Fairfield News

These traffic charges were filed with the Jefferson County Clerk of Court:Harry Richard Blodgett, 1545 Jasmine Ave., speeding.Brett Dylan Kappel, Eldon, speeding.Cecil C. Hughart, 607 W. Broadway Ave., No. 2, expired plates.Gabriel Paul Krechmer, 1000 N. Fourth St., failure to stop at a stop sign.James Alan Moland, Bondurant, speeding.James C. Turner, 708 E. Lowe Ave., speeding.Jerrod Wayne Bier, Hannibal, ...

Session report for week 10. The weekend of March 10-11 was filled with constituent contacts and county conventions. I was able to attend the Davis County, Jefferson County and Van Buren County Conventions where I met many friends and supporters.March 12, the Capitol was visited by FFA chapters of many Iowa schools. The rotunda was a sea of blue FFA jackets. I was pleased to meet Fairfield, Harmony, Pekin and ...

Leroy Van Dyke and his Country Gold entertainment gang heads the 2012 list of entertainers for the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion Aug. 30 through Sept. 3 in Mount Pleasant.The entertainers for the annual event were announced Wednesday during an ?Alive After Five? event at the Rodeway Inn in Mount Pleasant.Appearing with Van Dyke Aug. 30 will be Leona Williams, T.G. Sheppard, Narvel Felts and Rex Allen Jr.Aug. ...

Dexter Foundry Inc. filed a foreclosure notice against Fairfield Castings LLC, the former Revstone Castings Fairfield, Wednesday in the Iowa court system.?It?s not what you think it is,? said Myra Moreland, executive vice president of sales, marketing and communications for Revstone Industries LLC.She explained when Revstone acquired the Dexter Foundry in December 2010, it purchased the facility and the ...

Gov. Terry Branstad warned Friday that 200 state workers could lose their jobs unless lawmakers take quick action after the state Supreme Court ruled the governor overstepped his authority last year with a veto of funding for Iowa unemployment services offices.The Supreme Court agreed with a Polk County judge that Branstad overstepped with a veto that closed 36 Iowa Workforce Development offices but kept the $3 ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ? A Turkish military helicopter crashed into a house near the Afghan capital Friday, killing 12 Turkish soldiers on board and four Afghan civilians on the ground, officials said.It was by far the deadliest incident involving Turkish soldiers in Afghanistan, where they have a noncombat role.The helicopter, a Sikorsky, was on a mission for U.S.-led NATO forces when it went down near Kabul, ...

The Fairfield Fire Department investigated a gas smell at 10:33 p.m. Thursday at 1916 S. Main St.The fire department responded to a field fire at 12:52 p.m. Thursday at 1749 Jasmine Ave.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) ? A former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate's love life was convicted of invasion of privacy and anti-gay intimidation Friday in a case that exploded into the headlines when the victim threw himself to his death off a bridge.Dharun Ravi, 20, shook his head slightly after hearing guilty verdicts on all 15 counts against him. He and his ...