Fairfield News

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities reports very strong winds are expected across the region this evening.An intense low pressure system will lift across eastern Iowa this afternoon. As the low moves into southern Wisconsin, winds will rapidly increase to 25 to 30 mph with gusting to 45 to 50 mph during the evening.This wind also may combine with some snow showers to create localized hazardous ...

Two storm systems headed for Iowa today, with a blizzard warning issued for portions of central and northern Iowa.The systems will bring combinations of rain, freezing rain/sleet, and snow for much of Iowa through this evening.Snow fall rates as high as 2 inches per hour are possible in some locations.In addition to the ice and snow, winds will increase this evening with gusts up to 50 mph across the state. ...

Plans are underway for events celebrating the 175th anniversary of the establishment of Jefferson County and Fairfield as the county seat.The main celebratory event is being planned for the July Fourth weekend, said Fairfield Mayor Ed Malloy, who is a member of the steering committee.?It?s an art walk weekend, so we?ll begin with an art walk with a historic theme of Fairfield,? he said.The Fairfield 1st ...

Orange cones and flashing police lights confronted Ricardo Nieves as he rounded a bend on the way to his mother?s house.Before he knew what was going on, Nieves said, a man working for a government contractor stepped in front of his car and forced him to turn into a parking lot. There, a woman repeatedly tried to question him about his driving habits and asked for a mouth swab that would detect the presence of ...

Fairfield Police Department log of dispatch calls Wednesday included the following:11:13 a.m. caller registered a stalking complaint.11:46 a.m. caller reported a credit card theft; she had ordered items paying with a credit card and did not receive merchandise. Company claims it was delivered to a Fairfield address, but it was caller?s old address.12:41 p.m. caller reported being stalked by former landlord.4:4...

State Representative Curt Hanson, represents Iowa House District 82, which includes most of Jefferson County and Davis and Van Buren counties, in the state Legislature.It was wonderful to relax and enjoy a Sunday evening at the theater. My wife and I joined others at a nearly sold out performance of Irish Celtic Song and Dance at the Fairfield Civic Center. We were pleased to see friends from Van Buren County in ...

Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office is investigating a burglary/breaking and entering that occurred to a residence in Batavia sometime between 2 a.m. and 5 p.m. Feb. 10. Forcible entry on a door was used. Several tools were stolen, valued at a total of $8,447.

DES MOINES (AP) ? The number of deer taken by hunters in Iowa last year fell below 100,000 for the first time since the mid-1990s. It?s the eighth straight year the deer harvest has declined in Iowa.The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says hunters reported 99,406 deer for the 2013 season, a decline of 14 percent from 2012 and 34 percent from the high in 2006. The 2012 deer harvest was 115,606.The harvest ...

HEDRICK ? The Wapello County Sheriff?s Office arrested a Hedrick man Friday who has been charged with two counts of arson.At approximately 11:20 p.m. that day, deputies from the Wapello County Sheriff?s Department with the assistance of investigators from the Iowa State Fire Marshal?s Office arrested Alexander Garbiel Krauss, age 18, of 13011 120th Ave., Highland Place, Hedrick.Krauss has been charged with two ...

The Bargain Box, the Jefferson County Health Center Auxiliary?s resale shop, has a new drop-off box at its front door along East Burlington Avenue.?We felt it would be more convenient for people dropping off donations after our hours,? said Deb Bartholomew, the store manager.Before the drop-off box was set at the store?s entrance, people would often leave donations at the store?s back door.?If it rained or ...

Fairfield Police Department log of dispatch calls included the following: Tuesday12:40 a.m. Joshua Dalbey was arrested on a warrant from Ottumwa.1:56 p.m. Tinatin Bediashvili, 47, was cited for a school bus stop sign violation.5:30 p.m. caller reported seeing flames in the second floor of a nearby house.5:43 p.m. resident called about a second structure fire; a wood stove?s chimney was red-hot and sparking. ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? Legislation that would allow online voter registration is advancing in the Iowa Senate.The bill received preliminary approval in a Senate subcommittee Wednesday and was set to go to the full State Government Committee for approval.Under the proposal, the Iowa Secretary of State would oversee an online voter registration system that would be available by 2015.Sen. Jeff Danielson, a Democrat ...