Fairfield News

A newly discovered novel by the late Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck is to be released this fall.New York-based Open Road Integrated Media says Buck wrote the novel, ?The Eternal Wonder,? shortly before she died in 1973.The publisher says someone found the manuscript in storage in January. It will be published Oct. 22 in paperback and digital formats.The publisher announced the decision Wednesday, ...

Fairfield Fire Department received an automatic alarm at 9:03 p.m. Tuesday for 1808 Okra Boulevard. The alarm was canceled.

Fairfield Police Department investigated at 8:59 p.m. Tuesday the report of a burglary in the 1000 block of East Briggs Avenue.

The following court cases were processed through the Clerk of Court?s Office at Jefferson County Courthouse. Associate District CourtJunior Elmer Cook, 29, of Birmingham, pleaded guilty to operating while intoxicated, fist offense, a serious misdemeanor. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail with work release privileges, less credit for time served. All but two days was suspended. He was placed on two years ...

Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office arrested Julie Ann Polson, 36, of 302 W. Broadway No. 6, at 5:48 p.m. Tuesday, at 22nd Street and West Grimes Avenue. She is charged with driving while barred.Jacob Walker Nordyke, 29, of Batavia, was arrested in Batavia at 6:50 p.m. Monday. He is charged with driving while revoked, failure to provide security against liability (non-accident related) and fraudulent use of ...

IOWA CITY (AP) ? The University of Iowa's vice president for research is expected to urge Congress to support funding to help develop the next generation of ultrafast supercomputers.Daniel Reed was scheduled to testify today before a House subcommittee during a hearing on exascale computing, which involves building a supercomputer capable of performing a million trillion calculations. The U.S. and other countries...

The Iowa Department of Transportation will be closing its offices throughout the Memorial Day weekend, Saturday through Monday, which includes:? IDOT business locations will be closed Monday, Memorial Day.? IDOT driver?s license stations?will be closed and resume operations at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 28.? IDOT?s office of Vehicle and Motor Carrier Services, normally open Monday through Friday, will be closed ...

The following marriage certificates were returned to the Jeffesron County Recorder/Registrar?s office:Ian Harley Montgomery of Traverse City, Mich., and Leila Ananda Plunk of Fairfield, married April 4, 2013.James Scott Phillip Cecil of Fairfield and Elizabeth Rae Lathrop of Fairfield, married April 6, 2013.Joshua Sykes Watsey of Fairfield and Samantha Jo Barber of Fairfield, married April 11, 2013.Jesse Lee ...

BATAVIA ? A Fairfield attorney representing about 70 people near Batavia said a lawsuit is highly likely against the owners of hog confinement buildings being constructed near the town.Attorney David Sykes said the group of neighbors will probably sue Valley View Swine once the hog confinement buildings are built and operational. Valley View Swine is run by Nick Adam and his sons, Jeff and Shawn Adam, of ...

David Fredericks, left, of French-Reneker-Associates and Shawn Worley, Fairfield wastewater plant supervisor, display an award they received for the quality of the wastewater biosolids storage system French-Reneker designed for Fairfield. French-Reneker and the city received the award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Iowa at an awards banquet May 2. Fairfield?s sludge storage system placed ...

With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: ?We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at this time.?Parents had a gut-wrenching choice, and only a few minutes to make it. Trust the safety of the seemingly solid school buildings and the protection of trained teachers and staff. ...

OTHO (AP) ? Authorities are investigating the cause of a flash fire at an Otho grain elevator that injured a construction worker.Webster County Sheriff Jim Stubbs tells the Fort Dodge Messenger that the worker was taking apart equipment with a torch at the top of the elevator the fire occurred.The worker, whose has not been named, was burned on his arms and face. Authorities did not reveal how serious the burns ...