Fairfield News

IOWA CITY (AP) ?An Iowa flight school tipped off federal regulators that a man training to become a pilot had falsely inflated his experience to get a license allowing him to fly privately using instruments, court records show.Fahad Nabeel Hussein Al-Daous pleaded guilty Friday during a hearing in federal court in Des Moines to one count of making a false statement to the Federal Aviation Administration. ...

DES MOINES ? More than 100 educators, friends, and family unveiled a new memorial Sunday at the Capitol Complex.The memorial established as a tribute to Iowa teachers and their outstanding service to Iowa?s students is the 47th memorial and first to honor teachers on the Capitol grounds.?We are pleased to be a part of the ceremony today marking the first-ever teacher memorial in our state. Iowa has a long ...

The Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office investigated a report of a motor vehicle theft at 11 p.m. Thursday about a black, 2007 Rolcetta, missing a seat and battery, valued at $400 from the residence of Chantelle Helfrich, Libertyville.Nolan Jay Champ, 22, of 2226 152nd St., was arrested at 51 E. Briggs Ave., at 9:13 a.m. Friday on warrants for failure to appear on a revocation hearing.Nathaniel Steven Pfeifer, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Highway deaths declined again last year, reaching their lowest rate when compared to miles driven since such record-keeping began in 1921, according preliminary government data released Monday.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration?s early estimate of 2011 traffic fatalities released Monday said there were 32,310 deaths in motor vehicle crashes last year, a drop of 1.7 percent from ...

SHELDON (AP) ?A northwest Iowa man who quit school 58 years ago has persevered to earn his GED.Sioux City television station KCAU reports that George Klein, of Ashton, had a successful business career in real estate.He says that he?s been haunted over the years by the thought that he?d disappointed his parents when he dropped out of high school. So he?s been working on his GED the past two years at Northwest ...

The Fairfield Fire Department responded to a call at 1:05 p.m. Sunday at 604 S. Second St. Power wires going into the house burned in half. Fire fighters investigated, shut down the electrical main breaker and advised Alliant.

The former J.C. Penney building, which now houses Penny Lane and Somebody Cares, is a few bricks short of a wall. This morning bricks fell from around the window just above the awning to the sidewalk below, with one brick going through the awning. Fairfield police and fire departments were called to rope off the area. It appears the area around the window has bowed outward. The building will be inspected for ...

Foundation announces timeline for grant applicationsThe Grant Committee of the Greater Jefferson County Foundation has announced the time line to obtain grant applications began Tuesday, with the deadline for completion of the applications at 4 p.m. June 1.The combination of both general grants and the special allotment from the pass through Endow Iowa Grant for non-gaming county funds will occur simultaneously ...

The heavy rains this morning made walking uptown a damp prospect necessitating Peter Hodak?s use of his umbrella. After some clearing later today, predictions are for more storms tonight.

Jefferson County Health Center?s Chief Executive Officer Deb Cardin will be honored in Des Moines Sunday as one of 100 Great Iowa Nurses.?Nursing has been very good to me,? said Cardin. ?I never dreamed I?d be a hospital administrator. It?s not something I ever aspired to, but with each new role and position I took on in my career, the challenges became greater. And I don?t back down from a challenge.?Cardin ...

GRUNDY CENTER (AP) ? An Iowa doctor is accused of running an unauthorized methadone clinic.The Des Moines Register says Dr. Frank Lamp, of Grundy Center, faces nine charges. His activities reportedly came to light after a registered methadone clinic, Cedar Valley Recovery Services, noticed some patients were dropping out of its program and going to Lamp. The clinic notified the state.Methadone is a narcotic ...

DES MOINES (AP) ­ Iowa House Republicans have introduced a property tax reform bill separate from a proposal backed by the Senate and Gov. Terry Branstad, but the governor?s chief-of-staff says it contains all of the pieces needed to reach a final agreement.Branstad chief-of-staff Jeff Boeyink said today that House and Senate lawmakers have a general agreement on a compromise framework, but they still have to ...