Fairfield News

ROCK BRANCH (AP) ? A retired high school teacher in northwest Iowa said he was amazed by the outpouring of community support after a tornado severely damaged his home.Two buses on Sunday carried about 50 students, staff members and parents from Hinton High School to the rural Rock Branch home of Wayne Stadler and his wife, Debbie, the Sioux City Journal reported. Staff members at the school used social media to ...

The following cases were processed in Jefferson County Courthouse. Associate District CourtMorgan Robert Janssen, 22, of 1010 North B St., pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana, a serious misdemeanor. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail, less credit for time served. His sentence was suspended and he was placed on one year of probation. He was ordered to have a substance abuse evaluation within 45 days. His ...

A local resident contacted The Ledger about a phone scam received from 813-882-4549 at his place of business to buy light bulbs.?The caller gave the name Michelle Hike and asked if I was the person responsible for purchasing light bulbs,? the resident emailed. ?She said I was referred by a co-worker, Phil. Our business doesn?t have anyone named Phil.?I asked for a phone number to call her back, she told me she ...

Fairfield High School senior Cheyanne Laux poses with Hillary Bowman after being crowned 2013 homecoming queen during the Thursday night pep rally at Trojan Stadium. The pep rally included the inaugural Ultimate Frisbee Tournament, won by the team captained by FHS teacher Kevin Hosbond; the Kiss the Pig contest, in which students voted for FHS social studies department teacher Andrew Hopper to kiss the pig; ...

Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office received a 911 call at 7:07 p.m. Thursday for a reported farm accident in the 1000 block of Violet Avenue in Brighton.Upon sheriff deputies? arrival, it was determined Jeffrey Dickinson of Washington County was dead at the scene.According to the investigation, it appeared Dickinson was loading the head of a combine on a trailer when he was pinned between the combine and the ...

Fairfield Police Department investigated a third-degree burglary at 8:28 p.m. Sunday at Third Street and Burlington Avenue.Police investigated at 3:52 a.m. Saturday a second-degree burglary in the 300 block of West Stone Avenue; Kerianne Figueira, 27, of 506 Fairway Place, was arrested at 6:17 a.m. Sunday at the Jefferson County law enforcement center and charged with second degree burglary.Police investigated ...

IOWA CITY (AP) ? Iowa City officials are turning to the Internet to help raise money for the restoration of two log cabins.The Iowa City Parks and Recreation Foundation has set up a fundraising page via the website Razoo to collect $120,000 for the log cabins in Upper City Park. The campaign ends in a month.The fundraising website includes video and photos of the cabins, which are known as the Old Settlers' ...

Maharishi School?s 21st annual Bike Fest has been postponed from today until Monday.The purpose of the Bike Fest is to raise money for the school?s annualfund through a fun, healthy, environmentally sustainable activity.For several weeks before the event, students invite members of the community to sponsor their participation in the Bike Fest.

DES MOINES (AP) ? Strong thunderstorms moving through Iowa are leaving tree branches scattered and in some locations breaking through power lines causing outages.MidAmerican Energy reports 1,640 customers without power with most of them located in the Des Moines area but dozens in Council Bluffs and Sioux City.Alliant Energy says it has 350 customers out mostly around Boone. No injuries have been reported. The ...

WASHINGTON, Iowa (GTNS) ? According to a press release from the Washington County Communications Center, Jonathan Beam has been arrested in Hebron, Neb., and charged with second-degree arson.He is in custody at the Thayer County Sheriff?s Office in Hebron. and is awaiting extradition back to Washington. His bond has been set at $20,000 cash only, the press release said.Arson in the second degree in Iowa is a ...

Fairfield Police Department investigated at 11:51 p.m. Thursday, the report of second-degree burglary in the 500 block of North Main Street. Police logThursday12:58 a.m. neighbor reported loud music disturbing the area.2:48 a.m. caller reported people at picnic tables being loud; officer advised subjects of complaint.7:54 a.m. caller reported loud music.

The following cases were processed in Jefferson County Courthouse. Associate District CourtCharlie Thomas Chesshir, 32, of 100 North 16th St., had a deferred prosecution agreement dated July 12, 2012, revoked. He was fined $1,000 plus a 35 percent surcharge. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail, which was suspended. He was ordered to pay prosecution costs. He pleaded guilty to public intoxication, second ...