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Steve and Karen Smith of Batavia will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary at 3 p.m. June 18 at the Batavia Community Center.Karen Rupe and Steve Smith were married June 27, 1966, at Batavia Chrstian Church in Batavia.He is retired from the Jefferson County Law Center, and she is retired from Ottumwa Printing Inc.The couple have three children: Steve Smith of Batavia; Tycene Weber and husband Mark of ...

Each school month, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in Fairfield sponsors the Fairfield Middle School ?Students of the Month? award to acknowledge positive contributions of FMS students at school.These positive contributions range from 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 ...

HAMILTON COLLEGECLINTON, N.Y. ­­? Serena R. Ward, daughter of Raymond and Renee Ward of Fairfield, has been named to the dean?s list at Hamilton College for the 2016 spring semester.To be named to the dean?s list, a student must have carried throughout the semester a course load of four or more graded credits with an average of 3.5 or above.A May graduate, Ward majored in government at Hamilton.??? WARTBURG ...

Ryley McElderry, a 2016 graduate of Cardinal High School, and daughter of Allen and Twyla McElderry of Batavia, was recognized by Gov. Terry Branstad for outstanding academic achievement at the 14th Annual Governor?s Scholar Recognition Ceremony May 1 at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines.The statewide program, sponsored by the Iowa Governor?s Office, Iowa High School Athletic Association and its title sponsor the Iowa ...

A free workshop on how to remodel or build a home that is healthy, durable and energy efficient is set from 7-9 p.m. Monday at the Fairfield Public Library.Bill McAnally will be leading the workshop.McAnally is ?a really well known and respected speaker, is frequently on NPR?s ?Talk of Iowa,?? said Scott Timm, a field specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.McAnally is a trusted and ...

FaithUMC youth plan summer reading programLIBERTYVILLE ? Upon learning in Sunday school that the economic futures of almost 90,000 young Iowans are at risk because of their lack of reading proficiency, the youth at Faith United Methodist Church decided to join the ?Change a child?s story? mission, a mission to give books and give time.Hannah Clubb and Katie Bell envisioned the congregation and Libertyville ...

Polishville Community Center will host its June lunch and bingo Wednesday.Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with bingo starting at 12:30 p.m.The menu is: meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans, salads, homemade pies, coffee or tea.Reservations are needed so organizers can determine the amount of food to prepare.Reservations can be made by calling William Peck at 319-694-3495 or Hazel Greiner ...

Fairfield Senior Citizen Center has listed its menu for the coming week.Meals are served at 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday at the Fairfield senior center and at noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Lockridge senior center.Monday ? baked chicken, scalloped potatoes, asparagus cuts, peach-strawberry-banana medley, wheat dinner roll or bread with margarine.Tuesday ? roast beef, mashed potatoes, brown gravy, ...

The following area houses of worship have submitted calendars for Sunday through June 11.Any congregation wanting to have its calendar for the week of June 12-18 published in The Ledger June 10 should provide information to the newsroom by 9 a.m. Thursday.Listings are not perpetually printed. A weekly or monthly calendar must be submitted for the listing to appear in The Fairfield Ledger; specify if the ...

PACKWOOD ? Pekin Middle School officials have announced the names of students who earned recognition on the honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2015-16 academic year. Straight ?A?Eighth-graders on the Straight ?A? honor roll include: Kylie Davis, Bradley Gaines, Colten Glosser, Faith Goudy, Delaney Harbison, Gavin Harl, Tara Kielkopf, Emilee Linder, Kylie Noel, Ethan Phillips, McKenna Swearingen, and ...

BIRMINGHAMThe Presbyterian Ladies will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church. The roll-call response will be a Bible verse about ?cup.? Mel Stockwell will be hostess. She also will have devotions and the program.???The tractor pull, which is part of Birmingham Homecoming, will be held June 26. Birmingham Homecoming is Friday through Sunday.???Gayle Hervey, the food service director of Van Buren Community ...

Addi Rose Richmond and J.J. Greiner, together with their families, announce their engagement.The bride-elect, of Fairfield, is the daughter of Staci and Roger Wright and Bart and Malinda Richmond. She is a radiologic technologist at Ottumwa Regional Health Center.The groom-elect, of Packwood, is the son of Jodi Greiner and Matt Milligan and John Greiner and Jo Stutzman. He is a farmer with JK AG LLC.The couple ...