Caden Mineart, 6, of Fairfield, put his fears aside when he vaulted himself down the inflatable slide at Access Energy Cooperative?s annual meeting Tuesday at McMillan Park in Mount Pleasant.
Tuesday?s vote in Jefferson County?s unincorporated areas to financially contribute to a new outdoor pool and gym in Fairfield was defeated by a margin of 26 votes, according to unofficial results from the auditor?s office.In a very low turnout, 9 percent, or 396 ballots were cast from a possible 4,323 active voters in the county. The final tally was 211 no and 185 yes votes.?We had a big no vote from the east ...
Fairfield Police Department had no reports for the media today except the daily log of calls received through 911 dispatch. The Ledger publishes log incidents that result in arrests or might be a community public safety concern. Police logWednesday10:37 a.m. child in emergency room bit by a dog at the dog park. A child was at the dog park playing with a tennis racket and tennis ball when a terrier/beagle dog ...
Fairfield Fire Department investigated a brush fire at 8:33 p.m. Tuesday at 2177 Mint Boulevard. Firefighters returned to the station at 9:28 p.m.
IOWA CITY (AP) ? One day after he was captured while trying to flee from police, a man was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the death of a 30-year-old northern Iowa woman.Tyrone Washington Jr., 39, was being held in the Scott County Jail in Davenport on a $500,000 bond after being charged in Monday?s death of Justina Marie Smith of Northwood, the Iowa Department of Public Safety said.An autopsy ...
AMES (AP) ? Some Iowa State University students were offered $1,000 incentives to give up their dorm rooms so there would be space for incoming freshmen.The offer came as ISU officials forecast another record enrollment of freshmen this fall, The Des Moines Register reported Tuesday.Returning ISU students received an email in June that offered a $500 incentive to move from the dorms. But the dorm residents told ...
DES MOINES (AP) ? Ticketholders aren?t the only ones who benefit from a win like the one expected in Wednesday?s Powerball drawing, estimated at $425 million so far. Stores known for selling winning tickets also see their business pick up as superstitious dreamers pour in, hoping luck will strike again.The jackpot for Wednesday?s drawing would fetch a single winner a lump-sum payment after taxes of about $244.7 ...
MASON CITY (AP) ? A 37-year-old man has pleaded not guilty in the 1994 slaying of a Mason City toddler.Michael Cisneros, formerly of Mason City, made the plea Monday in a written arraignment, the Mason City Globe Gazette reported.Cisneros is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 20-month-old John Joseph Snyder Jr. His father put the boy to bed the night of July 19, 1994, and found him missing from ...
In a rare diplomatic rebuke, President Barack Obama today canceled his Moscow summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.The decision reflected both U.S. anger over Russia?s harboring of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden and growing frustration within the Obama administration over what it sees as Moscow?s stubbornness on other key issues, including missile defense and human rights.Obama will ...
This young girl had fun with sidewalk chalk during the Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk Friday in Central Park.
The city of Libertyville will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Libertyville Fire Station to review an application for a State Revolving Fund loan from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and to make available to the public the contents of an environmental information document and the city?s project plan.These documents include design and environmental information related to the proposed ...
Fairfield Police Department investigated at 2:58 a.m. today and made two arrests. Debra Lea Cox, 32, of Sigourney, was arrested at 3:05 a.m. today at Ninth Street and Washington Avenue, charged with possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Darrell Dwayne Roberts Jr., 33, of Eldon or Floris, was arrested for driving while license revoked and for providing false ...
Authorities foiled plots by al-Qaida to take over key cities in southern Yemen and attack strategic ports and gas facilities, a government spokesman said Wednesday amid a heightened alert that has seen Western embassies evacuated and a new suspected U.S. drone strike that killed seven alleged militants from the terrorist group.Al-Qaida planned to target the cities of Mukalla and Bawzeer, then send militants ...
Christine Parker of Batavia, from left, asked where her polling site is while at First United Methodist Church in Fairfield where election judges Ray Woody, Walta Jane Bloomquist and Doris Eklund are manning the polls for Buchanan precinct residents. Polls are open until 8 p.m. today for residents living in unincorporated portions of Jefferson County. The one ballot question asks for a yes or no vote to divert 16 ...
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