Fairfield Police Department?s daily log of calls received at dispatch. Police logTuesday1:43 a.m. several calls about sound of gunshots or fireworks on northeast side of town. Officer found a container with fireworks in middle of road at D Street and Briggs Avenue.10:20 a.m. caller reported dog in vehicle; owner notified.2:17 p.m. report of lost purse containing cellphone, ID and credit cards.2:48 p.m. ...
The Fairfield school board Monday set a public hearing and bid letting at 7 p.m. Sept. 16, for a new parking lot at Fairfield High School.The public, board members and district staff will review the project and specifications designed by French-Reneker Associates Inc. of Fairfield that evening.The parking lot was first proposed to the school board in June and approved in July. The upcoming high school renovation...
DES MOINES (AP) ? The state is offering a one-time deal to people who have been dodging Iowa taxes on motor homes.The state Department of Revenue is working with the state Department of Transportation to make a settlement offer to people whose motor vehicles are registered to out-of-state limited liability corporations.The offer includes paying the initial registration fee of 5 percent of the purchase price and ...
DES MOINES (AP) ? The Des Moines police chief wants to tighten her department?s policy for car chases.Chief Judy Bradshaw told The Des Moines Register she wants to make sure any vehicle chases undertaken by her officers are worth the risks.?You really have to weigh whether it is worth a potential life or injury for traffic charges,? she said Monday.Bradshaw said she won?t ban chases, but she will tighten the ...
ORANGE CITY (AP) ? A 23-year-old Storm Lake man has been given five years in prison for escaping a residential treatment facility in Sheldon.Sioux County Attorney Coleman McAllister says Shawn Boger was sentenced Monday in Sioux County District Court.Shawn Boger had been assigned to the Sheldon facility after his 2009 conviction for theft in Buena Vista County. McAllister says Boger tore away a window screen ...
IOWA CITY (AP) ? One of three finalists for the Iowa Court of Appeals faced an unusual ? critics say inappropriate ? question during a public interview: Had she violated marriage vows made to her husband, former State Auditor David Vaudt?The question was lobbed at Assistant Iowa Attorney General Jeanie Vaudt last week by Scott Bailey, a prominent Christian homeschooling advocate and member of the State Judicial ...
The Iowa Department of Transportation will be closing offices for the Labor Day weekend.All IDOT driver?s license stations will be closed Saturday and Monday. The stations will resume operation at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 3.IDOT?s Office of Vehicle and Motor Carrier Services, normally open Monday through Friday, will be closed Monday. Normal business hours will resume Sept. 3.IDOT recommends commercial vehicle operators...
Fairfield Fire Department responded to a call about smoke coming from a house at 1000 W. Jefferson Ave. at 6:17 p.m. Monday. The alarm was called off and firefighters returned to the station at 6:27 p.m.
Fairfield Police Department arrested Jesus Manuel Goitya, 22, of 201 South 15th St., at 2:43 a.m. today in the 2000 block of South Main Street. He is charged with driving while suspended, revoked, canceled or denied.Cory Raymond Prevett, 26, of Stockport, was arrested at D Street and Jackson Avenue at 2:32 a.m. Sunday. He is charged with operating while intoxicated, first offense, and eluding law enforcement ...
The Iowa Public Information Board is created to ensure local governments, schools and state agencies comply with open meetings and public records laws.The board is made up of nine members, equally consisting of media, government, and public members, which meets monthly. The board was created to ensure Iowa government at all levels is transparent and accountable to the public.Any Iowan can file a complaint or ...
Cambridge Investment Research Inc. associates Erica Voreis, left, and Laura Rawson paint a building for the Fairfield Beautification Commission?s Adopt-a-Spot program. The commission received a grant from Diamond Vogel Paints and Keep Iowa Beautiful to help fund the Adopt-a-Spot program. The volunteers also pulled weeds and cleaned up the landscaping.
Jefferson County Auditor?s Office election clerk Abbie DeKleine has successfully completed State Election Administrators Training and is now a certified Iowa state election administrator.DeKleine has completed 40 hours of professional training designed to provide comprehensive knowledge and tools to be compliant with state and federal election laws.?Election administration has become more complex, challenging ...
RICHLAND ? The Richland Community Club is giving away three lots to anyone who wants to build a house on them.The club purchased three lots in the southeast part of Richland from the city earlier this year. Two of the lots are in the 200 block of East Main Street and another is in the 200 block of East South Street.Club member Steve Roberts estimated the lots? value at $12,000 a piece. They all have water and ...
Jefferson County Board of Supervisors approved the Schaefer Subdivision, abated property taxes for a church and set a time and date for bid letting of county cropland cash rental at today?s board meeting.First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) had appeared before the supervisors twice in 2012 after selling a historic church building at Third Street and Burlington Avenue and purchasing another building on ...
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