Fairfield News

ASSOCIATE DISTRICT COURTJeremy Bruce Simmons, 27, 600 1/2 S. Fourth St., pleaded guilty to operating while intoxicated-second offense and was ordered to complete a course for drinking drivers. All but seven days of a 180-day jail sentence was suspended. Simmons was placed on probation for two years. He was ordered to pay a $1,875 fine and a $10 drug abuse resistance education surcharge.Byron Polson, 37, 606 S. ...

In Jefferson County, the caucuses for both political parties begin at 7 p.m. today.Voters are urged to be already through the doors and lined up by precinct or ward by 7 p.m. Doors will open at 6 p.m. at most locations, except Fairfield High School opens at 5:30 p.m.Voters need to attend a caucus location where they can vote.The following locations are for Jefferson County Republicans to caucus:? Fairfield ...

Tom Prior climbed the ladder to finish the installation of the replacement window on which he was working while around the corner and at the other end of the house Tyson Brodale was replacing a piece of trim on a recently installed window. To Prior?s left, John Lutz stood on the garage roof to work on still another window. It was chilly to do outdoor work today, but the men were dressed for the colder temperatures...

The Jefferson County Assessor?s proposed $475,447 budget for fiscal year 2013 includes a 2.5 percent pay raise and an $80,000 line item for legal expenses.The Jefferson County Conference Board will act on the proposed budget following a public hearing set for 4 p.m. Jan. 23.The conference board consists of the county?s mayors, supervisors and representatives from the Fairfield Community School District and ...

With Christmas Day now a memory and 2011 quickly winding down, the wait for the 2012 Jefferson County New Year?s baby is under way.Originally, the New Year?s baby title went to the first baby born at Jefferson County Hospital each year, but since the facility?s obstetrics department closed several years ago, the title now goes to the first infant born to a Jefferson County mother.The baby can be born in any ...

More than a month after the November election, Libertyville has finally found a mayor.Darryl ?Jack? Davison has stepped forward to accept the position and was appointed during a special city council meeting Wednesday.?He read the article in The Ledger and realized there was still a need,? said city clerk Karen Blakley. She didn?t think residents were all aware the office remained open after the position was ...

The Jefferson County Public Health Department will disburse 100 radon test kits free to the public in January, radon action month.Both the Fairfield City Council and Jefferson County Board of Supervisors have issued proclamations recognizing the month. Radon, the second leading cause of lung cancer, is a colorless, odorless, naturally occurring gas that can seep into any building, whether it has a basement or ...

The Fairfield Police Department arrested Christine Elizabeth D?Eredita, 41, of Packwood at 6:07 p.m. Thursday at 1200 W. Grimes Ave. for theft.