Fairfield News

MASON CITY (AP) ? A northern Iowa woman is expected to change her plea later this month in a prescription forgery case.The Mason City Globe Gazette says 35-year-old Gina Splitt, of Algona, also has been charged with possession of a controlled substance and with insurance fraud.In November she?d pleaded not guilty. It?s unclear what charges will be on the table at her change-of-plea hearing on March 26.Her ...

Jefferson County Board of Supervisors approved the county?s 2014 fiscal year budget Monday after a public hearing with no comments.?This budget, at $10.6 million, is a little less than the previous year?s budget,? said supervisor chairman Lee Dimmitt.For the second week, supervisors considered a proposal from Brian Taglauer to split a land lot. Last week, the board agreed to ask for legal counsel?s review of ...

EMMETSBURG (AP) ? An executive with a Netherlands-based biotechnology company has been asked to lead a joint venture that is building a new type of ethanol plant in northern Iowa.Royal DSM, based in Delft, the Netherlands, has teamed with Sioux Falls, S.D.,-based Poet to create Poet-DSM Advanced Biofuels. The joint venture is building a plant in Emmetsburg that will make ethanol from corncobs, leaves and husks. ...

Cinderella, played by Lindsay Albert, and her prince, played by Josh Ramos, fall in love as they dance at the royal ball. The Cardinal Community School District drama department is presenting Rodgers and Hammerstein?s ?Cinderella? at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and again at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Cardinal High School Gymnasium. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 students. A dinner, by reservation, is available at the ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? A group in support of building a casino in Warren County is submitting signatures to push for a referendum on it.Warren County Citizens for Good Jobs says it will turn in a petition today to the county auditor. The petition aims to have a referendum on the ballot for May 7.Television station KCCI reports the group plans to submit more than enough signatures for a referendum.The group says the ...

The following court cases were processed at Jefferson County Clerk of Court:Magistrate CourtDeak Matthew Joseph Parker, 25 of Ottumwa, pleaded guilty to providing false information to law enforcement and was fined $545.Kristi Lee Engle, 23, of 106 W. Merrill Ave., pleaded guilty to an amended charge of disorderly conduct. She was fined $147.Taylor James Kneisley, 21, of 1000 N. Fourth St., pleaded guilty to ...

The following traffic tickets were processed by the Jefferson County clerk?s office:Jennifer Rae Turecek of Iowa City, speeding.Sidney Shay Davis of Keosauqua, operation without registration.William Theodore Nicely of Batavia, failure to maintain safety belts.Meliza J. Cloke of Eldon, no valid drivers license.Jeffrey Michael Greiner of Bloomfield, speeding.Ashley Jane Vaughn of 907 W. Jefferson Ave., supply ...

Fairfield Police Department arrested Allen Powell of 307 W. Washington Ave., at 12:58 a.m. today at 606 W. Monroe Ave., on a warrant for operating a vehicle without the owner?s consent.John Krzesimowski, 42, was arrested at 12:16 a.m. today on a warrant for failure to complete treatment on an original charge of second degree theft. He was placed in jail.Sachin Sunil Kapoor, 25, of Huntsville, Ala., was arrested ...

The Fairfield City Council approved the 2013-2014 budget Monday after a brief discussion about the appropriate salaries for department heads.The council approved the budget on a 6-1 vote. Councilor Connie Boyer cast the only no vote. The yes votes were cast by John Revolinski, Daryn Hamilton, Martha Rasmussen, Jessica Ledger-Kalen, Tony Hammes and Michael Halley.Boyer had received calls from residents wondering ...

More than a dozen people attended a book discussion Saturday featuring Fairfield author Norman Zierold talking about his latest publication, ?That Reminds Me.?An Iowa native, born and raised in the Amana Colonies, Zierold has written and published eight books, but this latest, subtitled, ?A Conversational Memoir,? comes 40 years after his seventh book, ?Sex Goddesses of the Silent Screen.?Those first seven ...

Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce will host the third and final installment of the Chamber?s 2013 Legislative Breakfast Series at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the Best Western Fairfield Inn.Local legislators Rep. Curt Hanson, Rep. Dave Heaton, Sen. Mark Chelgren and Sen. Rich Taylor have all been invited to speak.The Chamber?s annual Legislative Breakfast series pro- vides the Chamber membership, businesses, guests ...

KEOSAUQUA ? The Van Buren Community School Board accepted the resignation of Superintendent Lisa Beames during a special meeting, Feb. 28.Beames has accepted the position of Superintendent of Anamosa School District. She was hired at Van Buren in 2010.The board also set in motion its plan to look for a new superintendent.The resignation is effective July 1, 2013.?It was a hard decision,? Beames said. ?I ...