Fairfield News

The Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office responded to an accident at 6:16 a.m. Tuesday in the 1500 block of North Highway 1. Theresa Hetland was northbound on Highway 1 when her vehicle struck a deer in the roadway. Her 1997 Dodge Caravan sustained disabling damage to its hood, radiator and front end.

LIBERTYVILLE ? Community volunteers opened a new ballpark concession stand three weeks ago and discovered an attempted break-in and vandalism occurred sometime between 9 p.m. April 18 and 4 p.m. Thursday.?The concession stand represents a lot of volunteer hours,? said Bev Nelson, secretary/treasurer of Little League Baseball in Libertyville.?It?s very sad. No money is kept overnight inside the building. And ...

Sloan Wright waits patiently during the Farmers? Market at the Fairfield Senior Citizen Center Saturday morning for her parents to finish their purchases. Many of the vendors had locally grown produce already for the crowd of shoppers.

The Fairfield Police Department arrested Timothy Daniel Fluharty, 34, of 608 W. Jackson Ave., at 12:30 a.m. Saturday at 603 W. Jackson Ave. on warrants for assault with intent to inflict serious injury.Andrea Leigh Berry Fluharty, 28, of 608 W. Jackson Ave., was arrested at 12:52 a.m. Saturday on a warrant for simple assault.

County parks open for seasonJefferson County Park?s campground will open for the season Friday.Jefferson County?s two other campgrounds, MacCoon Access and Round Prairie Park, opened earlier in April. Iowa 92 closed west of SigourneyIowa 92 is closed just west of Sigourney in Keokuk County to traffic in both directions due to bridge deck damage, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation?s District 5 ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? After decades of failed attempts, Iowa lawmakers said they?re hopeful this will be the session they succeed in at least beginning to overhaul the state?s property tax system.With hopes of adjourning this week, legislators are running out of time, but they expressed optimism that Republicans and Democrats would reach a deal.?We need property tax reform for all classes of property and we need ...

The Republican presidential nomination all but in hand, Mitt Romney is refocusing his efforts on challenging President Barack Obama, raising cash for the battle ahead and reconciling with one-time primary rival Rick Santorum.?Tonight is the start of a new campaign,? the former Massachusetts governor said Tuesday night as he celebrated a sweep of five primaries.He blasted Obama as a man whose time in office has ...

An American astronaut heading to the International Space Station has chosen Smokey Bear as his crew?s mascot.NASA astronaut Joseph Acaba said today that he hopes Smokey, the mascot of the United States Forest Service, would help raise public awareness about the dangers posed by forest fires.He added that Smokey ?makes people aware of human-caused fires and how important the natural environment is.?Acaba and ...

IOWA CITY (AP) ? Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin says he?s working on legislation that would prevent interest rates from doubling in July in a popular federal student loan program.Harkin told reporters Monday that he was looking for bipartisan support for the $6 billion plan to extend the 3.4 percent interest rate on Stafford loans for one year.He said the extension would avoid ?a devastating rate hike? to 6.8 percent for ...

The Fairfield Police Department arrested Adam Richard Hotchkiss, 29, of Wayland at 3:38 a.m. today in the 500 block of West Jackson Avenue and charged him with public consumption/intoxication, interference with official acts, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance, marijuana.

Report for week 15. The weekend started as most do with constituent meetings, and suddenly our routine was changed by a phone call.We were informed that my wife?s youngest brother in Sioux City had suffered a stroke.Saturday we made the trip to his bedside and met with members of his family. I was certainly glad we traveled across storm-swept Iowa on Saturday, as Monday he passed away. I once thought of 59 as ...

Report for week 15 One of the common characteristics of the legislative session is the amount of ?down-time? at the end of session.Such was the case on Wednesday this week when we had a two-hour lunch break while we waited on an amendment. I took the extra time to go to the Historical Museum to view the new Iowa Civil War exhibit.Anyone who takes the time to view this exhibit will not be disappointed. Most ...