Fairfield News

OTTUMWA ? Indian Hills Community College has been selected as one of the nation?s top community colleges and is eligible to compete for a $1 million prize.For the third consecutive time the honor has been awarded, IHCC is listed among the best community colleges and is able to compete for the biennial Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.Colleges from 37 different states will vie for the $1 million in a ...

KEOSAUQUA ? Van Buren County Hospital has added Dr. Tim Blair to its staff to oversee the emergency department and direct the emergency room team in providing customer service and patient care.In addition, Blair will lead the pilot program for the Interactive Telemedicine Service Project with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.The pilot program provides immediate opportunities when local providers ...

Life Solutions offers free children?s behavior workshopBryan Range, a therapist with Life Soutions Behavioral Health, a division of Optimae Lifeservices, will present a second workshop on ?Understanding Misbehavior in Children and Adolescents? 6-7 p.m. April 8 at Fairfield Middle School.The free program is open to parents, educators, clergy and anyone who cares about children.Participants will learn different ...

Fairfield Police Department log of calls to dispatch included: Thursday: 2:26 p.m. caller lost a set of keys.Friday: 10:56 a.m. Michelle Wiseman was arrested on a warrant.11:47 a.m. report of mailbox vandalism; it was broken sometime between 4 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. Friday.10:07 p.m. Markus Radke was cited for driving under suspension, expired registration and fraudulent use of a registration.Saturday: ...

OTTUMWA ? Wapello County Supervisor Steve Siegel has filed candidacy papers for the Iowa Senate in District 41.?Voters in District 41 are ready for a new direction,? said Siegel. ?I?ve been out all over this district, talking with people in nearly every community and have found a significant level of dissatisfaction with the current state senator.??I don?t make these claims lightly,? Siegel added. ?I?ve been on ...

Indian Hills Executive Dean Tom Rubel has filed candidacy papers for the Iowa Senate in District 41, which includes Fairfield and much of Jefferson County.Rubel, a Democrat, previously served as Superintendent of the Ottumwa Community School District, as well as superintendent, principal, teacher, and coach in other school districts in Iowa. He serves on the board of directors for the Ottumwa Area Economic ...

Jefferson County Sheriff Gregg Morton released the following statement Thursday in which he answers questions that have surfaced since he was attacked Tuesday morning by a group of 70-80 men at the pandit campus in Maharishi Vedic City who threw rocks at his patrol vehicle, breaking the back window, and rocking his car back and forth. I would like to address some of the issues that I have heard from the public ...

The following cases were processed at Jefferson County Courthouse: Associate District CourtJoseph Hyde, 24, of Fairfield, pleaded guilty to domestic abuse assault, a serious misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 30 days in jail, less credit for time served. All but four days was suspended. He was given two years probation, ordered to successfully complete an Iowa Domestic Abuse Program within eight months, and ...

Jefferson County is one of 13 counties in Iowa to receive federal Housing Tax Credits and HOME program awards to preserve affordable housing units.Fairfield Park I Apartments, 904 W. Harrison Ave., and Fairfield Park Apartments II, 606 W. Monroe Ave., will be renovated and updated using tax credit awards of $190,393 and $182,346 respectively.?The $372,700 in tax credits help provide the means to update and ...

Fairfield Police Department officers were involved in executing two search warrants Wednesday that resulted in the arrest of a Fairfield man on several drug-related charges.The first search warrant was executed at an undisclosed address. A media release from the Jefferson County Attorney?s Office explained the address could not be given today because criminal charges had not been filed yet, and the investigation ...

The Teacher of the Year Award is being awarded with the support of the Fairfield Manufacturers? Association and Fairfield Economic Development Association again this spring.Community members are invited to nominate a Fairfield Community School District teacher for this annual honor.The 2014 Teacher of the Year will be recognized at a staff breakfast at Fairfield Middle School on May 7, and receive $2,000.Past ...

The global industry for halal food and lifestyle products ? ones that meet Islamic law standards of manufacture ? is estimated to be worth hundreds of billions of dollars and is multiplying as Muslim populations grow. Producers outside the Muslim world, from Brazil to the U.S. and Australia, are eager to tap into the market.The United Arab Emirates is positioning itself to be their gateway, part of its push to ...