Fairfield News

DES MOINES (AP) ? State criminal investigators continued Monday to look into reports of possible problems with absentee ballots in Muscatine and Floyd counties.Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation spokeswoman Chari Paulson said the investigations were ongoing and she couldn?t comment further.The investigations, first reported Monday in The Des Moines Register (http://dmreg.co/VY9hth ), appear to center on ...

Local lap swimmers who enjoy lounging on the bright yellow, 40-foot-long noodles installed in the middle of Bonnifield Lake will have to make a strong case for doing so as the city looks to increase safety measures at the beach.The first draft of a beach ordinance regulating swimming at the lake prohibits swimmers from resting on the buoys unless they ?get into trouble.? The Fairfield Public Safety and Transporta...

AMES ? The Iowa Department of Transportation wants to save you a trip to the driver?s license station; now, you can get a certified abstract of your driver?s record online, in addition to several other driver services.A certified abstract of your driver?s record includes your personal information (i.e., name, address, date of birth, and driver?s license or identification number; but, not your Social Security ...

Three free history programs, including ?Iowa History in a Cloth Bag? sponsored by the Humanities Iowa, will be presented Nov. 3 at the Bonnifield Log House in Old Settlers Park, adjacent to Waterworks Park.The first program, ?Iowa History in a Cloth Bag,? with Michael Zahs, will begin at 10 a.m.Jefferson County Naturalist Therese Cummiskey said Zahs, a national social studies teacher award winner, is steeped in ...

Following a 21-day waiting period under Federal Railroad Administration review, Fairfield will be officially announced a quiet zone. Fairfield city councilman Michael Halley is preparing to send a Notice of Establishment Monday to the FRA and expects a response Nov. 20. Halley met with Jim Gibson from the Iowa Department of Transportation and railroad crossing construction workers Wednesday for a review of the ...

The Fairfield Economic Development Association Board of Directors voted at its Monday meeting to support the Nov. 6 ballot referendum authorizing the city of Fairfield to issue up to $3,000,000 in general obligation bonds for construction of a new outdoor aquatic center and new gymnasium.Citing the importance of recreational amenities in attracting and retaining employers to the Fairfield area as a key component ...

Months after the federal Indian Health Service said it was finalizing a policy that would make emergency contraception more accessible to American Indian women, advocates say they?re still waiting. And in the meantime, Native women face a patchwork of policies at hospitals and clinics that don?t always ensure timely access to the medication.Across the country, any woman 17 or older can buy emergency contraception...

Fairfield Fire Department assisted with a lift request at 9:24 a.m. Thursday at 804 W. Grimes Ave.

Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office reports the arrest of Martin Jay Stagers, 23, of Lockridge at 12:17 a.m. today in Lockridge. He is charged with domestic abuse assault causing bodily injury.Brook Ann Stagers, 20, of Lockridge was arrested at home at 12:27 a.m. today. She is charged with domestic abuse assault.Kevin Leslie Stagers II, 22, of Lockridge was arrested at home at 12:28 a.m. today. He is charged with ...

Fairfield Police Department arrested Sherrie Benedict, 30, and Sharon House, 44, both of Fairfield, at 1:10 a.m. Thursday in the 1300 block of West Jackson Avenue for disorderly conduct.Moses Wesley, 22, was arrested at 4:25 a.m. Thursday for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia at 408 S. 14th St.

Jefferson County Health Center is meeting one of its strategic plan goals by offering free diabetes screening to community members.Health center administrator and CEO Deb Cardin explained one of the strategic plan?s goals is to develop programs focused on key audiences in the community, such as diabetics, elders or women.?We decided to focus on diabetic,? said Cardin.Cardin said 92 people have been screened, ...

The students in the Saturday morning class trickle in and, as they introduce themselves around a table, reveal far more intimate biographies than just name and hometown.One confesses to demons he struggles to control. Another says he?s here to find a community. ?Forgive me,? an Iraq war veteran begins haltingly. ?I have to use notes. I have a brain injury.?The students are participants in a veterans writing ...