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DES MOINES ? Rob and Char Brenneman and family have been named the winners of the Gary Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award. The Brenneman family runs a swine and grain operation in Washington County.Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig presented the award to the family May 4 at the Brenneman farm.?The Brenneman's are real leaders in animal care, environmental protection and community involvement and it is an ...

Each school month, Fairfield Elks Lodge sponsors the Fairfield Middle School ?Students of the Month? award to acknowledge positive contributions of the students, such as assisting teachers and peers in classroom activities to displaying characteristics as a role model in and out of the classroom.The Students of the Month certificates are awarded after a nomination and voting process is completed by each grade-lev...

The Fairfield Lions Club's Top 10 students for the 2018 graduating senior class are, from left, front row, Kirsi Bland, Gannon Courtright, Hermela Gebremariam, Ethan O'Neil; and back row, Maddie Smith, Blu Schultz, Ashtyn Drish, Kristen Daugherty, Jordan Guezimane, and Shawn Spurrier.The Lions Club held its annual Student Recognition Night April 4 at the Best Western Fairfield Inn. FHS Principal Brian Stone ...

Fairfield Middle School sixth-graders Evie Messer, flute, Murphy Craun, clarinet, Nate Konczal, alto saxophone, and Ben Boatright, percussion, joined 185 other first- and second-year band students April 21 at the fourth annual Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association Elementary Honor Band.The event was held in Washington, with rehearsals in the high school band room and gymnasium, and the concert in the Washington ...

Fairfield High School officials have announced the names of students who earned recognition on the honor roll for the third quarter of the 2017-18 academic year. A honor rollFreshmen on the A honor roll, with a grade-point average of 3.8-4.0 and an * denoting a 4.0 GPA, include: Adriana Alonso, *Puja Baral, Erica Bochmann, Dagan Burnett, Ion Camero, Grace Connor, *Brecken Courtright, Aidan Daugherty, *Clare ...

Dave and Janet Jones of rural Pleasant Plain will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary during an open house from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Lake Darling Lodge at Lake Darling State Park near Brighton.Janet Parcell and Dave Jones were married on Easter Sunday 1968 at Fairfield Friends Church.They are retired farmers, plus Mrs. Jones was a Realtor several years ago.They raised their two children, Jim Jones of rural ...

PACKWOOD ? Pekin High School officials have announced the third-quarter honor roll for the 2017-18 school year.The Straight A honor roll, with an * denoting a 4.0 grade-point average for the quarter, includes:Seniors: Makayla Bingham, *Leah Dix, *Maci Gambell, Jade Harper, Faith Oostra, *Megan Rohr, *Paige Winn, Isaiah Wittrock and *Haelee Zook.Juniors: Caleb Comstock, Ayren Essary, *Haley Gambell, Zach ...

Fairfield High School freshman Samara McLain poses with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds. McLain's self portrait was selected to hang in the governor's office at the state Capitol for Iowa Youth Art Month in March. An awards ceremony and a tour of the Capitol was held March 15.

OTTUMWA ? The Bridge View Center is hosting a free Family Fest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.Family Fest is the Bridge View Center's way to give back to and thank the community and southeast Iowa region for their support throughout the year.The Bridge View Center has joined several core community partners to provide an educational and entertaining event, with six components.The first component is Fun. There ...

AMES ? Iowa landowners who want to be part of the buzz surrounding pollinators can learn more about establishing monarch butterfly and other pollinator habitat on their land at an upcoming series of workshops across the state.?If you have questions about adding high-diversity habitat for monarchs and other pollinators to your land, these workshops are an excellent opportunity to gather information and begin ...

AMES ? Due to beneficial weather conditions that increased kernel fill last fall, producers need to take precautions to mitigate corn spoilage this spring.Mild weather during the months of September and October not only produced higher yields, but also increased kernel fill. Kernels that are ?filled out? and denser like those seen during last year's harvest usually do not dry as easily, especially in higher ...

Lenten series underway at Hope LutheranBRIGHTON ? Hope Lutheran Church is holding a Lenten series on ?The Easter Experience? at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday through March 28.The meetings are held at members' homes. Call the church at 319-694-3771 for site information. Word of Life holding midweek meal, Lenten serviceWord of Life Lutheran Church is inviting everyone to attend its midweek Lenten services at 6:30 ...