An outbreak of fungal meningitis has been linked to steroid shots for back pain made by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts. The medication was recalled in late September.Latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:Illnesses: 424, including 10 joint infections. Deaths: 31.
Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office responded to two deer-related accidents Wednesday night.Khoa Minh Pham of Mount Pleasant was driving a 1997 Lexus east on Highway 34 at 7:44 p.m. when a deer in the road was struck near mile marker 210.4. The Lexus sustained disabling damage to its front end including bumper, lights, grill, radiator and hood, estimated at $3,000. The car was towed.Sherilyn Kay Devore of ...
A lack of new construction in Iowa has slowed the state?s revenue growth rate resulting in the Iowa Department of Revenue adjusting property tax rollback amounts.According to a news release from the department of revenue, these property taxes will be levied in 2013 and payable in fiscal year July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014.? The taxable value for residential property is 52.8 percent of the assessed value. This is ...
Fairfield Police Department arrested Graham York Thatcher, 23, of 1105 Granville Ave. No. 3, at 1:20 a.m. today in the 100 block of North Fourth Street. He is charged with possession of more than a half-ounce of marijuana with intent to deliver, drug stamp violation and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The following marriage certificates were returned to the Jefferson County Recorder/Registrar?s office:David Thomas Wall of Fairfield and Angela Lee Pohren of Fairfield, Aug. 11, 2012.Derek Michael Philips of Fairfield and Jillian Eileen Bishop of Fairfield, Sept. 1, 2012.Jacob Bradford Krieger of Fairfield and Shaina Michelle Smith of Fairfield, Sept. 13, 2012.Roger Lee Baird of Fairfield and Holly Elizabeth ...
Jefferson County Sheriff?s Department responded to an accident at 9:02 p.m. Monday at 1800 Pleasant Plain Road. Robert Larry Deutsch of 2401 145th St., was driving a 2011 Chevrolet Equinox north and struck a deer in the road. His vehicle sustained functional damage to driver?s side headlight, front quarter panel and the driver?s side mirror, estimated at $1,500 in damages.
Sporadic problems were reported Tuesday at polling places around the country, including a confrontation in Pennsylvania involving Republican inspectors over access to some polls and a last-minute court fight in Ohio over election software. One Florida elections office mistakenly told voters in robocalls the election was on Wednesday.Although the majority of complaints were simply long lines, the Election ...
Want a clue to your risk of heart disease? Look in the mirror. People who look old ? with receding hairlines, bald heads, creases near their ear lobes or bumpy deposits on their eyelids ? have a greater chance of developing heart disease than younger-looking people the same age do, new research suggests.Doctors say the study highlights the difference between biological and chronological age.?Looking old for ...
Fairfield Police Department received a report of an assault at 3:18 p.m. Thursday in the 800 block of South Second Street.
Weather experts had good news for beleaguered northeast coastal residents today: A new storm that threatened to complicate Hurricane Sandy cleanup efforts on Wednesday now looks like it will be weaker than expected.As the storm moves up the Atlantic coast from Florida it now is expected to veer farther offshore than earlier projections had indicated. Jeff Masters of the private weather service Weather Underground...
On a chilly Vermont morning, a voter fills out a ballot at a table near the old wood stove at Calais Town Hall.In Chicago, a woman votes at the Su Nueva Laundromat, surrounded by industrial washers and dryers.In Elizaville, Ky., a few people arrive early at a general store built in 1821 to cast some of the day?s first ballots.Americans who show up at the polls on Election Day all have something in common ? ...
Parents of the approximately 40 students enrolled in the English Language Learners Program in Fairfield are becoming more involved in their children?s education, said curriculum director Marci Dunlap.Dunlap said parent engagement bodes well for students learning a foreign language while attending school. She attributed the positive change to the faculty?s extra efforts to accommodate ELL students? families. ...
DES MOINES (AP) ? Leadership of the Iowa Public Safety Department has been overhauled and a new boss has been named for the Iowa State Patrol.Iowa Public Safety Commissioner Brian London says Col. Dave Garrison will take over the patrol?s top job. He?ll replace Col. Patrick Hoye, who will run the Governor?s Traffic Safety Bureau. Hoye has led the patrol since 2007London also reversed organizational changes made ...
Charlie Brown, played by Seth Jensen, pitches in a baseball game while his friends cheer him on in Pekin High School?s production of ?You?re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.? From left are: Sally (Gwynne Wright), Linus (Tucker Flinn), Snoopy (Krystal Sullivan), Woodstock (Taiylor Morgan) and ?5? (Eric Adam). Showtimes are 7 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Pekin High School cafetorium. Tickets are $5 ...
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