Fairfield News

Gerri Lyon of Stockport cleans up a garden in a Fairfield downtown node this morning. Lyon is a participant in the Iowa State Extension Office Master Gardener class in Jefferson County and the group has taken on node maintenance and plantings this season. ?We like projects,? she said with a smile.

The Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office responded to a theft at 6:37 p.m. Monday at Pekin High School. An iPod, estimated $250 value, was stolen from a bag.Scott Demaree reported a burglary at 2:22 p.m. Monday at 1908 Fairview Drive. A tool bag, estimated $30 value; tin snips, estimated $10 value; two circular saws, estimated $250 value; a drill, estimated $83 value; a grinder, estimated $100 value; a battery, ...

A judge on Monday denied a request by a group of Coralville business owners to halt work on a Von Maur department store project at the Iowa River Landing development.A lawsuit filed by the business owners on March 1 claims the city?s proposal to provide the Davenport-based department store chain with free land, a free building and other amenities in a commercial developmental area violates a state economic ...

The Fairfield Police Department cited Larry Wayne Money, 28, of Osceola at 1:55 p.m. Monday at 1200 W. Grimes Ave. for allowing a dog to run at large and violation of dog license requirements.

Students taking college entrance exams this fall will have to submit photo IDs with their applications ? a key security upgrade following a widespread cheating scandal at a number of high schools on New York?s Long Island, a prosecutor and testing officials announced Tuesday.The security change is one of a number of initiatives following the arrest of 20 current or former high school students accused in a ...

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 ...