Fairfield News

Sen. Mark Chelgren joined local legislators Sen. Sandy Greiner and Representatives Curt Hanson and Jarad Klein at the Legislative Breakfast hosted by the Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce Saturday morning at Best Western Fairfield Inn.Tracy Vance, the chamber?s executive director, explained he invited Chelgren to the breakfast because when the redistricting takes affect July 1, Greiner will no longer represent ...

The Fairfield Fire Department cleaned up the site of an accident at 3:58 p.m. Monday at B Street and Kirkwood Avenue.

Pence Elementary School first-grader Dallen Rippey puts in some intense computer time in his classroom this morning. Lindey Freeman?s class soon was on their way to lunch for biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, tater tots and apple wedges.

Fairfield and Washington business people will travel to Des Moines Tuesday to meet with legislators during the annual Fairfield/Washington Chambers of Commerce Day at the Capitol.?We have 12-15 people from Fairfield going,? said Tracy Vance, executive director of Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce. ?I think it?s about the same for Washington.?One of the biggest concerns is commercial property tax relief, said ...

In observance of Washington?s Birthday Monday, some offices will be closed.Jefferson County offices will be closed Monday; however, the clerk of court?s office in the courthouse will be open.Fairfield city offices also will be open.Mail will not be delivered.The Ledger will, however, be published.Area senior meal sites will be closed.Fairfield, Cardinal, Pekin and Van Buren schools will be in session.George...

Today is the first day of the Great Backyard Bird Count, which continues through Monday. Diane Porter feeds a chickadee. As she watched from her large windows today, chickadees, goldfinches and tufted titmice arrived. Porter sat very still after putting out more food lest she frighten her feathered friends away by sudden movement. Then, in an excited voice Porter exclaimed, ?Oh, I see a flock of, I think they are ...

Packwood?s former community building, constructed under a New Deal program, was sold at auction Jan. 28.The building has not been used by the city since 2004, when a new fire station, with a community room, was built.After sitting empty more than a year, the building at 122 N. Main St. was rented by Gary Cahill and Cheryl Newman. They purchased the building for $9,800.?This way we don?t have to insure it and ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) ? John Glenn fever has taken hold of Cape Canaveral once again.Three days before the 50th anniversary of his historic flight, the first American to orbit the Earth addressed employees at Kennedy Space Center. The NASA auditorium was packed Friday with hundreds of workers, many of whom stood along the walls to see the space legend.The 90-year-old Glenn was joined on stage by Scott ...

FFA celebrates its annual National FFA Week beginning Saturday through Feb. 25.The week that includes George Washington?s birthday was designated as National FFA Week in 1947. National FFA Week always runs from Saturday to Saturday and always encompasses Feb. 22, Washington?s birthday.?I Believe? is this year?s theme, celebrating more than 80 years of FFA traditions while anticipating the organization?s future, ...

The Iowa House overwhelmingly backed a plan Thursday that encourages privately held companies to let workers buy an ownership stake in the business, though some lawmakers questioned the plan?s $1 million cost.Supporters said ownership would give workers a powerful stake in making the businesses a success, and argued that it also could help prevent companies from moving out of state. The money included in the ...

A proposal to establish a three-person city engineering department has been scrapped in favor of a modified relationship with French-Reneker-Associates Inc.?I propose that we change our relationship with French-Reneker by requiring a work plan be submitted to the city prior to awarding engineering services for a job or project,? Fairfield City Administrator Jeff Clawson wrote in a memo to the council?s ways and ...

MAGISTRATE COURTJudy Leonard, 40, 201 S. 15th St., pleaded guilty to violating school attendance regulations and was fined $100.