Fairfield News

On Monday, Brenton J. Clark, 35, of Fairfield, was sentenced by Chief United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to three years of probation for the unlawful transport and receipt of a bear in violation of the Lacey Act. Conditions of probation imposed by the court included restrictions against possessing firearms or engaging in guiding, hunting or fishing activities; as well as requirements to complete ...

The board of adjustment unanimously denied granting a variance request made by Jessica Ledger-Kalen of Royal Concrete to purchase two lots adjacent to SunnyBrook Living Care Center Monday night. This comes after more than two dozen residents opposing the variance showed up to the meeting. ?I think the board listened to all of the pros and cons of the request. I think there was about 30 people in the room, ...

The Fairfield Mental Health Alliance is planning a free-will potluck from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Roosevelt Community Recreation Center?s community room (Gojindy). ?We hope this will be the first of many potlucks that foster a spirit of community, connection, belonging, and self-worth, developing networks of inclusion, support and service opportunities at a person to person level,? read a press ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? Iowa's population grew at a modest rate to 3.12 million this year, but the growth rate trailed behind the national rate. The U.S. Census Bureau released new estimates Tuesday showing state and national populations as of July 1. Iowa's population grew by 14,418, or 0.5 percent, over last year's total of 3.11 million. The national population grew 0.8 percent to 321.4 million between last year ...

PIERCE, Neb. (AP) ? Murder and suicide are suspected in the deaths of two people whose remains were found inside a burned pickup in northeast Nebraska. The Nebraska State Patrol says the fire was reported just after 3 p.m. Monday in a field nine miles west and a mile north of Pierce in Pierce County. The remains were discovered in the pickup cab after firefighters put out the blaze. Nebraska State Patrol Lt. ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? The South African Air Force says two cheetahs, which live on an air base to keep other animals off the runway, have attacked an officer.Air Force spokeswoman Marthie Visser said today the male cheetahs wandered into a hangar. A warrant officer saw them and tried to take a picture when they attacked her. The woman was not seriously injured and has been released from a hospital. The cheetahs ...

The 16th and final address in the downtown that will receive a renovated façade was added to the list Monday during the Fairfield City Council meeting. Morning Star Studio on the east side of the square became the eighth property whose exterior will be remodeled next year thanks in part to a $500,000 grant from the Iowa Economic Development Authority. Property owners will cover 38 percent of the cost, and the ...

SHEFFIELD (AP) ? West Fork School District officials are planning to cut property tax collections after a review found the northern Iowa district had been collecting too much money. The Globe Gazette reports that a tax levy error caused the district to collect nearly $340,000 too much since 2013 from property taxpayers. Superintendent Darrin Strike said Monday the error stemmed from entering a state default code ...

Several Fairfield community school board members attended the Iowa Association of School Boards's annual convention Thursday in Des Moines.?There were at least four board members and two administrators present at the meeting,? said board president Phil Miller, adding that board members were impressed with Fairfield High School English teacher Kevin Hosbond's presentation.Hosbond, who was selected by the IASB, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved genetically modified salmon, the first such altered animal allowed for human consumption in the United States.The Obama administration had stalled in approving the fast-growing salmon for more than five years amid consumer concerns about eating genetically modified foods. But the agency said today the fish is safe to eat.In announcing the ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? MidAmerican Energy says a wind turbine being built in southern Iowa will be the nation?s tallest. The Des Moines Register reports the utility is building the turbine in Adams County as part of a 64-turbine development that should be completed by the end of the year. Unlike regular towers built of steel, the taller tower will be concrete. The tower will rise to 377 feet, compared to a typical ...

The Fairfield Police Department reports the following incidents logged into dispatch: Monday8:52 a.m. ? Thomas Ridgley of My Lucky Day advised that someone attempted to steal a leather couch that was chained up outside the store. Although the subject was not able to take the sofa, Ridgley wanted to put a notice in the paper about the incident.10:22 a.m. ? Joseph Blind Jr., 45, was cited for failure to ...