Fairfield News

With no snow or ice on the rooftop Wednesday morning it was a good day to swap out one wireless antenna for another. Derek Shelton, who is employed by Natel, climbs back down the ladder with the old antenna.

The final shaping of the 2012-2013 Fairfield city budget approved by the ways and means committee Thursday night included a 2 percent increase in water rates for residential users effective July 1 and a 50 percent reduction of the 27 cents per $1,000 taxable valuation emergency levy rate.A proposed 3 percent increase in the city?s residential sewer rate was rejected by the ways and means committee when it was ...

Tom Knight took advantage of the 42-degree temperature at noon today to ride his bicycle in downtown Fairfield. The National Weather Service?s forecast calls for a high near 50 Friday.

All drivers need to do it, but many forget. Now, Iowa licensed drivers can receive an email renewal notification approximately 30 days before their driver?s license is set to expire.All drivers are responsible for renewing their driver?s license on time. The license expires on the expiration date printed on it. The license is valid for driving for an additional 60 days after expiration.After those 60 days, a ...

Resolutions increasing the cost of curbside trash and recycling collection passed from their first to second readings during Monday?s Fairfield City Council meeting.The resolutions increase the monthly fee per resident from $7.75 to $8.25 for garbage and from $3.76 to $4.25 for recycling, effective April 1.Councilman Michael Halley explained the increases are necessary to keep pace with the fee charged by Waste ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? The Iowa House on Tuesday approved a measure that would cut property taxes paid by businesses nearly in half over eight years.Backers say the move will boost Iowa?s economy because the state?s commercial property taxes are far higher than neighboring states.But some lawmakers say a big cut in business property taxes will punch a giant hole in local government budgets. They estimate it will ...

PHOENIX (AP) ? A federal trial began Wednesday for an Indiana man accused of forcing his grandsons to hike for miles in the Grand Canyon without food or water in brutal August heat.Christopher Alan Carlson, of Indianapolis, who is in his mid-40s, has pleaded not guilty to six counts of child abuse.Jury selection in his trial began Wednesday and was expected to wrap up by Thursday. Opening statements from the ...

DISTRICT COURTJason Mathew Kensett, 34, 606 W. Monroe Ave., Apt. 2A, pleaded guilty to delivery of methamphetamine and was sentenced to 10 years in jail. He was ordered to pay a $125 law enforcement initiative surcharge and a $10 drug abuse resistance education surcharge. A $1,000 fine was suspended.Jonathan Erric Perdue, 31, 1005 W. Hempstead Ave., pleaded guilty to domestic abuse assault and was sentenced to ...

Objections voiced by two rural residents have delayed progress on a special assessment project.The Fairfield City Council and Jefferson County Board of Supervisors held a joint hearing Monday evening on the proposed pavement of Grimes Avenue west of Brookville Road; 930 feet of 227th Street west of Highway 1; and 1,320 feet of 227th Street east of Highway 1.Expense of the project is to be split 25-75, with ...

These traffic charges have been filed with the Jefferson County Clerk of Court:Jammie N. Chambers, St. Louis, Mo., speeding, no valid driver?s license, financial liability coverage violation.Troy Dale Parks, 400 N. Main St., operation without registration.Todd Curtis Hurley, Batavia, financial liability coverage violation.Murphye Jenav Olsen, New London, speeding.Jacob William McIntosh, Keosauqua, speeding.D...

The Fairfield Public Library was full of bling Saturday afternoon as youth librarian Jessica Garchik hosted a Fancy Nancy Party for girls. After helping her daughter Iris make a crown, Jill Lane smiled at the child as if to say, ?Look at you! You look like a princess.? The girls and the adults who accompanied them made wands, crowns and paper flower corsages to wear, and it was hard to distinguish who was having ...

After getting opposition to the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors? proposed $60,000 Fairfield Public Library budget, the supervisors agreed on $66,000 for next fiscal year.Michael Porter, a trustee serving on the library board, represented Rebecca Huggins, library director, who could not attend Monday?s supervisors meeting.?We developed the [county] budget from information received,? said supervisor Steve ...