Fairfield News

The blue and orange finish line is in place in Central Park, no superstorm debris in sight.Little else is normal with the New York City Marathon.The course will be the same since there was little damage but getting to the finish line could still be an adventure for runners from outlying areas.Such is life in Sandy?s aftermath ? disrupted trains, planes, buses and ferries, flooded buildings, blocked roads and ...

Fairfield Police Department received a report at 4:26 p.m. Sunday of a burglary in the 400 block of North Third Street.

Robo-calls, door-to-door canvassers and posters promoting early voting are a few ways residents can tell the general election is drawing near.Jefferson County Auditor Scott Reneker said he expects early voting to escalate in the five days leading up to Election Day Tuesday.Reneker has received 4,380 requests for ballots, 3,656 of which have already been cast. He said that number could easily reach 5,000 in the ...

Clarification: Geothermal tax credit explained Iowa?s geothermal heat pump tax credit mentioned in Tuesday?s article about state representative candidate Curt Hanson is a residential income tax credit for up to 6 percent of the installed costs. There is also a federal tax credit for as much as 30 percent of the installed costs. Iowa community college enrollment drops again DES MOINES (AP) ? In what may be a ...

Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office arrested Jacob Dale Flemming, 26, of Ottumwa, at 11:55 a.m. Thursday in Batavia on a warrant for probation violation.Benjamin Wade Williams, 29, of 1698 Juniper Ave., was arrested at home at 10:03 a.m. Thursday on a warrant for failure to appear for an initial appearance.

The Fairfield Iowa Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors recently voted to support the ballot referendum authorizing the city of Fairfield to issue up to $3 million in general obligation bonds to construct an outdoor aquatic center and gymnasium.?The proposed aquatic center and gymnasium will enhance our visitor appeal and improve our quality of life,? said Rustin Lippincott, executive director for ...

IOWA CITY (AP) ?While the presidential race is getting the most attention in Iowa and elsewhere, a handful of state Senate races could determine whether Iowans get their most conservative state government in years and likely policy changes that will have a greater impact on their lives.Republicans and aligned interest groups have launched an aggressive bid to wrest control of the state Senate from Democrats, ...

New Jersey?s delicate barrier islands, long and slender strips of land cherished by generations of sunbathing vacationers and full-time residents alike, are a hazardous wasteland of badly eroded shore, ruined beachfront homes, flooded streets and damaged utilities.The full extent of the devastation on the island that hosts MTV?s ?Jersey Shore? came into sharper focus Wednesday, and it wasn?t a pretty sight. ...

Arraignment set Nov. 7 for Salter Arraignment of Rusty E. Salter, 32, of Ottumwa, charged with attempted murder and criminal mischief in the second degree, has been set for Nov. 7 in a Van Buren County district courtroom.Salter was arrested Oct. 13 at Ottumwa Regional Hospital.According to complaints filed, Salter allegedly fired multiple shots with a rifle into the home of 50-year-old Randall Ray Ritz ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? Most teachers? aides hire by Iowa?s public schools aren?t required by state law to undergo background checks and even when districts do run checks, the process is often less rigorous as the one required for licensed educators, The Des Moines Register reported Tuesday.Federal criminal checks were added as part of the teacher licensing process in 2002. Iowa law was changed in 2007 to require ...

SOLON (AP) ? A blind 14-year-old trumpet player from eastern Iowa is marching with his high school band thanks to some help from his bandmates.Jalen Howsare?s eyes were removed when he was 18-months-old, The Gazette reported Monday. Nonetheless, he performed with the Solon High School marching band for the first time in a competition in September.?You need good bandmates to help you get through it,? Jalen said. ...

New Haven police say superstorm Sandy has revealed a skeleton beneath the town green that may have been there since Colonial times.Police spokesman David Hartman says a woman who was with other bystanders looking at a fallen oak tree called police Tuesday after she saw bones in the upturned roots.Hartman says the tree was planted on the green in 1909 on the 100th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln?s ...