Fairfield News

DES MOINES ? Kenneth Gilchrist of Douds will be inducted into the 2013 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 18 at the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair.Selected for his outstanding service and dedication to 4-H, Gilchrist will be presented a certificate by the Iowa 4-H Foundation as he is introduced on stage.A long-time supporter of the 4-H program, Gilchrist started a boys? 4-H ...

The No. 2 Democrat in the Senate wants to know how many phone records of Americans that the National Security Agency has collected in its sweeping surveillance program.Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois included a provision in the 2014 fiscal year defense spending bill that would require the NSA to report to Congress on the records, all NSA bulk collection efforts, and the costs. The provision also requires a list of ...

Fairfield High School freshman orientation is 6:30 p.m. Aug. 19, in the high school commons.A previously published time was the incorrect date.

Fairfield Police Department had no news releases this morning, but the daily dispatch log for Thursday included:9:14 a.m. report of garbage items dumped in ditch west of 12th Street on Gear Avenue.11:05 a.m. Gregory S. Robinson, 34, was arrested for fifth-degree theft at Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store and was issued a trespass warning.2:04 p.m. caller reported a dog left in a vehicle in a lot. Officer ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ? A federal judge in Albuquerque is expected to decide today whether companies in New Mexico and Iowa can begin legally slaughtering horses, for the first time in the country since it was effectively banned in 2006.A hearing is scheduled on a request by The Humane Society of the United States and others for a restraining order to block Valley Meat Co. of Roswell, N.M., and Responsible ...

Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office update the expenses for the destruction, damage, vandalism and theft charges reported Tuesday at Northeast Missouri Electrical Coop on Highway 34 near Batavia. Emergency dispatch received an alarm at 12:42 a.m. Tuesday, followed by a voltage alarm. Deputies report observing sparking and small flames inside the substation. Batavia Fire Department secured the scene and employees ...

Bird poop for beauty?That?s what goes into facials at a luxury spa where the traditional Japanese treatment using imported Asian nightingale excrement mixed with rice bran goes for $180 a pop.About 100 women and men go into the Shizuka New York skin care salon, just off Manhattan?s Fifth Avenue, each month to get the treatment, which is promoted as a way to keep the face soft and smooth using an enzyme in the ...

About 30 people gathered in Jefferson County Park Tuesday, including members of the late Ali Moradi?s family and members of Moradi?s former running group, ?Vallejo?s Runners,? and several friends, along with family and friends of Ebb Camelin, to dedicate the newly re-constructed swinging bridge. The bridge was dedicated to Moradi and Camelin, two long-time users of the park. Greg Vorhies of Schaus-Vorhies ...

The 14th annual Iowa Sales Tax Holiday for back-to-school apparel shopping is Friday and Saturday throughout the state.Individual items of clothing or footwear must cost less than $100 each for the sales tax exemption to apply.Businesses open on Friday and Saturday in Iowa are required to participate in not charging sales tax on qualifying items. No sales tax, including local option sales taxes, will be ...

Van Buren Community Schools begin classes on Aug. 20 for grades kindergarten through high school.Registration will be held at both centers, the elementary school in Douds and the middle/high school in Keosauqua on two days, 1-8 p.m. Aug. 13, and 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. Aug. 14.School buildings will hold an open house from 4-7 p.m. Aug. 15.Preschool for 3-and-4-year-olds begins Sept. 3.Children who will be ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? High-profile kidnapping and murder cases in Iowa have prompted state authorities to make a change to how they issues Amber Alerts.Officials announced Wednesday that the new policy means authorities need only a description of the child, the child?s abductor or the abductor?s vehicle.Before the change, some officials had believed that authorities needed both a description of the child and the ...

The Van Buren Community School Board discussed the upcoming school house levy vote in September, possible sharing of positions and the new tablet devices that will be distributed to Van Buren students for this fall.Known as the school house levy, the PPEL helps fund facilities and some school equipment. This levy is for 67 cents and voters will decide whether or not to continue it.Superintendent Dr. Pam Ewell, ...