Fairfield News

MOUNT PLEASANT (GTNS) ? ?We?re in a box. There?s no way out.? That is how Greg Kinning, supervisor from Wapello County, expressed his feelings about trying to get his county out of the Regional Utility Service Systems.According to RUSS?s 28E agreement, the only way for a county to leave RUSS would be for that county to meet with each of the county board of supervisors comprising RUSS and then have a unanimous ...

Hundreds of boxes were delivered and stacked at the Nazarene Family Center this morning. All that remained to be done before the delivery of food was the organization of where the food used to fill those boxes will be placed. Jane McMahon, coordinator of the Christmas box project for the Lord?s Cupboard, places signs for each food item. As volunteers gather at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, they will pick up a box then file ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad urged school officials Monday to review a statewide safety advisory plan in light of the elementary school massacre in Connecticut, but he stopped short of recommending stricter gun-control measures or arming teachers and principals.The Republican governor said leaders shouldn?t rush to action but instead should review the safety guide, adopted this year. It covers a ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? A 115-year-old Iowa woman has died less than two weeks after inheriting the title of world?s oldest person, her family said today.Dina Manfredini, who lived at the Bishop Drumm Retirement Center in Johnston, died this morning, according to her granddaughter Lori Logli. Logli would not elaborate on her grandmother?s cause of death.Guinness World Records confirmed Manfredini inherited the title ...

Cambridge Investment Research Inc. has welcomed its 500th employee, Randy Fulsaas.Fulsaas is a trader on the asset management and product services team.Among the largest employers in the local area, the broker-dealer has called Fairfield its home since the early 1990s and has plans in place to ensure it remains privately owned and based in Fairfield well into the future.?We value independence for many reasons, ...

Fourteen employees, along with some of their family members, from Jefferson County Health Center volunteered to ring the Salvation Army bells all day Thursday in front of the Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store. From left are: hospital administrator and CEO Deb Cardin, vice president of clinical services Joneane Parker, central stores manager Tony Webb and On Media representative Joe Ostrenga, who happened to be ...

SIOUX CITY (AP) ? The success of a nine-year-old policy to reduce Iowa?s deer population is having an unintended consequence: Less venison for food banks.?It?s critical, without any question,? said Linda Scheid, executive director of the Food Bank of Siouxland, which helps needy people in 11 counties.The group for years has relied on donations through the state Department of Natural Resources Help Us Stop ...

Matt working on ?Dance Moms?Lisa Matt from Fairfield worked on casting ?Dance Moms? season 3, which will begin New Year?s Day on Lifetime.She is currently working on casting a new health and science series for the National Geographic Channel.U.S. Cellular launches 4G LTE networkU.S. Cellular, in conjunction with its partner King Street Wireless, has launched a 4G LTE network in Fairfield and surrounding ...

Community Childcare preschool children were making ornaments and presents for their parents this morning. Natalie Freeman looks pleased with her choice of the flat-bottom cone for her ornament, instead of the pointed cone. Teacher?s helper April Pohren holds the ornament which was glued together and a bright red hanger attached.

Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office reports one deer/vehicle accident: Crystal Fawn Hayes of Lockridge was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Equinox east on Salina Road near Tamarack Avenue at 5:43 p.m. Sunday when she struck a deer on the road, causing an estimated $2,000 in damages to her vehicle.The sheriff?s office investigated a drug offense at 4:11 p.m. Thursday at Pekin school in Packwood. Jared Trevor Wright, 16, ...

A grieving Connecticut town braced itself Monday to bury the first two of the 20 small victims of an elementary school gunman and debated when classes could resume ? and where, given the carnage in the building and the children?s associations with it.The people of Newtown weren?t yet ready to address the question just three days after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and a day after President Barack ...

Fairfield Police Department arrested Anthony Elliott, 31, of Washington, Iowa, in the 2100 block of Key Boulevard at 11:2 p.m. Friday. Elliott was driving a 2011 Chevrolet pick up truck east on Key Boulevard /Libertyville Road. He stated he swerved to avoid a deer and his car entered a ditch. He was charged with driving while revoked, OWI third offense, failure to maintain control and no SR-22 insurance. He also ...