Fairfield News

Fairfield Police Department log for Wednesday:6:40 p.m. report of a beagle puppy yelping at the car wash, may be injured. Police took the beagle with no tags to the veterinary clinic; dog has possible broken back.

It was September, not an easy time for a religious Jew to be traveling.The Jewish month of Tishrei was ending with its marathon of holy days. Kosher wine would be needed. There were Sabbath blessings to recite. Fortunately, Rabbi Abraham Skorka had a friend with the run of a hotel who arranged for kosher meals and said ?amen? to the rabbi?s prayers.Skorka has been talking about this trip ever since, in interview...

DES MOINES (AP) ? The world?s first surviving septuplets have turned 16, and they don?t mind that they?re taking a lower profile these days.The McCaughey siblings, who live in Carlisle in central Iowa, gained international fame for their births in 1997. They were on the cover of national magazines and featured on network television shows.The seven children ? Kenny, Kelsey, Natalie, Brandon, Alexis, Nathan and ...

Fairfield Community School District continues to work on improving its financial standing and Superintendent Art Sathoff said the district realized $148,877 in personnel turnover savings this school year.Last school year, the state appropriated zero percent allowable growth funding to school districts and Fairfield had to hire an additional 4.39 full-time equivalent special education associates than the previous ...

Fairfield Fire Department responded at 10:54 p.m. Wednesday to 1218 Kodi Circle for a smoke detector going off. Firefighters returned to the station at 11:43 p.m.

A Fairfield man is organizing a support group for adults with diabetes.Bob Byrnes has had Type I diabetes for the past 21 years. Having Type I diabetes requires him to inject himself with insulin four to five times a day because his pancreas doesn?t produce enough of it.Byrnes said he wants to start a support group because he knows from first-hand experience how difficult it is to face diabetes alone.?I?m ...

Members of the Fairfield Police Department initiated a traffic stop at 8:41 p.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of Pleasant Plain Road and seized a significant amount of marijuana after the police department K9 alerted on the vehicle.Police obtained search warrants for a motorhome parked on Waterworks Road leading to the Fairfield Water Department loading dock at Waterworks Park and 604 Royal Oakes.Approximately 100 ...

IOWA CITY (AP) ? A former Iowa pastor accused of sexually preying on female members of his congregation was improperly convicted of sexual exploitation and must receive a new trial, an appeals court ruled today.The Iowa Court of Appeals overturned a verdict that found Patrick Edouard, former pastor at Covenant Reform Church in Pella, guilty of four counts of sexual exploitation by a counselor and one count of ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? A brother and sister who were suspended 48 years ago for protesting the Vietnam War have returned to their former Des Moines schools to talk about their key roles in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, as well as the importance of youth civic engagement.Mary Beth Tinker and John Tinker returned Tuesday to Des Moines? Harding Middle and North High schools, The Des Moines Register reported. The visit ...

In a shift in attitude, most young people now say it?s wrong to use racist or sexist slurs online, even if you?re just kidding.But when they see them, they don?t take much personal offense.A majority of teens and young adults who use the Internet say they at least sometimes see derogatory words and images targeting various groups. They often dismiss that stuff as just joking around, not meant to be hurtful, ...

Fairfield Police Department arrested Stephanie Lynn Dobbs, 26, of 705 N. Ninth St. at 5:32 p.m. Tuesday at the Jefferson County Law Enforcement Center on warrants for possession of a controlled substance, marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. The warrants stem from an investigation at 2:12 p.m. Oct. 31 at 906 W. Hempstead Ave. Police logMonday11:27 a.m. Report of juveniles stealing cat food set ...

OTTUMWA ? An Ottumwa man is in critical condition after spending two days in his car after he drove off the road Friday.Patrick Allen Douglas, 60, was lifeflighted to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines Sunday after deputies found him at about 1 p.m.The incident occurred on Highway 63 south of Eddyville. According to a press release from the Wapello County Sheriff?s Office, Douglas?s vehicle was found between two ...