Fairfield News

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) ? Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday for the unveiling of a memorial to 38 Dakota men who were hanged 150 years ago to the day in what is the largest mass execution in U.S. history.About 60 horse riders, including some tribe members who rode for 16 days from South Dakota, were among the roughly 500 people on hand for the dedication of the ?Dakota 38? memorial, which marks a dark chapter in ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? Republicans and Democrats in state capitols across the country are talking ambitiously about what they?ll do next year with the unchecked power they amassed in the fall elections. In more states than not, one party now has full control of government.But you won?t hear much brash talk in Des Moines. Here, party leaders are warning supporters about what they shouldn?t look forward to next year ...

The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors will recommend not approving KK Finisher?s construction application to the Department of Natural Resources for building a new 1,200-head deep-pit swine finisher barn at an existing hog facility north of Pleasant Plain.At a public hearing Wednesday night attended by about a dozen people, the supervisors gave the amended Dec. 19 Master Matrix a score of 400 points. To ...

Christmas tree pick up set Jan. 7Fairfield?s Christmas tree pick up will be Jan. 7.The city street department will begin picking up trees at 7 a.m. Crews will not return once they have passed by.To guarantee a Christmas tree is picked up, it must be stripped of all lights and decorations and not placed in a plastic bag.The free service is provided for structures of one- to three-residential units, not ...

Fairfield Fire Department responded to the alley of 51 N. Second St., Wednesday and extinguished a wire on fire.

Measures on gay rights and child safety are among the top state laws taking effect at the start of 2013, along with attempts to prevent identity theft and perennial efforts to restrict abortion and illegal immigration.In many states, new laws take effect on Jan. 1, while in others they do so 90 days after a governor?s signature.Voter-approved laws allowing same-sex couples to marry take effect in Maryland in ...

The following traffic tickets were processed through the Jefferson County Clerk of Court:Anthony James Law of 606 W. Monroe Ave., No. 5, defective tires.Sara Ann Zakris of 503 W. Stone Ave., Apt 2, failure to obey stop or yield sign.Calvin Lee Crane of Alpharetta, Ga., speeding.Jacob Rafael Stager of Saint Marys, Pa., speeding.Ashley Lynn Maas of Douds, violation of financial liability coverage.Jennifer ...

Ben Godwin, dressed up to be a very believable Santa Claus, has some fun with Fairfield postal clerk Sherry Johnson at the post office Monday morning. Godwin checked his mail box, handed out a few candy canes and was last seen headed west spreading good cheer.

Last week the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors reviewed the Master Matrix for KK Finisher Site construction application, and found it lacking in some areas, not able to verify distances and wanting more detailed plans.Supervisor chairman Steve Burgmeier said at today?s regular weekly meeting an amended Master Matrix was submitted Dec. 19.Ryan Robertson is applying to add 1,476 hogs to his 2,200-head ...

The recent shooting that left 20 elementary schoolchildren and six educators dead in Newtown, Conn., has left local law enforcement wondering what more they can do to help prevent such a tragedy from taking place in Jefferson County.While the event already is altering the debate among Iowa legislators about Iowa?s gun laws and mental health delivery system, it also is reinforcing Fairfield Police Chief Julie ...

Fairfield Police Department arrested Yvette Andrea Stepp, 48, of 304 S. 17th St., at 2:49 p.m. Sunday, at home. She is charged with assault on a peace officer (any other assault), interference with official acts (police officer, EMT, firefighter), contempt of court and violation of a restraining order.Police investigated a report of public intoxication at 1:34 a.m. Sunday at the downtown post office. Charles Ray ...

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) ? The number of Iowans with permits to carry concealed weapons increased dramatically in 2012, the second year of a relaxed law governing how they?re issued.Sheriffs in Iowa?s 99 counties issued more than 37,000 permits in the first 11 months of the year, according to The Gazette in Cedar Rapids.Nearly 103,000 were issued in 2011, the first year after Iowa went from a ?may issue? to a ?shall ...