. 22, 2025 1:00 pm78d ago
A Missouri man has been charged with assaulting a Fairfield Police officer during an altercation.
News Oct. 21, 2025 3:18 pm79d ago
Fairfield was among the many cities across the country to host a “No Kings” rally Saturday, Oct. 18, featuring speakers and a few hundred people who gathered in Central Park.
News Oct. 20, 2025 5:12 pm80d ago
Farmers are not happy about the drop in soybean demand, but pork producers can at least take some comfort in seeing a price decline in their chief input.
News Oct. 20, 2025 3:03 pm80d ago
The Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce held a candidate forum Wednesday, Oct. 15 that featured a contested mayoral race, an overview of the school district’s upcoming bond referendum for a new middle school, and a pitch from the city’s Ward 2 representative who no longer has an opponent.
News Oct. 20, 2025 12:38 pm80d ago
The two candidates for Mt. Pleasant mayor squared off in a public forum Thursday, Oct. 16.
News Oct. 15, 2025 3:23 pm85d ago
Terry Baker of Fairfield Convention & Visitors Bureau delivered her annual tourism report this fall that highlighted areas where the town is doing well, and areas it needs to improve.
News Oct. 15, 2025 2:36 pm85d ago
Rosemary Weiss was a special education teacher in the Fairfield school district for 17 years, and left her mark on countless students.
News Oct. 15, 2025 12:50 pm85d ago
North 12th Street is one of the hottest areas of development in Fairfield, thanks to a partnership between Greater Fairfield Area Habitat for Humanity and Iowa Prison Industries.
News Oct. 20, 2025 2:59 pm80d ago
O.B. Nelson Park in Fairfield is sporting a new shelter thanks to a generous local donor.
News Oct. 15, 2025 9:11 am85d ago
Washington’s iconic fountain has fallen dormant for another winter, but don’t worry because Memorial Day will be here soon enough and water will be shooting through the air once more.
News Oct. 13, 2025 3:39 pm87d ago
A dry summer and early fall might not be the best weather for crops and other vegetation, but it’s just what the doctor ordered for the area’s construction projects.
News Oct. 13, 2025 3:03 pm87d ago
Seth Steele is only 13 years old, but he’s already thinking ahead to life after high school, and how he wants to continue his family’s work on one of the oldest farms in the county.
News Oct. 8, 2025 5:19 pm92d ago
FAIRFIELD – An election worker in Fairfield said she and other poll workers suffered a series of unpleasant experiences from …
News Oct. 8, 2025 2:27 pm92d ago
A Mt. Pleasant man will be featured in an episode of the PBS show “Iowa Life” on Tuesday, Oct. 14.

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