Fairfield News

Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office investigated the report of a theft at 7 p.m. Monday. A blue EZ gold cart with battery charger valued at $800 was reported stolen in Batavia.Conrad Duane Clark of Lockridge was cited for driving while suspended, failure to prove security against liability and failure to maintain control after an accident at 2:01 p.m. Friday. Clark was driving a 1988 Ford F150, owned by Lloyd ...

Fairfield Police Department investigated a report of fifth degree theft at 11:23 a.m. Monday in the 800 block of W. Burlington Avenue (Goodyear).

KEOSAUQUA ? While the 4-H exhibits and grandstand billings might change, there is one thing Van Buren County Fair goers always can count on: if the fair is open, Marvin and Doris Bonnett Strait are somewhere on the fairgrounds.Long-time supporters of the 4-H program, the Straits soon will be recognized for their dedication with more than a blue ribbon. The couple will be inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame at ...

KNOXVILLE (AP) ? Searchers have been unable to find a man who didn?t resurface after diving to help a 6-year-old child in an Iowa lake a few miles north of Knoxville and west of Pella.The Marion County Sheriff?s Office says 25-year-old Derek Long and several family members were on a pontoon boat at Lake Red Rock on Sunday afternoon. The office says Long jumped into the water to help a 6-year-old child who was ...

IOWA CITY (AP) ? The mom of one of two missing Iowa cousins agreed to submit to a second polygraph test Monday to show she is again cooperating with investigators searching for the girls, their aunt said.Misty Cook-Morrissey was going through the so-called lie-detector test Monday with state and federal detectives at an elementary school in Evansdale, her sister, Tammy Brousseau said. Misty is the mother of ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says Congress has no more important work now than to pass a farm bill that reinstates expired disaster assistance programs. Farmers are now experiencing the worst drought in decades.Programs authorized in the 2008 farm bill have expired and can?t be reinstated unless the House approves a bill passed by the Senate. But House Republican leaders have not scheduled ...

The Fairfield Economic Development Association, in partnership with the International Trade Office of the Department of Commerce, hosted a workshop on exporting from 8-11:30 a.m. Friday.A panel of industry experts from Iowa?s leading export companies was on hand at the Best Western Fairfield Inn to discuss issues, answer questions and address concerns from a ?real world? perspective.?This gives business owners ...

Lisk retirement reception Wednesday Orscheln Farm and Home Supply Fairfield store manager Gene Lisk will retire Wednesday.A reception for Lisk will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the store.Lisk is a six-year Orscheln employee and opened the store?s new location in 2010. He worked for PAMIDA for more than 26 years including eight years managing the Fairfield store in the 1990s. He also worked for ...

Rick Treiber, owner of the US Cellular store on the Fairfield square, presents a check to Dania DeBartoli for 1st Fridays Art Walk. Also on hand for the presentation Friday afternoon were, from left, Susan Nollj-Thicke, Jillian Bishop, Amy Megrath, store manager Savannah Thommen, US Cellular account exectutive Rick Milks, Tim Hawthorne, Nic Grafft, director of sales at the store and Randi Troutman. US Cellular is ...

Bombings and shootings ripped across Iraq today, killing at least 106 people in the deadliest day in more than two years.The coordinated attacks in 15 cities sent a chilling warning that al-Qaida is slowly resurging in the security vacuum created by a weak government in Baghdad and the departure of the U.S. military seven months ago.Though there was no immediate claim of responsibility, the leader of al-Qaida ...

Fairfield Police Department has been made aware of a recent telephone scam.Victims receive a call from an unknown caller, who will provide a false credit card number in an attempt to make the scam seem real. The unknown caller asks the victim to verify their real credit card number, to ?have the correct information.?Once the unknown caller secures a real credit card number, the victim is told to dial 7-2, ...

These traffic charges were filed with the Jefferson County Clerk of Court:Timothy James Nichols of 503 N. C St., failure to comply with safety regulations/rules, two counts.Joshua Randall Meth of Mount Pleasant, no valid drivers license.Adriana Valencia of Mount Pleasant, speeding.Jessica Vilma Ghorta of Ottumwa, speeding.Mindy Mae Wallace of 402 W. Washington Ave., speeding.Keli Dawn Young of Lockridge, ...