Fairfield News

Fairfield Fire Department responded at a call at 9:01 p.m. Sunday at 500 E. Broadway Ave. Someone was cooking in a fire pit. Firefighters returned to the station at 9:18 p.m.Firefighters responded to a call at 4:35 a.m. Sunday at 205 W. Buchanan Ave., Apt. 3B, for a smoke detector going off. It was determined the detector was faulty. Firefighters returned to the station at 5:15 a.m.

Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office arrested Kody Lee Curtis, 22, of Salem, at 6:30 p.m. Friday at 2123 Osage Ave., on a warrant for fourth-degree criminal mischief.Sheriff deputies responded to an accident at 1:33 p.m. Friday of a tractor-trailer rollover on Highway 34 just east of Batavia. Scott Edward of Grant, Ala., was driving east on Highway 34 near mile marker 205 and heard a loud bang, lost control of his ...

Fairfield Police Department arrested Gary Linn Watson, 53, of 1203 S. Seventh St., at 8:48 p.m. Friday at Sixth Street and Madison Avenue for operating while intoxicated, first offense. Police logFriday8:20 a.m. Theft of a 2007 Kawasaki from owner?s yard reported.1:55 p.m. A warrant was served for a probation violation on Carter Shepard in jail.4:14 p.m. Larry Money was arrested on a Van Buren County ...

As the city prepares for an influx of as many as 25,000 people on July 26 for RAGBRAI, Fairfield residents should be mindful of road closures, detours and traffic delays.Terry Baker, assistant director of the Fairfield Iowa Convention and Visitors Bureau, said some roads must be closed to ensure the safety of RAGBRAI cyclists. Other roads will be heavily congested with support vehicles and vendor deliveries.To ...

The Fairfield Beautification Commission met Thursday and decided it wanted to see a few more weeds leave Fairfield ?the old fashioned way? ? uprooted by hand. As a finale to the commission?s Adopt-A-Spot 2013 clean up event, the commission is asking for volunteers to help clean up in the area surrounding downtown at 7:30 p.m. Monday. Those who can elp should bring their gloves, garbage bags and any tools they ...

Delaney Pulczinski and her ?Nana? took a leisurely stroll through Central Park Tuesday evening while the Fairfield Municipal Band played. Delaney, from Colorado, is in Fairfield visiting her grandparents, Diane and Joe Goudy.

Toddlers at Community Childcare cooled down Wednesday by playing in several water tables. From left, Logan Carroll, Colton Wiley, Grant Stanford, and Brooke Stickels shed their clothes and spent the morning splishing and splashing. Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said this week?s dangerous heat is expected to continue through tonight.

Fairfield Community School District has the first year of a Career Academy program under its belt with the participating school districts, Indian Hills Community College and area businesses growing a partnership, Karen Swanson told the school board Monday.Swanson is high school programs director at IHCC. She and IHCC?s Tom Rubel, executive dean of Regional Economic Development, spoke with school board members at ...

DAVENPORT (AP) ? A former Muscatine doctor who was accused of prescribing drugs to his patients in exchange for sex was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison.David Gierlus, 60, of Illinois City, Ill., received the sentence at a lengthy hearing where attorneys spent most of the time arguing over how much of a fine he should be given, the Quad-City Times reported.Gierlus? attorney, Jeff Lang, suggested ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? Gov. Terry Branstad on Thursday called the firing of a veteran criminal investigator ?fair and just,? asserting that it had nothing to do with the agent's complaint about speeding by the governor's vehicle.Branstad rejected what he called ?false accusations? that his administration retaliated against Larry Hedlund. The governor called on Hedlund to allow the release of a 500-page investigative ...

The Iowa Department of Transportation is making quick shifts in travel plans a little easier for bicyclists by activating a mobile version of its popular interactive bike map.Explore this interactive map to plan or alter trips. Find bicycle trail routes and features including trailheads, parking, restrooms and bicycle shops.Plan bike trips ahead of time or on the fly: Simply enter the starting address and ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? Iowa's unemployment rate in June remained unchanged from the previous month at 4.6 percent.A U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows the rate remained the same despite the state adding 6,500 jobs.It's still an improvement from the same period last year, when Iowa's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.3 percent and the state had 24,800 less jobs.The Des Moines Register reports the ...