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State Sen. Rich Taylor of Mount Pleasant today helped pass a bipartisan measure that will exempt Iowa state taxes on military pensions.?These veterans have given 20 or more years of service to the nation,? said Taylor. ?That kind of commitment is a value that goes deeper than the uniform. It is part of who they are and it will benefit the communities where they choose to live.?Iowa is a national leader in state ...

State lawmakers are working to find solutions to the propane shortage that hit Iowa last week and more than doubled prices for propane.Last week, Rep. Curt Hanson of Fairfield joined other lawmakers in drafting a bill to provide emergency home heating assistance for low-income propane users.?After we address the immediate crisis of Iowans keeping their homes warm for the rest of winter, we need to work together ...

Unable to carry his beloved banjo, Pete Seeger used a different but equally formidable instrument, his voice, to instruct yet another generation of young people how to effect change through song and determination two years ago.A surging crowd, two canes and seven decades as a history-sifting singer and rabble-rouser buoyed him as he led an Occupy Wall Street protest through Manhattan in 2011.?Be wary of great ...

Fairfield Police Department?s log of dispatch calls for Monday included:12:17 p.m. Tami Holderbaum turned herself in on a warrant.12:48 p.m. employee of an electrical business hooked electricity back up in residence and smoke now in attic.2:38 p.m. and 2:51 p.m. two different callers reported two separate phone scams.8:05 p.m. police responded to a call for a domestic disturbance.Three 911 calls were ...

To deal with a propane crisis that has more than doubled the price, State Representative Curt Hanson of Fairfield and other lawmakers are filing an emergency bill to provide an additional $1 million to help Iowans struggling to pay for the huge increase in propane costs.?In one of the coldest winters we?ve had in many years, the skyrocketing cost of propane is a heavy burden for many Iowans who need to keep ...

OTTUMWA ? Students who graduate from the early childhood education program at Indian Hills Community College now have a new option in continuing their education.Indian Hills and Iowa Wesleyan College recently finalized a new partnership. Students who have completed their Associate of Applied Science degree at IHCC will now be able to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in early childhood education at Iowa ...

The student body of Washington Elementary School celebrated principal Jeff Eeling?s 50th birthday Thursday by dressing in black. Eeling and the students give the camera a big 5-0 hand sign.

The Fairfield Police Department and The Fairfield Ledger have received feedback from the community about a dispatch call entry regarding a homeless man published in the police report in Wednesday?s Ledger.The log reported the man was wearing only a blanket and last seen walking toward Ottumwa.Police Chief Julie Harvey said today the caller reported the man was wearing only a blanket but in fact he was wearing ...

MT. PLEASANT (GTNS) ? Shocked, upset and confused.That sums up the feelings of some Iowa Wesleyan College alumni regarding the program, faculty and staff cuts announced this week. College officials said they will be slicing academic majors in half from 32 to 16 as well as reducing the faculty roster from 52 professors to 30 and cutting 23 other staff members.?It has come as a shock to IWC alumni that the school ...

WAYLAND [GTNS] ? A Wayland man has been charged with felony eluding as well as a slew of misdemeanor charges after leading Washington County Sheriff?s deputies and Iowa State troopers on a high-speed chase Thursday evening that ended in Kalona.Jordan David Sterba, 26, of Wayland, was arrested Thursday evening at Highways 1 and 22 in Kalona for speeding ? 93 in a 55, felony eluding, OWI, no valid driver?s ...

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. Tuesday, many Legislators attended their local caucuses.Since Iowa has a first in the nation status, the process starts with the Iowa caucuses, which results in a great deal of national attention on Iowans.Wednesday was Veterans Day at the ...

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for portions of north central Illinois, northwest Illinois, west central Illinois, east central Iowa, northeast Iowa, southeast Iowa, including Jefferson County and northeast Missouri.Accumulating snow will overspread the area during the evening and end by sunrise Saturday. Amounts of 1 to 2 inches will be possible northeast of a Vinton to ...