Fairfield News

MOUNT PLEASANT (GTNS) ? After a 45-minute discussion about terms and a call to the Washington County Attorney, Washington County Supervisor Jack Seward turned a check over to the Regional Utility Service Systems to pay for the debt from the Richmond/Rubio project with no ?strings? or terms attached to the check.At the beginning of Wednesday?s RUSS board meeeting, Seward told the board he had the check in the ...

Rob Kiefer of the Fairfield Streets Department patches potholes on East Broadway Avenue in late October by spraying a mix of tar and chips into the hole. The city is done fixing potholes for the year and will take up the work again in the spring when the weather is more hospitable.

ORANGE CITY (AP) ? Authorities say three firefighters have suffered minor injuries while putting out a house fire in northwest Iowa.Sioux County authorities say the fire was reported about 2:05 p.m. Thursday in Orange City.Investigators suspect the fire was started by a malfunction in a radiant heat system. The blaze was difficult to battle because it was burning in the house attic.The residents weren?t ...

DALLAS (AP) ? Fifty years after John F. Kennedy fell victim to an assassin?s bullet while visiting Texas with his wife, people at home and abroad paused today to remember the 35th president of the United States.Collected here are memories of the slain president, details from the day of his death and live updates from the memorial service at Dealey Plaza in Dallas. Colleen Bonner, 41, Hurst, TexasColleen ...

Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office received a report of a burglary at 11:33 a.m. Thursday. A resident in Libertyville reported items were taken sometime between 12:01 a.m. Nov. 11 and 11:59 p.m. Sunday. Three items reported missing include a Harrington and Richardson .22 caliber revolver valued at $150; a black nylon holster with a beige nylon leg strap valued at $10; and a World War I bayonet with a metal ...

AUSTIN, Texas ? Long-simmering ideological objections to teaching evolution in Texas boiled over at a late-night meeting, as the Board of Education extended preliminary approval of new science textbooks but held up one biology tome because of alleged factual errors.With midnight looming, some board members on Thursday singled out a textbook by Pearson Education, one of America?s largest publishers. They voiced ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is joining Gov. Terry Branstad, U.S. Rep. Steve King, and Iowa?s Secretary of Agriculture in speaking out against the federal government?s proposal to reduce the amount of ethanol blended into gasoline next year.The politicians are leading a group of industry executives in an event aimed at defending the current levels of ethanol and biodiesel in the nation?s fuel ...

WEST DES MOINES (AP) ? Authorities say the Des Moines woman whose car plunged into a lake following a chase by police died of drowning.Polk County officials say it will take a few weeks before toxicology tests can show whether there were drugs or alcohol involved in the death of 51-year-old Brenda Hatfield.A West Des Moines officer said he noticed a car moving recklessly and tried to stop it early Wednesday ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? Iowa officials are recruiting people to help monitor the state?s weather as part of a volunteer network.The state Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship says data on rain, hail and snow that?s collected by volunteers will be used for flood forecasting, scientific research and general weather interest.The department?s state climatology office works with the National Weather Service in ...

OTTUMWA (AP) ? A former Iowa jail guard accused of killing his pregnant wife is getting a new attorney for his third murder trial.Court documents show defense attorney Steven Gardner has filed a motion to withdraw from Seth Techel?s case. Gardner cited his own health and the economic circumstances of the case.The Des Moines Register reports Techel has requested representation from Jake Feuerhelm, a criminal ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? Environmental and animal welfare organizations have filed a notice of intent to sue a southeast Iowa hog farm after it spilled thousands of gallons of hog manure earlier this month into a creek near the Des Moines River.Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, represented by the Environmental Integrity Project, and the Humane Society of the United States say Thursday they intend to sue Maschhoff...

DES MOINES (AP) ? Iowa?s insurance commissioner has no problem with ads by Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield that make fun of technical problems with the federal online marketplace program.CoOportunity Health, a Wellmark competitor, has raised questions about the ads as examples ?of questionable market conduct.?Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart told The Des Moines Register that he sees nothing illegal about ...