Fairfield News

Fairfield school district administrators acknowledged plenty of data is collected and studied from student standardized tests and other assessments and efforts are ongoing to use the data to make changes.?Our goal this year has been to act upon data,? Curriculum Director Marci Dunlap told the school board Monday. ?We compile a lot of data and look at it, but we want to be able to use the data and what it tells ...

The Fairfield Lions Club has donated $400 to the Fairfield Park and Recreation Department?s pool and gym project. The club donated the money from the proceeds of its spring raffle. Lions Club member Dave Eastburn, left, presents the check to pool and gym task force members, from left, Jodi Kerr, Dan Breen and Tammy Dunbar.

Fairfield Police Department arrested John Lane Jr., 27, of Fairfield at 1:06 a.m. Thursday in the 600 block of West Monroe Avenue for fifth-degree criminal mischief, public consumption or intoxication and assault, simple.

After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA?s controversies are far from over.The Scouts? longstanding ban on gay adults remains in force, and many liberal Scout leaders ? as well as gay-rights groups ? plan to continue pressing for an end ...

Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office responded to an accident at 4:33 p.m. Thursday at Queenscup Avenue and 220th Street. Alyssa Lynn Fitch, 16, of 2308 Queenscup Ave., was driving a 2010 Chevrolet Colbalt north on Queenscup Avenue, entered a left hand corner at 220th Street, lost control of her vehicle, entered the ditch and flipped one time. The car came to rest on its top, with an estimated $8,000 in damages.

Fairfield Community School District will update computers and technology next school year with mostly donated equipment and some new purchases, Mark Cremer, technology director told the school board Monday.?The computers we?re replacing are not any in classrooms, but only equipment in computer labs and portable carts,? he said.Project Lead the Way computer lab at the high school with 28 stations will receive ...

Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office responded to an accident at 5:42 p.m. Wednesday. Madison Kate Lathrop of Richland, driving a 1994 Toyota Camry, was pulling out from the south drive on Birch Avenue at Pekin school. She stated she looked left and right, waited for a northbound vehicle to pass, then she pulled onto Birch Avenue and collided with a 1992 Buick LeSabre driven by Ligeia Rose Ervin of Packwood. Both ...

Iowa lawmakers wrapped up the 2013 legislative session today and State Rep. Curt Hanson of Fairfield said agreements reached this year will help strengthen Iowa?s middle class.?Unlike the divisive politics of D.C., we worked together in Iowa to reach historic agreements on taxes, education, and health care,? he said. ?When everyone agreed to put politics aside, we make great progress on the issues that will help ...

Monday is Memorial Day, an official government holiday.The Ledger office will be closed and no newspaper will be published Monday.Area schools are closed.Fairfield City Hall and Jefferson County Courthouse and offices are closed Monday.The U.S. Post Office will be closed and there?s no mail delivery on Monday.Waste Management is closed and regular garbage pickup is delayed by one day next week.Senior meal ...

Several area communities, including Lockridge, Richland and others, are planning Memorial Day observances this weekend. LOCKRIDGELockridge will have its annual Memorial Day celebration Saturday morning.Residents and guests will gather at 7:45 a.m. at the Lockridge Community Center to march to the cemetery, where the flag will be raised and the national anthem will be sung. A rifle team will fire a volley of ...

OTTUMWA ? The Southern Iowa Economic Development Association is assisting Jefferson County residents who apply for the state?s disaster grant program to recover from flood damage.The state?s program offers a maximum grant of $5,000 to families with incomes at or below twice the federal poverty index. For a family of two, this means having a gross income of about $31,000 a year.SIEDA also is assisting residents ...

Jefferson County Health Center set a record for itself by billing the most it has ever billed in a month in April.The health center?s gross account receivable increased by $108,942 to $5,025,425 as of April 30, chief financial officer Gene Irwin reported to the board of trustees Monday.In addition, there is a physician clinic account receivable of $91,146 for a total gross account receivable of $5,116,571.Irwin...