Fairfield News

WEDNESDAYEighth Judicial District Department of Correctional Services ? Administrative Office, 1805 W. Jefferson Ave., 10 a.m.: introductions; fiscal year 2013 annual report; budget update; policy approval-RCF36 (staffing), PREA100 (PREA Prevention, Detection, Response); APEX Committee and Seamless Supervision update by assistance director Gary Peitz and CTC Ross Haeger; director?s evaluation; recognition of ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? A Des Moines man has made a plea deal in a case stemming from the death of a 17-year-old boy.The Des Moines Register reports that 19-year-old Skylar David McDuffey-Valadez pleaded guilty on Friday to a charge of conspiracy to deliver a controlled drug. Prosecutors dropped a charge of involuntary manslaughter in exchange for McDuffey-Valadez?s plea. His sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 21.Prosec...

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities issued a hazardous weather outlook this morning for an area including Jefferson, Van Buren, Washington and Henry counties.The outlook states 1 to 3 inches of snow is likely along and north of Interstate 80 as a fast-moving winter storm moves through the region.Bitter cold wind chills are expected over the entire area Wednesday into Wednesday night. Dangerous wind ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? Organizers behind the annual bacon festival in Des Moines say they?ve booked their first reservation for a bacon-themed wedding.The Iowa Bacon Board says Watson and Tricia Snider, of Altoona, reached out to organizers after a request for couples to wed at the seventh annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival. There are three more wedding packages available.The ?Viva Las Bacon? weddings will take place ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? Supporters of a proposed Jefferson casino say they?re announcing further details of plans including information about how much money they would give to charities in Greene County and neighboring counties.A news conference is set for noon Tuesday for the Grow Greene County Gaming Corp. and Wild Rose Entertainment to discuss their operating agreement and community investment plans.Grow Greene ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? A dying Iowa inmate sentenced to life in prison when she was a teenager has been released into hospice care.Iowa Department of Corrections spokesman Fred Scaletta says 33-year-old Kristina Fetters was admitted to a Des Moines hospice Tuesday morning.Fetters was 15 when she entered prison for a 1995 first-degree murder conviction. The Iowa Parole Board granted her a compassionate release from ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) ? Need a hand lifting something? A robotic device invented by University of Pennsylvania engineering students can help its wearer carry an additional 40 pounds.Titan Arm looks and sounds like part of a superhero?s costume. But its creators say it?s designed for ordinary people ? those who need either physical rehabilitation or a little extra muscle for their job.In technical terms, the ...

As a result of the recent approval by Maharishi University of Management?s accrediting organization, plans are shaping up to offer a new distance education masters of science in integrative health next fall.The class will be offered to licensed health professionals.Integrative health refers to the integration of evidenced-based traditional systems of natural medicine with conventional medicine.M.U.M. proposed ...

Spees completes certification programJefferson County Recorder Kelly Spees was recently honored for completing a new certification program for Iowa county recorders and deputy recorders.The Iowa County Recorders Association recognized the first graduating class of the program, including Spees, at a ceremony Nov. 15 in conjunction with the ISAC Fall School of Instruction in Des Moines. Forty-seven recorders and ...

CHICAGO (AP) ? It?s not the vision of a world-class city that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel typically likes to portray.More teachers losing their jobs, thousands fewer police and firefighters on duty, less frequent trash collection and miles of potholed roads going unrepaired ? all as property taxes soar.But that?s the scenario Emanuel and others have said could befall the nation?s third-largest city if the state ...

Maharishi University of Management?s 270-acre campus was recently expanded by 37 percent due to a donation that allowed the purchase of 99 acres immediately west of campus. The land borders the Fairfield Loop Trail that runs along the horizon.The land was purchased years ago by the family of former M.U.M. Trustee Stuart Zimmerman and was recently placed on the market. Having long realized that this parcel would ...

The Wapello Rural Water Association announced today the boil advisory has been lifted for Maharishi Vedic City, Salina and rural areas near Fairfield.The boil advisory applied only to customers of the Wapello Rural Water Association.A water main break occurred on 170th Street and Juniper Avenue Thursday. Due to a loss of water pressure while the main was broken, bacteria could have contaminated the water. ...