Fairfield Fire Department responded to a call at 2:38 a.m. Saturday at 1727 Hemlock Ave. Daryl Stangle was awakened by a smoke dectector ringing in the residence. Built-up creosote had ignited in the fireplace/chimney.Firefighters assisted with clean up at the site of the accident at Highways 1 and 34, using a bag of oil dry and extinguishing a vehicle electrical fire.
Two young farmers who serve in the Iowa Legislature are trying to make it more appealing for retiring farmers to lease their land to beginners.Rep. Pat Grassley, 29, of New Hartford and Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, 27, of Wilton, have introduced a bill that would expand a tax credit program that gives an incentive for retiring farmers to lease or rent land to beginning farmers.The state now provides $6 million in tax ...
Fairfield Police Department arrested Kristi Lee Engle, 23 of 105 W. Merrill Ave., at home at 7:45 p.m. Sunday for domestic abuse assault (simple).Police arrested Jeremy David Littlejoun, 34 of 305 S. 12th St., Unit A, at 2:33 a.m. Sunday in the 100 block of West Broadway. He is charged with public intoxication, third and subsequent offense ? enhanced.Police arrested Dojo Aram Spike Bernard, 16 of 903 E. ...
Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office investigated a call at 12:38 a.m. Saturday at Highway 1 and the Van Buren County line at Birmingham. Zachary Ray Louth, 19 of Birmingham was arrested at 2:10 a.m. at 1200 W. Grimes Ave., charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, Ecstasy; possession of drug paraphernalia; and possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, marijuana.Sheriff ...
Tina Wilson came to work at Snackers 2 restaurant four years ago hoping to gain work skills that would make her more employable.She met her goal and now works at Taco John?s in Muscatine as well.Wilson enjoys both her jobs, and was sad to hear that this spring will be her last at Snackers 2.A $100,000 operational deficit at the restaurant in 2012 led Goodwill of the Heartland, the agency that operates Snackers ...
The executive director of Black Hawk County Veterans Affairs is accusing the county board of discrimination in a complaint filed with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that Bennie Spain?s complaint accuses county supervisors of discriminating against him based on his race and in retaliation for a previous compliant he filed with the EEOC in December ...
Credit union re-elects Boyer, Brown; welcomes Altfillisch to board of directorsOTTUMWA ? Community 1st Credit Union re-elected D. David Boyer and Floyd Brown and welcomed Heidi Altfillisch to its board of directors during the 2013 annual meeting of Community 1st Credit Union Jan. 19.Boyer has served on the board since 1995 and was previously chairman of the board, a member of the executive and ALM committees, ...
A page of news from the Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce. Click on "February 2013 Chamber Page" under "Related Information" shown below.
Nearly two years after questions first arose about the way Iowa asked for bids on law enforcement radios, some vendors are still complaining.At the heart of the dispute is the question of whether the state is trying to set up the bidding process to favor Motorola radio and make it impossible for other radios to be chosen, as some vendors believe.The Des Moines Register reports the contract would be worth about ...
DES MOINES (AP) ? Iowa?s oldest judge has retired from her duties in Polk County at the age of 90.The Des Moines Register reports that District Associate Probate Judge Ruth Klotz said Thursday that she wants to travel and to pass the work on to a younger judge.State lawmakers had written an exemption into a law that would have forced her to stop working at 80.Klotz spent 34 years as Polk County?s chief ...
Two men were arrested early Wednesday morning after leading police on a chase in Fairfield.Jeramia Gillespie, 29, of Eldon, was charged with eluding a police officer, operating while intoxicated ? first offense, excessive speed, interference with official acts, failure to have a valid driver?s license and failure to obey a stop or yield sign.Shawn Seamans, 22, of Ottumwa, was charged with possession of drug ...
DES MOINES (AP) ? A 22-year-old Des Moines man has been accused of tossing a pot of boiling water onto his fiancee while they were fighting.Des Moines television station KCCI says Jeffrey Carlson was arrested Thursday night after officers responded to the home Carlson shared with the woman. She is the mother of his 9-month-old child.Police Sgt. Jason Halifax says 22-year-old Alicia Atwood suffered burns on her ...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced Jan. 23 the military was lifting its ban on women serving in combat.The new policy will allow women to command troops on the ground and open more opportunities for promotion and career advancement, according to a report on Public Broadcast Service NewsHour.The Joint Chiefs of Staff, senior military leaders who advise the president and Defense Department, recommend...
The Fairfield Ways and Means Committee took its first look at the proposed 2013-2014 city budget Thursday night.The budget prepared by City Administrator Kevin Flanagan includes an increase to the city?s levy of about 15 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation. The levy is now $15.83 per $1,000 of assessed valuation and the 2013-2014 budget has it at $15.98.Iowa residential property owners will be taxed at 52.82 ...
Daily Newsletters
Account
