Fairfield News

WASHINGTON, Ill. (AP) ? As a powerful tornado bore down on their Illinois farmhouse, Curt Zehr?s wife and adult son didn?t have time to do anything but scramble into their basement.Uninjured, the pair looked out moments later to find the house gone. Their home on the outskirts of Washington, Ill., was destroyed Sunday by one of the dozens of tornadoes and intense thunderstorms that swept across the Midwest in a ...

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) ? Unmanned ?speed cameras? that enforce local speed limits have become a common roadside feature across the United States, but few places have embraced the devices with the zeal of Iowa.Across the state, cities big and small have installed the cameras to deter speeding and generate revenue from tickets. The cameras now produce more than 200,000 tickets and $13 million in fines annually, or more ...

State Rep. Curt Hanson, represents Iowa House District 82, which includes most of Jefferson County and Cavis and Van Buren counties, in the state legislatureIowa businesses that pay commercial property taxes are eligible for up to a $500 reduction on their property taxes next year.?The property tax package we approved last session will help our small businesses be more competitive while also reducing property ...

Fairfield Fire Department received a call of an unknown nature at 4:29 p.m. Sunday for the area at Glasgow Road overpass. The call was canceled in three minutes and all was OK.

Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office arrested Rachel Lorenza Austin, 38, of Keota, at 1:15 a.m. today at 2318 Juniper Ave. She is charged with contempt of court and violation of a restraining order.

MONDAYFairfield Public Library Board of Trustees ? Fairfield Public Library conference room, 5:15 p.m.: public address; approve minutes; approve bills; communications; librarian report; committees? reports; unfinished business (damaged carpet, rain gutters); new business (meeting room policy revision, donor offers a train table). WEDNESDAYFairfield Beautification Commission ? Fairfield City Hall, 5:15 p.m.: ...

Fairfield Police Department received a report about a hit-and-run accident of unoccupied vehicle at 8:24 p.m. Friday. A Chevrolet truck was struck in the passengers side by an unknown vehicle at Logli?s between 8:05-8:15 p.m. Friday. The suspect vehicle is a possible blue four-door Cadillac-type vehicle. Police logSunday2:53 a.m. Justin Woods, 24, was cited for open container in vehicle.

Green Gourmet was presented its Blue Zones Restaurant designation Nov. 4, joining three other restaurants with the status making it easy for their customers to make healthy food choices.Fairfield Mayor Ed Malloy, Councilman Michael Halley and Blue Zones volunteers Ken Daley and Mo Ellis presented Green Gourmet owner Lee Bhooshanpatie-Singh with her designation status.Bhooshanpatie-Singh shared her experience in ...

The doctor isn?t in, but he can still see you now.Remote presence robots are allowing physicians to ?beam? themselves into hospitals to diagnose patients and offer medical advice during emergencies.A growing number of hospitals in California and other states are using telepresence robots to expand access to medical specialists, especially in rural areas where there?s a shortage of doctors.These mobile video-con...

I have received information from two restaurants in town that a hearing impaired person contacted their business, ordered large catering jobs, and requested extra cash be placed on the bill to pay for another party vendor.The way this works is that a person text messages or emails, claiming to be hearing impaired and makes a large catering order.The telltale give away in the text messages or emails is improper ...

OTTUMWA ? New Indian Hills Community College president Dr. Marlene Sprouse says it was six or seven years ago, about midway through her current stint at the college, that she started thinking that someday she might be a community college president.The fact she became the president at the place where she began her college career as a student, and later became the dean of the IHCC Centerville campus and, then, ...

The following court case were processed at Jefferson County Courthouse: Magistrate CourtJohnathon Christopher Newbold, 30, of 803½ Depot Ave., Apt. B, pleaded guilty to criminal trespass and was fined $208.Dixie Lee Matison, 75, of 1001 W. Spaulding Ave., pleaded guilty to fifth-degree theft and was fined $148.Carmela Codova-Desorio, 42, of Ottumwa, was fined $75.Lereco Arnez George, 31, of 702½ Washington ...