Fairfield News

Fairfield Fire Department responded to a van fire at 3:21 p.m. Tuesday at 1808 Okra Blvd. A contractor?s tool van, owned by Jesse Harl of Batavia, had ignited from an unknown cause. Damage was estimated at $10,000.Firefighters responded to a fire at 3:25 p.m. Tuesday at 611 N. F St. where they found an illegal fire; a loveseat/couch at the curb had been lit on fire purposely and left to burn.Firefighters were ...

The recorder?s office in the Jefferson County Courthouse will be closed Friday morning during regular hours so the whole staff can attend a training.The recorder?s office will open from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Friday.This is the only courthouse office closing Friday morning.

Fairfield Police Department investigated a theft report at 11:20 p.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of North 28th Street. A resident said $3,000 in cash had been stolen from her purse sometime between 8 p.m. Monday and 11:20 p.m. Tuesday.

When Eva Rausing approached the heavily guarded U.S. Embassy in London?s Grosvenor Square four years ago to deal with a routine passport matter, she had to pass through British security, then face an airport-style metal detector so she and her handbag could be scanned for weapons and contraband.The wealthy American didn?t leave her stash at home. She tried to pass the security scan with small amounts of crack ...

The following traffic charges were filed with the Jefferson County Clerk?s Office:Jamie Marie Wilson of Williamsburg, speeding.Caitlyn Claire Hunter of 2109 Osage Ave., speeding.Brittany Marie West of Ottumwa, no valid driver?s license.Timothy Joseph Kruse of Brighton, speeding.Eldon Huber Zimmerman of Luray, Mo., intra state hauling on foreign registration.Alexander Ray Lee Fitzwater of 808 W. Grimes, ...

Railroad quiet zone work on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe right of way in Fairfield will soon be under way and train horns could be silenced by early fall.Councilman Michael Halley told the Fairfield City Council last night that Drish Construction has obtained permits necessary to begin work on the railroad street crossings.Halley estimated the work schedule at seven weeks and added the Federal Railroad ...

BATAVIA ? Most firemen will tell you that as a general rule, where there is smoke, there is fire.That won?t be true Saturday in Batavia. There will be plenty of smoke coming from the Batavia Fire Station, but with any luck, there won?t be a fire, as fire chief Dennis McKeever needs his men at the firehouse to help with the annual Batavia Firemen?s Barbeque.The barbecue is just one event in the weekend-long ...

water the nodes. The severity of the drought conditions and recent extreme heat warrant weekly watering of the downtown nodes to protect the city?s investment in the plantings. It takes three or four days of parks department employees? time to complete the task, then they have to start all over.

KEOSAUQUA ? The Van Buren Community School Board of Directors recently approved the contract of superintendent Lisa Beames.According to the two-year contract as presented at the meeting, Beames? salary will be $123,600 plus benefits, for the year that began July 1 and will end June 30.The school board approved the contract on a 7-0 vote.Beames reported on preparations for the 2012-13 school year. Registration ...

Fairfield Police Department arrested Spencer Cole Wiseman, 19 of Ottumwa at 10:39 p.m. Monday at 2000 S. Court St., for drunkenness, public intoxication.

The following marriage certificates were returned to the Jefferson County Recorder/Registrar?s office:Ralph Doane Morgan of Fairfield and Patricia Ann Simmons of Fairfield, June 1, 2012.Nelson Lee Yoder of Brighton and Lillian Nisley of Lockridge, June 7, 2012.Michael Earl Munley of Ottumwa and Sandra Kay Burtlow of Birmingham, June 12, 2012.James Earl Small of Fairfield and Jessica Marie Ryder of Fairfield, ...

Fairfield Fire Department responded to a call at 5:32 p.m. Monday about a possible structure fire in the country. Firefighters did not find a fire.