Fairfield News

Jefferson County?s Special Response Team was called into action early this morning during a four-hour standoff with an armed subject believed to be dangerous. According to a press release from the Jefferson County Attorney?s Office, the incident began when the Jefferson County Law Center received a 911 call reporting a male subject, later identified as Kelley Robinson, age 45, at 2089 Libertyville Road had ...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa paid a visit to Jefferson County Tuesday when she visited the Fairfield CoLab.Ernst met with the co-lab?s board of directors and other co-lab members. Fairfield Economic Development Association economic project coordinator Joshua Laraby guided her through a PowerPoint presentation detailing the co-lab?s history, explaining how it was renovated and what it is used for today. He said ...

The Fairfield Police Department reports the following incidents logged into dispatch: Tuesday8:18 a.m. ? A citizen advised of a theft occurring sometime between 5 p.m. Monday and the time of the call at the Landmark Inn on Main Street. Various tools were taken from an unlocked room that was being worked on. Officers have no suspects or leads at this time.9:41 a.m. ? A subject advised that a 2-year-old child ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? The Iowa Department of Corrections has approved a new gender dysphoria management policy for inmates. Gender dysphoria is a medical diagnosis for the discomfort and distress that results from a mismatch between a person's biological sex and gender identity. The policy went into effect Monday and won't apply to inmates in county jails or community corrections facilities, The Des Moines Register ...

ELKADER (AP) ? Clayton County supervisors have given initial approval to the expansion of a sand mining operation. The board unanimously voted Monday to rezone 746 acres near Clayton for heavy industrial use. The rezoning requires at least one more reading and affirmative board vote to take effect. The board imposed five restrictions on Pattison Sand Co., including that the company would be responsible for any ...

The Fairfield Police Department reports the following incidents logged into dispatch: Monday11:28 a.m. ? A Walmart loss prevention associate advised he attempted to stop two white female shoplifters, who left heading west on Burlington Avenue in a newer white Ford Fusion. Des Moines state and Wapello County were advised. Officers were unable to locate the vehicle.8:11 p.m. ? Jenna Spring Ludwig, 17, was cited ...

The Greater Jefferson County Foundation announced today it has received a bequest of nearly $726,000 from the Lee T. Gobble Charitable Remainder Trust and his estate. The donation will give charities a fund to use for infrastructure improvements, provided the infrastructure benefits most people in the community. The funds will be for capital improvements and not for operating expenses. Three specific projects ...

The Fairfield Police Department reports the following incidents logged into dispatch: Friday10:42 a.m. ? A citizen reported a theft at 201 D St. The case is under investigation.12:07 p.m. ? John Edwin Koch, 50, was arrested and charged with third-degree harassment.4:26 p.m. ? Lonnie Mitchell, 48, was arrested on a probation warrant.10:54 p.m. ? Morgan Moss, was cited for no driver?s license11:28 p.m. ? ...

High school students enrolled in the Fairfield Community School District could be in for a shiny new surprise, thanks to a new lease/purchase agreement between the district and Apple Technology Company. ?This is huge!? said school superintendent Laurie Noll about the more than 650 MacBook Air laptops that will soon be distributed to every high school student and K-12 teacher in the district. ?The board approved ...

BURLINGTON (AP) ? A train depot in Burlington is set to open this fall after months of renovation. Much of the renovation work will be done in the Burlington Depot's great room, The Hawk Eye reports. The depot was built in 1943, and was flooded in 1993. It's currently used as a drop-off point for city buses and the San Francisco-to-Chicago California Zephyr train. Construction work on the room's heating, ...

AMES ? The Iowa Department of Transportation and Iowa Transportation Commission have been working on the long-range transportation plan for Iowa. The plan provides a framework for how future investments should be made to Iowa?s multimodal transportation system.A key part of the plan update is collecting public input. In February, public feedback was sought on potential investment categories and strategies, which ...

Fee Payment for 2016-17 school year for the Fairfield Community School District is available online through Campus Portal/PaySchools, mail-in to the ~ office, or at district fee payment day which will be Tuesday at the Fairfield Middle School Commons. The commons will be staffed from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and again from 4-7 p.m. Students must be enrolled for 2016-17 school year and parents must have a Campus ...