Fairfield Fire Department responded to a call at 2:45 a.m. for a smoke alarm ringing at 1960 Saphire Lane. The firefighter determined it was a faulty alarm and returned to the station at 3:20 a.m.
Fairfield Police Department responded to an accident at 7:56 a.m. Thursday at Libertyville Road and Highway 1 South. Richard F. Thompson, 62, of Libertyville, was stopped at the stop sign on Libertyville Road at Highway 1, facing east, driving a 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan. Sara C. Adam, 18, of Fairfield, also was driving east on Libertyville Road, in a 2003 Dodge Stratus, coming up behind Thompson and failed to ...
A few weeks after her foray into the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, Barbie is entangled in controversy again, this time over her ties with the Girl Scouts.Two advocacy groups often critical of corporate advertising tactics ? the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and the Center for a New American Dream ? today urged the Girl Scouts of the USA to end its partnership with the doll?s manufacturer, the ...
Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office arrested Justin F. Lewis, 25, of Fairfield at 2:50 a.m. today at the law center. Lewis is charged with operating while intoxicated, first offense.
Fairfield Police Department log of dispatch calls Wednesday included the following:9:58 a.m. an abandoned bicycle was taken to the impound.10:41 a.m. a lost wallet was turned into dispatch.3:25 p.m. caller asked for a dead deer to be removed from a parking lot.6:44 p.m. suspicious activity reported.8:36 p.m. phone harassment reported.
WASHINGTON, Iowa (GTNS) Every member of the Washington City Council who was present Tuesday said they had received calls from constituents who were concerned about the Washington Police Department receiving an armored vehicle.Nevertheless, the council approved allowing the department to receive the vehicle 4-1.Council member Bob Shellmyer cast the vote against the city taking possession of the government ...
The Obama administration will allow a two-year extension for people whose individual health insurance policies don?t comply with requirements of the new health care law, helping to defuse a politically difficult election-year issue for Democrats.A government official familiar with the policy said today that the administration has decided to extend for another two years a transition plan that the White House ...
Ben Boatright slides down the hallway on a scooter Friday at Pence Elementary School during the school?s ?February Fitness Night,? which included games and activities designed to encourage fitness and healthy living.
The building blocks of a possible diplomatic solution in Ukraine emerged today as top Russian and Western officials tried to defuse one of Europe?s worst crises since the Cold War.The European Union prepared a $15 billion aid package for Ukraine, and European and Ukrainian diplomats outlined ways that all sides could step back from the brink of a new global conflict.Yet it all hinges on Russia, whose troops ...
Fairfield Police Department log of dispatch calls Tuesday included the following:12:29 p.m. Super 8 Motel reported vandalism, a broken window in a guest room.6:51 p.m. caller reported a strong smell of burning plastic in the neighborhood, didn?t know location.8:15 p.m. harassment complaint.8:25 p.m. report of a vehicle hitting a parked car in Walmart parking lot, causing an estimated $1,000 in damages.
Pope Francis is coming under increasing criticism that he doesn't get it on sex abuse.Three months after the Vatican announced a commission of experts to study best practices on protecting children, no action has been taken, no members appointed, no statute outlining the commission's scope approved.Francis hasn?t met with any victims, hasn?t moved to oust a bishop convicted of failing to report a problem ...
Jefferson County Environmental Health director Dan Miller received the results of the radon test kits he distributed in January.The results indicate that about half of the homes in the county that were tested have a high level of radon to the point where the Environmental Protection Agency recommends those homeowners take steps to mitigate the radon in their house.In January, Miller gave away 50 radon test ...
Jefferson County voter Edd Felgar, left, asks poll workers a question about his ballot this morning at the Fairfield First United Methodist Church. Assisting Felgar with his inquiry are, from left, Doris Eklund, Walta Bloomquist and Ray Woody. Polls opened at 7 a.m. today and will remain open until 8 p.m. Voters in the unincorporated areas of Jefferson County are voting on whether to contribute $1 million to the ...
Pence Elementary School hosted an evening full of athletic activities Friday called February Fitness Night. The students participated in classes dedicated to yoga, jazzercising, dancing and many other ways of getting fit while having fun. Aidan Flanagan, front, and Mikeal Anderson, back, are seen climbing an obstacle in the inflatable bouncy house in the gymnasium.
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