The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors? public hearing on the county budget has been rescheduled for 9:30 a.m. March 12.The hearing was originally scheduled for this coming Monday, but has been pushed back one week.
The Fairfield City Council approved the employment of two new police officers Monday, bringing the 14-person department back up to 13.Kathy Blumhagen and Jason Chalupa have been hired effective March 5.A third new officer is in line for employment as soon as Blumhagen or Chalupa completes field training. The department is only equipped to have two in training at a time.
Authorities say a meth lab explosion has damaged a common restroom at an apartment building at Loras College in Dubuque.The Telegraph Herald says police responded to the blast at the Lynch McCarthy apartment complex early Wednesday.Authorities say the suspect had fled by the time emergency crews arrived, and it?s not known if the suspect was injured. There was damage to the drywall and other areas of the ...
The state?s largest group representing seniors is pushing for legislation that would require workers who care for people in nursing homes to be licensed and meet training standards.Officials with Iowa?s chapter of AARP, which represents 375,000 seniors, held a news conference Wednesday at which they called for lawmakers to support a measure, which has been approved by a Senate committee but is awaiting debate by ...
Fairfield City Administrator Jeff Clawson has submitted his resignation effective April 27.Clawson has accepted a job in a similar-sized Illinois community in order to get back under the Illinois pension system. Changes in the Iowa Public Employees? Retirement System, requiring seven years of employment in Iowa to become vested, are the sole reason behind Clawson?s decision to return to Illinois at this time.?I?...
The Ledger?s Student ?Design-An-Ad? program gave Fairfield Community School District and Pekin School students an opportunity to design newspaper advertisements for area businesses. Students combined research, creative writing and design skills to produce 51 advertisements.Students created their own ads using felt markers or black pens. Computers and photocopies were not allowed.The businesses each have ...
Rep. Jarad Klein (R-Keota) has turned in the necessary signatures to become an official candidate for Iowa House District 78.Klein announced his intentions in early November, following the announced retirement of state Rep. Betty DeBoef. After redistricting, this newly formed district is comprised of Keokuk County and most of Washington County.Klein was born and raised in Keota, where he is a fifth generation ...
Washington County Attorney Larry Brock?s decision to enter into a plea agreement with Keokuk County Sheriff Jeffrey Earl Shipley on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated-first offense in order to have the charge dismissed has received response in the media.The plea agreement was given an opinion-page ?thistle? from the Des Moines Register Feb. 12. In addition, Des Moines Register columnist Rekha Basu ...
The League of Women Voters of Ottumwa and Ottumwa Chamber of Commerce will cosponsor the second of three legislative forums at BridgeView Center Saturday.The forum will be 9:30-11 a.m. in the studio located immediately to the left of the lobby in BridgeView.Area legislators Mark Chelgren, Mary Gaskill, Sandra Greiner, Curt Hanson and Kurt Swaim have been invited and plan to participate.As each person enters ...
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) ? A powerful storm system that produced multiple reports of tornadoes lashed the Midwest early Wednesday, roughing up the country music resort city of Branson and laying waste to small towns in Illinois and Kansas. At least nine people were killed.An apparent twister rolled through Branson just before 1 a.m. and seemed to hopscotch up the city?s main roadway, ripping roofs off hotels and ...
House Democrats walked out of the Statehouse on Wednesday morning, stalling debate on two measures dealing with gun rights because lawmakers claimed they hadn?t been notified of the bills.One measure would allow people to use deadly force to protect themselves and the other called for writing gun rights protections into the Iowa Constitution.When the House came into session, Democrats asked for a break to hold ...
OTTUMWA ? The food system conference ?Cultivating Opportunities,? scheduled Saturday at Indian Hills Community College, is re-scheduled to April 14.Everyone interested in gardening, food production, distribution, buying or selling local foods in southeast Iowa is welcome to attend.Early bird registration is now extended until April 11. Registration is $25, which includes a local Iowa lunch. Early registration ...
The Fairfield Police Department arrested Chase Robert Feagins, 28, 302 E. Pierce Ave., No. 1, at 10:57 p.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of East Pierce Avenue for possession of marijuana.Jeremy James Olson, 34, 513 E. Adams Ave., was arrested at 9:42 a.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of North Main Street for driving under suspension and no proof of insurance.
The Jefferson County Health Center Board of Trustees approved the 2013 fiscal year county budget during a public hearing at its regular monthly meeting Monday evening at the health center.The board approved a tax rate of $1.89685 per $1,000 of taxable evaluation, which will bring in an estimated $1,247,792 for the health center.The rate is a decrease from the current $1.94323 per $1,000 taxable valuation.Althou...
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