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Fairfield Fire Department investigated a smoke smell at 3:16 p.m. Tuesday at 1105 South D St.
WASHINGTON (AP) ? The recession that ended three years ago this summer has been followed by the feeblest economic recovery since the Great Depression.Since World War II, 10 U.S. recessions have been followed by a recovery that lasted at least three years. An Associated Press analysis shows that by just about any measure, the one that began in June 2009 is the weakest.The ugliness goes well beyond unemployment, ...
Jamie Vollmer of Fairfield, an education speaker and author of ?Schools Can?t Do It Alone,? will take part in Fairfield Community School District?s teachers? welcome back Friday at Fairfield High School.?Jamie?s work embodies what I have really been working hard to achieve for our school district, a tight partnership with the community,? said Superintendent Art Sathoff.Vollmer will speak to Fairfield teachers ...
Fairfield Police Department investigated a report of shoplifting at Walmart at 11:13 p.m. Tuesday. Krystal Leanne Griswell, 19, of 106 S. 17th St., was arrested at home at 1:43 a.m. today. She is charged with fifth degree theft (under $200) from Walmart. Nelson Edward Gutierrez, 23, of 106 S. 17th St., was arrested at 1:32 a.m. today at 2701 W. Burlington Ave., and charged with fifth degree theft and fourth ...
OSKALOOSA (AP) ? President Barack Obama assailed rival Mitt Romney?s opposition to tax supports for wind power, delivering an Iowa-specific critique Tuesday on the Republican challenger in that crucial Midwestern state. Obama?s deputy criticized GOP budget plans to overhaul Medicare, cut trillions of dollars from social programs and lower taxes on high-income taxpayers.Iowa is a center of wind energy production ...
When he agreed to head the volunteer committee responsible for maintaining Bonnifield Beach, Bob Klauber anticipated a quiet summer.?I thought we?d have a quiet summer. We wouldn?t ask to make changes, we wouldn?t ask to add anything. We?d simply enjoy the lake,? Klauber said.He had no idea that almost as soon as he agreed to spearhead volunteer efforts, he?d find himself at the forefront of a heated debate ...
Binghi Boppa band playing Live on the SquareThe 2012 Live on the Square Summer Concert Series returns to downtown Fairfield at 8 p.m. Saturday, with another local favorite.Patrick White?s Binghi Boppa Band is one of the few known groups that write and produce Soukous music in English for Americans. A super lively dance group, Binghi Boppa performs a live set of reggae and African genres that are original simple ...
Fairfield Police Department arrested Matthew Scott Thornton, 25 of 206 E. Hempstead Ave., Apt. B, at 1:51 p.m., Aug. 5, at Ninth Street and Stone Avenue. He is charged with driving while revoked.Fairfield Police report an arrest on an out-of-county warrant at 4:35 p.m. Aug. 4.
It?s not just the Pentagon and defense contractors that face a funding crisis from broad government spending cuts in January.Domestic programs are on the chopping block too, in ways that could affect average Americans more.Fewer air traffic controllers, border guards, FBI agents and park rangers would be on the job as furloughs sweep across the government. Less meat might get inspected, and fewer people would ...
Roof trusses were placed on the Depot Street building that was gutted by a fire last November. An Amish crew was at work this morning setting the trusses and, with the help of a crane, lifting plywood to the second story to be used for the roof. At press time there was no estimated completion date for the work.
The Fairfield Police Department is investigating two deaths ? those of Dustyn Adam and Chauntel Wilkins ? that occurred Saturday and Sunday, respectively, in the southwest part of Fairfield.According to a press release from the Fairfield Police Department, the first death was reported at 11:48 a.m. Saturday. Officers and emergency medical services responded to 606 W. Jackson Ave. to a report of a 30-year-old man ...
Speculation aside, there have been only five drownings in city-owned reservoirs since Fairfield?s first reservoir was built in 1885, according to Ledger archives.The first drowning in a city-owned reservoir on record was in 1931. The incident occurred at the No. 3 Reservoir, more commonly known as Walton Lake. At that time, swimming in Walton Lake was permitted.Early on the evening of July 22, 1931, William ...
Jefferson County Supervisors approved a request to allow use of the courthouse parking lot for an Oktoberfest Car Show.Oktoberfest, October?s Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk on Oct. 5, will include Bugtoberfest from 5-10 p.m. featuring a club of Volkswagen enthusiasts bringing vehicles for the parade and a display.Cars will be registered at a different location, then after close of business at the courthouse, ...
CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) ? As schools across the state prepare for a new school year, officials are reminding Iowa drivers of a new law that increases penalties for failing to heed school bus warning devices.Kadyn?s Law was passed by the Iowa Legislature in March and signed into law by Gov. Terry Branstad. It?s named for Kadyn Halverson, a 7-year-old girl who was hit by a pickup and killed last year while walking to ...
