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SERVICE PENDING Rosalene Kramer Rosalene Kramer, 93, of Salem, Iowa passed away at 1:35 p.m. on Monday, October 1, 2018 …

By Pat Remington, Brighton Corespondent Bridget Hollingsworth, of Fairfield, visited her grandma, Winifred Fritz, on Sept. 16. They were joined …

Martha Washington Questers 1032 met on Sept. 28, 2018k at the home of Marge Lasek. Marge also provided the refreshments …

The Sacha Club met at the home of Linda McNeil on September 24, 2018. 10 members attended. New program booklets …

THE AMISH COOK BY GLORIA YODER It’s Sunday afternoon and were are cruising down Interstate 70, heading for Hocking Hills …

To the editor:A unanimous decision by seven unelected judges of the Iowa Supreme Court in the Varnum vs. Brien case, dated April 3, 2009, held that the state?s limitation of marriage to opposite-sex couples violated the equal protection clause of the Iowa Constitution. That decision established same-sex marriage in Iowa.In November 2010, Iowa voters defeated the retention of three of the judges responsible for ...

To the editor:This past Saturday my van ?broke down? at the Mt. Pleasant exit on Highway 34. While I waited for AAA, an Iowa State Patrolman and six people stopped to offer help. Seven people, in less than one hour, were available for assistance. The people in Iowa are the kindest people I have ever met! Just wonderful!My sincerest thanks go to: the Iowa State Patrol; Jake, the AAA driver; two young couples; a ...

To the editor:The April 21, 2014 meeting of the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors was an embarrassment to the democratic process. The primary focus of this meeting was to consider tax relief for a monstrous construction project east of the Fairfield City limits.After a token gesture of listening to public comments, the supervisors completely discounted the expression of overwhelming opposition to a construct...

To the editor:When Heartland builds their grain elevator, many hard working Jefferson County farmers will get a better profit on their corn due to reduced travel costs. Also, there will be 30 construction jobs lasting six months and six permanent jobs at the grain elevator when it opens. Those are all good things for the economy and the community. But who will pay for the accelerated road damage resulting from ...

To the editor:Fairfield Economic Development Association appreciates the difficult decision facing the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors and thanks the board for their hard work and consideration on this matter.Agriculture is the backbone of Iowa?s economy and grain elevators dot the landscape throughout our county and state. Jefferson County produces an average of 11.6 million bushels of corn and soybeans ...

To the editor:A special election will be held on March 4 for voters within the unincorporated areas of Jefferson County.The proposal is to allocate the county?s portion of the Local Option Sales and Service Tax (LOSST) as follows: 64 percent property tax relief, 20 percent roads and bridges, 16 percent construction of an outdoor swimming pool and indoor recreation facility.This 16 percent allocation would ...

To the editor:One of the worst examples of our ignorance of evolutionary values in America is our current definition of ?American exceptionalism.?All too often I hear this idea expressed on talk shows as defined by our military power. American exceptionalism is referred to as the influence of our govenment on foreign countries, and the power and influence of our economy and culture.We need to simplify the idea ...