Fairfield News

Olivia Manning, 6, holds a 24-inch largemouth bass that weighed in at 7.5 pounds. Olivia?s mother Ashley caught the monster during a recent fishing trip to a local pond.

KEOSAUQUA ? The Van Buren Veterans Appreciation Dinner was well attended April 27, with over 200 people joining in the dinner and program.This was a record crowd for the annual event, which has been hosted by the Van Buren County Veterans Affairs Office for the past seven years. The Tarnished Brass Band furnished musical selections at the beginning of the evening and during the dinner. The Douds Legion Auxilary ...

The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors met Monday and discussed staffing requirements for the county?s Central Point of Coordination mental health office.This comes on the heels of the supervisor?s approval of the revised 28E agreement between Jefferson County and Southeast Iowa Link Mental Health Disability Services, which the board approved at the end of April.Supervisors Lee Dimmitt and Dee Sandquist ...

Fairfield resident John Van Winkle holds a gigantic mushroom he found Tuesday night. The fungus measures 9 inches tall by 6 inches wide. Van Winkle said it was the largest one he has ever found.

MT. PLEASANT (GTNS) ? A former Henry County Sheriff?s deputy has filed a lawsuit against his former supervisor and employer.Brandon Marquardt filed the suit Wednesday in South Lee County District Court against Henry County Sheriff Rich McNamee and Henry County. Marquardt is seeking unspecified damages for past, present and future lost income; past, present and future emotional distress; and damage to name and ...

Investment Advisor recognizes Webber among 25 most influential in industryCambridge president and CEO Amy Webber has been named to Investment Advisor magazine?s list of the 25 most influential people shaping the advisor space for the third time.The IA 25 is a subjective list published annually naming the 25 most influential people in the industry, including top regulators, advocates, educators, tech leaders, ...

The Fairfield Police Department reports the following incidents logged into dispatch: Wednesday8:13 a.m. ? Officer responded to a report of someone disturbing the peace in the 300 block of West Hempstead Avenue.12:42 p.m. ? Alfarisi Amri Adjis, 31, of Fairfield was cited for operating a nonregistered vehicle.1:14 p.m. ? Charlie Chessire was trespassed from two apartments in the 900 block of West Harrison ...

DES MOINES ? After the ballots were counted last November, Iowa Republicans promised to use their state government trifecta to advance a big, bold, history-making agenda.With its new majority in the Senate to go along with control of the House and the governor?s office, the GOP saw the opportunity to ?kick the door in,? in the words of Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix, R-Shell Rock.While not everyone was ...

DES MOINES ? Senate Republicans are working on a plan to shrink state income tax brackets from nine to three, phase out federal deductibility to cut rates and provide at least $500 million in relief to Iowa taxpayers by 2022.But expected changes to the federal tax code and a tighter than forecast state budget likely will push back consideration of the plan until the 2018 legislative session, a key architect said ...

DES MOINES ? State lawmakers are pulling the plug on a state-mandated summer reading program for struggling third-graders ? a program that already had been delayed and moved back to 2018.The 2018 education budget bill also removes the controversial retention requirement that would have required third-graders to meet a certain reading level before advancing to fourth grade.Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink, R-Fort Dodge, ...

DES MOINES ? Lawmakers plodded through austere budget bills Thursday that few liked, given the state?s tight revenue situation, in hopes of positioning themselves to make a run at adjourning their 2017 session next week.It will be a ?checkbook budget,? according to Justice Systems Appropriations Chairman Gary Worthan, R-Storm Lake, who presented a pair of status quo budgets for courts and corrections as part of ...

A recent report conducted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach revealed that Jefferson County is one of a few Iowa counties that have grown between 2010-2016.According to the report, Jefferson is one of 26 Iowa counties estimated to have risen in population since the 2010 Decennial Census. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the population of states, counties, and the country as a whole each year.?Our ...