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SunnyBrook forms foundation SunnyBrook Management recently announced the formation of The SunnyBrook Foundation, a public charity that can receive gifts and donations made by deed, will or otherwise that are dedicated irrevocably and exclusively to public, charitable and educational purposes.SunnyBrook is the realization of a dream for founder Betty Howell, whose initial goal of becoming a registered nurse and ...

Joe McLarney, left, and Jim Salts enjoy the food and company Thursday night at the Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce 49th annual Farm Barbecue at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. A good crowd of farmers and spouses were served almost 400 pork chops provided and grilled by the Jefferson County Pork Producers. The remaining dinner menu items were provided by Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store.

Drummers Adam Parcell, left, and Cheyenne Anderson of the Fairfield High School marching band practice their step work Thursday night at Trojan Stadium in preparation for their half-time performance tonight during the home football game against Washington. The band gets a few opportunities to practice under the lights.

Barbara Smith, left, and Kim Keller each make a concrete leaf using a real leaf as a mold during a Leaf Casting program presented by Janet Roberts and Julie Johnston Thursday morning for the Fairfield Women?s Club Garden Department.

KEOSAUQUA ? Van Buren High School students and community are hosting the traveling exhibit, ?Remembering Our Fallen,? which honors Iowa military killed in the nation?s wars this century, mainly in Iraq and Afghanistan.The exhibit arrives in Keosauqua Sunday evening, escorted by the Patriot Guard Riders. The community is invited to observe its arrival. The photographic display will be set up in the high school ...

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) ?Slimy blobs have shown up in the Wapsipinicon River in northeastern Iowa and other spots in the upper Midwest and Canada thanks to the region?s warm and dry summer.Experts said the blobs ? colonies of bryozoan ? are manifestations of the drought. They like warm water with little current, The Gazette reported today.?With the drought, we might have just the right combination for them to ...

Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office arrested George Tann Thursday for driving while barred and operating with canceled title or suspended/revoked registration.

Sheriff?s office, DEA collecting prescription drugs The Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration are offering area residents an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs.Medications for disposal can be taken to the Jefferson County Law Center from 10 a.m. to 2 pm. Sept. 29. The ...

This special four-page section inserted in the Sept. 7, 2012, edition of The Fairfield Ledger is a salute to area soybean growers. To see the pages, click below.

Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk board members accept donation checks from Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store and Radiance Dairy. From left, first row: Mark Soth, Radiance Dairy?s Susan Thicke, Steve Smith, Hy-Vee Manager Michael Schnoebelen. Second row: Tammy Shull, DeeDee Banks, Sheila Peck, Novena Cole, Tim Hawthorne.

State Rep. Curt Hanson of Fairfield encourages area high school students to learn more about the legislative process by applying to serve as a page in the Iowa House of Representatives for the 2013 Legislative Session.?Serving as a page in the Iowa House of Representatives gives students the opportunity to participate in the legislative process,? said Hanson. ?I know many who served as pages found it be a ...

The following traffic tickets were processed at Jefferson County Clerk of Court?s Office:John Christopher Lucas, St. Louis, speeding.Arpita Vats, 207 E. Burlington Ave., Apt. 4, no valid driver?s license.Samuel Berry Burt, Des Moines, speeding.Elvis Ferhatovic, St. Louis, speeding.Gary Raymond Benser, Cedar Rapids, failure to stop in assured clear distance.Adam William Ebert, Libertyville, failure to ...