Fairfield News

Participants can register up to race time, and as of this morning, 56 people have registered for Fairfield Park and Recreation Department?s Loopy Trail Run.?It?s a unique run. It?s more than half a marathon,? said Steve Pedrick, new co-chairman with Ryan Meyers of the Jefferson County Trails Council.Pedrick plans to run the 16-mile course (the Fairfield Loop Trail that circles Fairfield) that begins at 9 a.m. ...

Pealing church bells, artillery salutes and crowds cheering "God save the queen!" greeted Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday, the last of four days of Diamond Jubilee celebrations honoring her 60 years on the throne.Poignantly, the queen was without Prince Philip, her husband of 64 years, who was hospitalized on Monday for treatment of a bladder infection.At a morning service of thanksgiving at St. Paul's Cathedral, ...

Stargazers around the world are setting up special telescopes and passing out cardboard eclipse glasses to view the rare celestial cameo of Venus passing in front of the sun.The transit of Venus ? a planetary spectacle that won?t occur again until 2117 ? will appear as a small moving beauty mark on the sun, too tiny to block the sun?s light. Extremely hot Venus is one of Earth?s two neighbors and is so close in ...

Business After Hours at Walton ClubThe Walton Club will host Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce?s Business After Hours for chamber members, spouses and guests from 4-6 p.m. Thursday.Appetizers and beverages will be served, a cash bar for mixed drinks will be available and a raffle for 18 holes of golf for two, with a cart, will be held, while guests meet and socialize with Walton Club staff and club members. ...

The Fairfield Fire Department responded to a vehicle accident at 9:24 p.m. Saturday at 1979 Libertyville Road to assist with a ruptured natural gasline.

The Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office reports that a vehicle driven by Steve Pickard was westbound at 1779 Libertyville Road at 9:09 p.m. Saturday when he lost consciousness due to medical reasons, and his vehicle ran off the road to the left, striking a natural gas line and a fence. The driver was cited for failure to maintain control and open container.Montana Rose Wilcox, 19 of Birmingham, was arrested at ...

Summer business hours at Fairfield Community School District ~ Center will be 7 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.Fairfield High School?s main business offices will be open from 7:30 a.m. ? to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.The activities (AD) office, located in the Fairfield High School, will be open 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. These hours will vary when there are games on Friday or Saturday ...

Friday, Jeremy Waugh and Justin Toben of Royale Concrete volunteered their time to help Dave Neff bring the Howard Park pergola to completion by laying bricks salvaged from the old street pavement around town. Royale Concrete also volunteered their time on the pergola project at Howard Park in 2011 by pouring the foundation that the bricks sit within.

A call for help, and Fairfield resident Jane Rowe jumped into action to coordinate a donation drive for military service members stationed in Afghanistan.?My son, T.J. Rowe, is a retired Marine,? said Rowe. ?He has a friend who is stationed in Afghanistan, in an isolated area, who told him they have food and everything else they need, but they?re running out of the personal items, the toothpaste, laundry ...

The Fairfield Farmers? Market saw a need: more benches and more trash cans in Howard Park, and the Build with Bags program came to the rescue.The Build with Bags program is a cooperative effort of the Iowa Grocery Industry Association, Keep Iowa Beautiful, Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Metro Waste Authority aimed at demonstrating how Iowa grocers could help reduce the environmental impact of shopping ...

Pence Elementary School Title I reading teacher Renee Smith gives an emotional farewell hug to student Trevor Pisano as students were dismissed for the final time at 2:30 p.m. Thursday for this school year. It was not only Trevor?s last day of school this year; it was his last day in the district as his family is moving to another state.

The last day of classes at a California elementary school and a graduation ceremony at an adjacent middle school were interrupted by an unexpected guest: a black bear that wandered onto school property.Kern County Animal Control officers say the young black bear approached Ramon Garza Elementary School in Bakersfield on Thursday, forcing students who were outside to return to their classrooms, and surprising ...