Fairfield News

A top Cuban official today ruled out political change on the island following a subtle appeal by Pope Benedict XVI for ?renewal.?Economic czar Marino Murillo highlighted the economic changes his country is undergoing but added that ?in Cuba there will not be political reform.??We are updating our economic model but we are not talking about political reform,? he told a room packed with foreign journalists ...

The Fairfield Police Department responded to a theft from a vehicle reported by Nancy Swisher at 11:14 a.m. Sunday at 503 S. Third St.Mary Bosley reported a theft from a vehicle at 1 p.m. Sunday at 508 S. Second St.Damage to the Fairfield Little League concession stand was reported at 6:27 p.m. Sunday. Little League asks if anyone sees a suspicious person or vehicle in the area, especially after dark, to notify ...

Happy friends Katrina Cecchini, left, and Brittney Schafer donned hats today along with many other students and teachers at Fairfield Middle School as a way of supporting the fight against cancer. The project was the brainchild of FMS students Hunter and James Bechtel who asked others to join in the fight against the deadly disease by paying $1 for the privilege of wearing a hat in school today. The money raised ...

At mid-March, the technology department in the Fairfield Community School District has spent $181,800 less than last year.?I?m very impressed,? said school board member Jeri Kunkle at Monday?s meeting. ?At the beginning of this year, we asked you to find $100,000 in savings and I thought that was a very steep task.?Mark Cremer, director of technology, said he hopes to end the fiscal year on June 30 with ...

Though three candidates have filed nomination papers for two Jefferson County supervisor seats, the June 5 primary election is uncontested.?One good way to think about it is it?s a nomination election,? said Jefferson County Auditor Scott Reneker. ?It?s kind of like two elections on one day.?Each of the county?s polling locations will have two separate ballots: one for Republicans and one for Democrats to ...

A community Easter egg hunt with divisions for all ages is scheduled for 10 a.m. March 31 at Chautauqua Park.In the event of bad weather, the hunt for candy and prizes will be postponed until 2 p.m. April 1.Chautauqua Park will be closed to vehicles, so drivers will need to park on side streets.The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department is cosponsoring the event with the Fairfield Lions Club and Fairfield ...

Burlington police say a preliminary investigation shows an Illinois man was fatally shot with the gun he?d used to shoot his girlfriend.A department news release issued Thursday sheds more light on last week?s shooting on the front porch of a Burlington home.Police say 22-year-old Terrell Miller and 28-year-old Jacqueline Williams, both of Macomb, Ill., were in Burlington on March 16 to visit friends.Police ...

Fairfield Chief of Police Julie Harvey, Jefferson County Health Center representative Mike Sellers and Fairfield High School student Abigail Messer addressed the school board Monday about the disaster drill planned for Oct. 6.Jefferson County has been planning the disaster drill for several months with the Fairfield school district. It is being coordinated with Homeland Security and will involve Fairfield?s fire ...