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Thirty-one 4-H and FFA members weighed in a total of 182 pigs Saturday morning at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.Youth must bring all their swine, up to 10, to the weigh-in to be tagged and identified for the Greater Jefferson County Fair set for June 25 through July 1.Because the 4-H?ers and FFA members must show one derby pig, which is a class using scanned carcass data and rate of gain data to place the ...

AMES ? Mushroom hunters who would like to legally sell morel mushrooms in Iowa need to complete a morel mushroom certification workshop.Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering the workshop at several Iowa locations in March and April.?The aim of the workshop is to help assure that misidentified mushrooms are not sold as morels,? said plant pathology professor Mark Gleason.Certification lasts ...

The Fairfield Public Library is reprising the popular Mad Science event Tuesday, according to Jessica Garchick, the youth services librarian and event coordinator.This is the second time the library has held the event, and Garchick is hopeful to make it a permanent annual event.Mad Science is a hands-on event featuring eight different experiments set up throughout the library and meeting rooms. The experiments ...

Sunday through March 23 is National Agriculture Week, and the Jefferson County Farm Bureau is once again celebrating by saving area residents some money.The public can join Farm Bureau members from 6-9 a.m. Tuesday at the Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store for a $7 breakfast for just $1.According to a recent study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average American farmer earns just 15.8 cents for ...

The 2013 Farmer?s Market vendor meeting will be at 6 p.m. March 21 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.New vendors, vendors who wish to sell morel mushrooms, or current vendors who wish to be updated on the market should attend the meeting.

Nancy Lonsdorf, M.D., will present? Healing the Feminine Heart ? A Bold New Prescription? at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Argiro Center?s Dalby Hall on the Maharishi University of Management campus.The free presentation is open to all.Highlights include: How ?Listening to Your Heart? may save you; five surprising symptoms of heart attack in women; why young women should care about heart health; why emotions matter ...

The Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment will host the 39th Annual Spring Celebration at 8 p.m. March 20 at the Maharishi School Assembly Hall.All students, faculty, staff and community members to attend.The Spring Celebration is a time to celebrate the achievements of the past season and to honor a few outstanding members from the school, Maharishi University of Management and Fairfield community who ...

AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY No. 0047The Fairfield American Legion Auxiliary No. 0047 will hold its regular meeting at 1 p.m. March 20at the VFW Hall in Fairfield.Note the meeting time has changed.The agenda will include a possible Girls State representative, upcoming Poppy Days, donations to be made and regular business as needed.For information about the meeting or the American Legion Auxiliary, contact ...

ICON Gallery will present ?Light Keeps Me Company (Ljuset håller mig sällskap)? during its ICON Thursday Video set for 8 p.m. Thursday at the gallery.ICON Thursday is free to ICON members. Others are asked for a $2 donation.Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for free refreshments. The video starts at 8 p.m.?Light Keeps Me Company? is a tribute offering an intimate look at the life of legendary Swedish cinematographer ...

SIGOURNEY ? Talented and Gifted students of the Pekin and Sigourney community school districts are sponsoring a fund-raising Spring Fun Run the morning of April 6 at Sigourney High School in Sigourney.All proceeds from the event will go to Reagan Kopsieker to help her family with medical expenses.The 5K run/walk is for participants ages 11 and older.The 800-meter run is for participants who are 6-11 years old, ...

The top 10 academic seniors at Fairfield High School were recognized by the Fairfield Lions Club the evening of March 5. ?They represent the best of FHS, and it has been a pleasure of the Lions to annually recognize the top 10 academic seniors for many years now and into the future,? said Brian Peterson, Fairfield Lions Club president. Recognized were, from left, front row: Madison Brokken, Emma Hawk, Haley ...

The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center mobile unit drew several pints of blood at area blood drives recently.Twenty-eight pints were drawn Feb. 18 and another 29 pints were drawn Feb. 25 at Fairfield First United Methodist Church. Fourteen pints were drawn Feb. 26 at the Batavia Community Center. Nineteen pints were drawn Feb. 28 at the Birmingham Lions Building, and 49 pints were drawn Wednesday at Pekin ...