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Andy Hallman
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News Sep. 23, 2025 11:13 pm107d 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 pm107d 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 am107d 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 pm108d ago
Maasdam Barns hosted the annual Barnyard Bash on Friday, Sept. 19.
News Sep. 21, 2025 4:00 pm109d 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 pm113d 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 pm113d 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 pm108d 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 pm115d 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 pm115d 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 pm120d 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 pm120d 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 am120d ago
Maasdam Barns has officially opened its playground dedicated to celebrating the legacy of the Louden Machinery Company.
News Sep. 11, 2025 9:21 am119d ago
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.
News Sep. 8, 2025 3:41 pm122d ago
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.

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