Fairfield News

Monday is a federal holiday, honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.The U.S. Post Office will be closed Monday and there will be no mail delivery.Jefferson County and city of Fairfield offices are open regular hours Monday, including the Fairfield Public Library and Roosevelt Community Recreation Center.Garbage pickup remains on its normal weekly schedule.Fairfield public schools are open.The ...

Registration is now open for the 2014 Motorcycle Safety Forum.This rider-focused event is facilitated by Iowa?s motorcycle safety team, a diverse partnership of motorcycle safety advocates; the Iowa Department of Transportation, motorcycle trainers, dealers, and riders.The forum is April 25, at the Iowa Events Center, Hy-Vee Hall B, in Des Moines from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Register online at ~Registration is $15 ...

Fairfield Police Department?s dispatch call log for Wednesday, includes:10:57 a.m. Jeffrey Davis was cited for failure to stop within an assured clear distance. Davis was driving a plow truck and rear ended a Chevrolet Cavalier stopped on the street, waiting to turn into a residential driveway.3:40 p.m. resident reported a phone scam received with person saying he represented Windows and could she turn on her ...

The 12-year-old boy who opened fire on a crowd of students in a New Mexico middle school gym had planned the attack and warned some classmates to stay away moments before the gunfire rang out, investigators said.State Police Chief Pete Kassetas said it appeared the victims in Tuesday?s shooting at Berrendo Middle School in Roswell ? an 11-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl ? were chosen randomly.The shotgun used ...

It?s a nightmare scenario that became all too real in West Virginia: A chemical seeped into the water supply and threatened to sicken hundreds of thousands of people.While no one became seriously ill from last week?s chemical spill, some homeland security experts said the emergency was proof the United States has not done nearly enough to protect water systems from accidental spills or deliberate contamination.O...

The Vatican came under blistering criticism from a U.N. committee Thursday for its handling of the global priest sex abuse scandal, facing its most intense public grilling to date over allegations that it protected pedophile priests at the expense of victims.The Vatican insisted it had little jurisdiction to sanction pedophile priests around the globe, saying it was for local law enforcement to do so. But ...

Jefferson County political party caucuses are scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday.All county Democrats will meet at Fairfield Community School District?s Lincoln Center at Fourth Street and Stone Avenue.Attendees must be in line or signed in by 7 p.m. to participate.Republicans will meet at three locations around Jefferson County, by precinct, also at 7 p.m. Tuesday:? Blackhawk-Polk-Packwood township residents will ...

Members of the Fairfield Wallyball Club pleaded with the city council Monday to ensure the proposed gym would include a room for their hobby.The wallyball club members were afraid there would not be room for a wallyball court based on the recent proposal of the pool and gym committee to scrap racquetball courts from the plan.Wallyball is similar to volleyball except it is played on a racquetball court and ...

Cardinal Community teacher Jennifer Harrington, center, supervises Grant Franklin as he warms a beaker as part of a recent experiment in the lab. Cardinal school?s integrated science classes looked at the chemical structure of salt and sugar and hypothesized which would melt first, then tested their hypotheses. Also pictured is student Sarah Schmidt.

Fairfield wastewater superintendent Shawn Worley has fielded numerous calls lately from residents inquiring about how to handle a sewer back-up.Worley?s first piece of advice to property owners when they call is to first check to see if it backs up only when they use their facilities such as a stool, tub, washer or sinks.If so, it is a possibility the homeowners need a plumber.?If you have sewage backing up ...

SIOUX CENTER (AP) ? The Obama administration is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Christian colleges in Iowa and Michigan over a mandate requiring health insurance plans to provide free birth control coverage.The Justice Department said in a filing last week the legal challenge by Dordt College and Cornerstone University is a meritless attempt to prevent their female employees from obtaining ...

Fairfield Community School District is holding a public hearing at 6:45 p.m. Monday at the district?s ~ Center about the start date for school next year.The first day of school is set by Iowa Code, and for the 2014-15 school year, the official first day of classes is Sept. 2.Iowa school districts are allowed to submit a request for a waiver to begin school earlier. Fairfield has used the waiver in the past to ...