Fairfield firefighters responded to a call at 7:27 p.m. Tuesday about wires burnt off the back of the building at 104 N. Fourth St., Palmer Muffler. Wires leading to the utility pole kept arcing. Firefighters returned to the station by 8:10 p.m.
Firefighters braced Wednesday for an intense day battling a wildfire in the mountains southwest of Palm Springs that already has burned seven homes and led to the evacuation of dozens more as well as a camp serving children with cancer.Temperatures were expected to soar as high as 105 in the area and humidity was critically low, possibly dipping as low as 1 percent by the afternoon, said Tina Rose, a spokesman ...
Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office arrested Jayme Lee Liles, 30, of Floris, at the Jefferson County Courthouse at 11:21 a.m. Tuesday on warrant(s) for contempt of court and violation of a restraining order.The sheriff?s office reports a deer/vehicle accident at 10:49 p.m. Tuesday on the ?S? curves of Libertyville Road in Fairfield.
Fairfield Police Department arrested Lance Whitney Smith, 26, of 2239 229th St., at home at 9:19 p.m. Tuesday on a warrant for assault on a peace officer, stemming from an investigation of an incident at 9:58 p.m. March 29 at Hideaway in Fairfield.A bicycle was reported stolen at 1:54 p.m. Tuesday in the 50 block of North Fourth Street while the owner was inside a bank. The bicycle is a gray seven-speed, valued ...
The Fairfield school board approved on a split vote Monday to create a new parking lot between the current west parking lot and old tennis courts at the high school.Matt Walker from French-Reneker Associates Inc. brought estimates of six options to pave with concrete, pave with asphalt or use gravel in different combinations to build a new lot and repair the south lot.The board settled on the original proposal ...
The Iowa Department of Public Health, the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local public health agencies are investigating an outbreak of an intestinal illness caused by Cyclospora, a rare parasite.As of Monday, 71 cases of Cyclospora infections had been reported to IDPH, including one in Van Buren County and one in Keokuk County; almost all have been identified through testing at the State ...
Jefferson County Board of Supervisors chairman Lee Dimmitt and Sandy Stever, Central Point of Coordination administrator for the county?s mental health services, went to Des Moines July 9 and met with the legislative rules committee.The two traveled to the state capitol to have a face-to-face discussion about Jefferson County?s application to remain a stand-alone region to provide mental health care.The state ...
Dalton Drish, Cassidy Brown and Tori Haynes spent this morning ?climbing? trees at Jefferson County Park. The activity was part of Tadpole Camp, led by Jefferson County Naturalist Therese Cummiskey. Cummiskey said climbing upright trees is too dangerous for children. However, this tree limb snapped from a tree during a storm but is still alive, providing the children a tree-climbing experience only three feet off ...
More than 3,200 license plates issued to local, state and federal agencies have a designation that allows them to avoid tickets from Iowa traffic cameras, according to data obtained by The Associated Press.A recent speeding incident involving Gov. Terry Branstad?s state SUV inadvertently revealed how cities give a break to some government vehicles caught on red-light and speed cameras, which are increasingly ...
Fairfield Police Department received a report at 2:03 p.m. Monday of a theft in the 1000 block of West Jefferson Avenue.
When President Barack Obama first addressed the death of Trayvon Martin last year, he did so passionately, declaring that if he had a son, he would look like the slain 17-year-old.His powerful and personal commentary marked a rare public reflection on race from the nation?s first black president.But now, with the man who fatally shot Martin acquitted and the burden of any future charges squarely on his own ...
State Rep. Curt Hanson of Fairfield said assistance is now available for those impacted by flooding or storm damage in Van Buren County.?With recent storms, I encourage anyone affected to contact the Van Buren County Resource Center at 319-293-3722 and find out what assistance is available for them,? said Hanson. ?I want to ensure that all impacted by the storms will receive adequate assistance to help recover.?...
Jefferson County and Maharishi Vedic City have discussed this fiscal year?s 28E Agreement for road maintenance through the past month.Today, Assistant County Attorney Pat McAvan said the county and city agree on everything except one paragraph and county engineer Scott Cline has reviewed the sticking point.?To set speed limits at anything other than 45 mph, which is the accepted suburban development limits, ...
MOUNT PLEASANT (GTNS) ? The Regional Utility Service Systems (RUSS) board of directors had an intense discussion about the developing situation in Mount Union during their monthly meeting Wednesday, trying to figure out what happens when the suit against them goes to court.The hearing for the injunction filed by the city of Mount Union against RUSS was to begin at 2 p.m. today at the Henry County Courthouse.?I ...
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