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ROCKHURST UNIVERSITYKANSAS CITY, Mo. ? Jame Murphy of Lockridge earned a master of science in communication science and disorders from Rockhurst University May 12 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.???MARQUETTE UNIVERSITYMILWAUKEE, Wis. ? Jennifer Wagner, the daughter of former Fairfield residents David and Sephanie Wagner, graduated in May from Marquette University.Wagner earned a master of arts in ...

AUGUSTANA COLLEGEROCK ISLAND, Ill. ? Sixteen Augustana College students, including Katherine Dinkel from Fairfield, are currently in Cuenca, Ecuador, for 10 weeks and will return in mid-August.Dinkel, a senior, is majoring in biology and music general.Students will live with families while in Cuenca. The host families work with the students to teach them about the culture of Ecuador as well as to encourage the ...

Optimae Lifeservices and Jefferson County Health Center are teaming up to offer Project SEARCH in Fairfield.Project SEARCH is a successful program to prepare young adults, age 18-25, with intellectual and developmental disabilities to obtain competitive employment. Project SEARCH uses a combination of classroom instruction and workplace internships, which will take place at the health center beginning in ...

ELDON ? The Wapello County Fair begins Wednesday and runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds in Eldon.The fair will kick off Wednesday with harness racing at noon, the queen and Little Miss contests at 7 p.m., followed by the Red Head Express family music group.Thursday is Senior Citizens Day, with harness racing at noon, a free meal for seniors and car races at 7 p.m.Friday?s highlight is the FMX Championship ...

KEOSAUQUA ? The 12th annual Fly Van Buren is set for Saturday.The fly-in breakfast will be 7-10 a.m. at Keosauqua Municipal Airport. Keosauqua Lions Club will be serving an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast. The cost is $7; all pilots are invited for a free breakfast.Breakfast will be served rain or shine, all other activities are dependent on weather.Ottumwa Radio-Control Flyers will demonstrate ...

TUESDAYJefferson County Fair Open Class, Jefferson County ISU Extension Office, 7 p.m.Blood Drive, Cambridge Investment Research, 12:30-5 p.m. Walk-ins welcome; call 470-1110 ext. 1729 for appointments.Blood Drive, Jefferson County Fairgrounds Activity Building, 2-7 p.m. Walk-ins welcome; call 800-452-1097 for appointments.Maasdam Barns, open, 1-4 p.m. Volunteers needed. Call 919-8262.Paper Craft Art Class, ...

Local jewelry artist Tahmi DeSchepper of Fairfield will be participating in ArtFest Midwest Saturday and Sunday at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Varied Industries Building in Des Moines.DeSchepper will be one of the Iowa artists exhibiting and selling her work during both days of the show.For more information about the art show, visit the website www.artfestmidwest.com.The annual art show is held the same weekend ...

The Fairfield Public Library recently received several new books. Adopt-an-AuthorGiven by Roseann Swink, ?Crystal Gardens? by Quick. GiftsGiven by Bob and Jan Rutt, ?Lost, Season 6? (DVD).Given by Dave Randall, ?Once an Eagle? (DVD mini-series); and ?Psych, Season 2? (DVD).Given by Dave Thebodo and Terry Ann Haubenhofer, ?Die Trying? (book on CD) by Child; and ?Running Blind? (book on CD) by Child. In ...

MONDAYP.E.O. Chapter HA, First United Methodist Church, refreshments, 7 p.m.; meeting, 7:30 p.m.Birmingham Lions Club, regular meeting, Birmingham Lions Building, 7:30 p.m.Bingo, Polishville Community Center, food, 4:30 p.m.; bingo, 5:45 p.m. Call 319-694-3495.G.M.P., Fairfield Eagles Club, 5 p.m.All the Above Support Group, Living Stones Fellowship, 7 p.m. Call 233-0818.Keosauqua Alcoholics Anonymous, 107 ...

Washington Elementary School Cub Scout Pack 67 members attended the June 2012 Campout and Fishing Derby June 1-2 at Jefferson County Park. A class was taught by leader Billy Haynes for the cubs involving proper boat safety, lifejackets and their proper fit. Boarding and departing the boat was practiced in addition to other safety procedures, boat care and upkeep. Outdoor cooking skills were taught by leaders ...

LeNora Johnson of Libertyville will celebrate her 90th birthday Thursday with a card shower.LeNora McCormick was born June 14, 1922, in Jefferson County. She is a graduate of the Fairfield High School class of 1939, the class that graduated from ?around the square.? Mrs. Johnson is a lifelong resident of Jefferson County. She took Normal Training in high school, and taught at country schools for several years. ...

As Fairfield Area Community Theatre prepares for its upcoming summer production of ?CLUE: The Musical,? a question could be posed, ?Do you have a CLUE??The F.A.C.T. board wants no one to be ?CLUE ? less.?Promotion and advertising a production is an important, behind-the-scenes aspect of a show. It includes everything from poster design and distribution to gimmicks and hooks to draw in an audience. Many of this ...