The kindergarten teachers at Pence Elementary School all dressed as ?minions,? characters in the 2010 animated film ?Despicable Me.? They said their students were familiar with the film and appreciated their matching costumes. The teachers are, from left, Taryn Ryan, Jessica Sandbothe and Janet Lee.
Jefferson County Health Center has hired a financial officer to take the place of Gene Irwin, who is planning to retire Dec. 31.Jefferson County Health Center CEO Deb Cardin announced to the board of trustees Monday that Larry Peach will begin work Dec. 15.Cardin said Peach has 30 years of experience in the field of finance, including 12 years at a critical access hospital in Mendota, Ill., which will be ...
Rules for health care insurance have changed for small-business owners and the Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce provided an overview from two insurance brokers Wednesday evening.?Now is the time to get acquainted with the new Affordable Care Act,? said Stephen Ringlee, founding director and chief financial officer of CoOpportunity Health.Ringlee?s health insurance company, doing business in Nebraska and Iowa, ...
These three kids are ready to celebrate Halloween tonight. They got a head start by participating in the Jefferson County 4-H Teen Council?s trunk-or-treat Sunday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. The three are, from left, Autumn Rose, Peyton Neubauer and Dylan Barras.
Terrorists ?found a second chance? to thrive in Iraq, the nation?s prime minister said Thursday in asking for new U.S. aid to beat back a bloody insurgency that has been fueled by the neighboring Syrian civil war and the departure of American troops from Iraq two years ago.Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told a packed auditorium at the U.S. Institute of Peace that he needs additional weapons, help with ...
ANKENY (AP) ? Several Iowa police chiefs spoke out Wednesday against proposed rules for traffic cameras, but a state official said the chiefs are just protecting a revenue source.The Des Moines Register reports the chiefs spoke at a public hearing in Ankeny sponsored by the Iowa Transportation Department about proposed rules requiring local officials to explore and implement other options for traffic issues ...
Jefferson County Board of Supervisors agreed Monday to get on Fairfield City Council?s Nov. 25 meeting agenda to discuss the county and city 28E agreement for the Jefferson County Law Enforcement Center.?This is a joint agreement about the law center and we probably should review it annually just to make sure we?re all on the same page,? said Supervisor Dick Reed. ?I think it?s been a few years.?Jefferson ...
Bryan Cranston has an authoritative voice, which all by itself would qualify him to narrate ?Big History.?But there?s another reason Cranston is a fine choice for this new docuseries, which pledges to reveal ?one grand unified theory? for how every event in history (13.7 billion years of it) is intertwined by science. Cranston, after all, starred in the recently concluded drama ?Breaking Bad? as Walter White, ...
A Syrian activist group says more than 120,000 people have been killed since the start of the country?s civil war nearly three years ago.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has been tracking the death toll through a network of activists in Syria, said Friday that 120,296 people have died.Of those, it said 61,067 are civilians, including 6,365 children.On the government side, it said ...
Fairfield Fire Department responded at 9:49 a.m. Tuesday to a carbon monoxide alarm at 18A Zimmerman Drive. Firefighters returned to the station at 10:19 a.m.
The Des Moines Ramblers 4-H Club was one of many clubs that opened their trunks Sunday afternoon during the Jefferson County 4-H Teen Council?s third annual trunk-or-treat at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. The Ramblers include, from left, Kelly Spees, Sterling Spees, Becky Goehring, Cohen Roach, Alicia Barnes, Stetson Spees and Jesse Birlson. Josie Lagle is in the back of the pickup.
Fame is in store for any Fairfield resident with a camera.That is because everyone in town will have a chance to contribute to a documentary called ?A Day in the Life of Fairfield.? Professionals and amateurs alike are being asked to capture on video and in still photography anything of interest Friday. Participants will then submit their work to Burt Chojnowski, who will splice the photos and videos together ...
MOUNT PLEASANT (AP) ? Jury selection concluded Tuesday in the trial of a former Iowa jail guard charged with first-degree murder in the death of his pregnant wife.The jury was picked from nearly 100 people over a two-day period. Eight men and eight women were selected, which includes four alternate jurors. Opening arguments were scheduled to begin Wednesday.A clean-shaven Seth Techel, 23, chatted with his ...
Spending is down this school year in the district technology budget compared to last year, John Grunwald, technology director for Fairfield schools, told board members Oct. 21.Grunwald, formerly a Fairfield elementary/middle school music teacher, was hired as the technology director in July after Mark Cremer resigned. Grunwald has 11 years experience as technology director concurrent to teaching music in the ...
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