Karen Krumboltz had a surprise when she prepared to leave her house after the last snowfall. Apparently someone had used the Krumboltz driveway to turn around, making a nearly perfect pair of hearts, a nice reminder of Valentine?s Day.
Just-turned-4-today Christian Rasmussen also was the Star of the Week and had a bulletin board in his honor at Mother?s Day Out Preschool, which he attends. Before class ended this morning, Christian had the opportunity to tell his classmates about his bulletin board. In the photo, the Green Bay Packer fan demonstrates how his favorite player, quarterback Aaron Rodgers, throws the ball, while teacher Vicki ...
Fairfield Public Access Channel, the TV channel that broadcasts city council meetings among other events, changed its name to Fairfield Media Center.?We are making the public access channel more relevant,? said Dick DeAngelis, member of the FMC board. ?Shooting videos has become huge.?Fairfield Media Center is positioned to accept community videos, support those who want to learn more about making, editing and ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ? A bill that would reduce commercial property taxes, limit the growth of local government and slow the projected increase in the taxable value of residential and agricultural properties was approved by the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday evening. The measure, a compromise between Republican Gov. Terry Branstad and the GOP-controlled House, was approved on a 15-10 party-line ...
Alliant Energy crews were busy on South Seventh Street this morning re-routing wires to a home. The lines ran through several large trees and needed to be moved through fewer branches. David Ford wore a face mask as protection against the cold as he was high up in the trees.
Dave Fredericks hopes his donation of a bench to the Neff Wetlands will inspire others to follow suit.?My wife is a birdwatcher, and we like to go out for walks on the Neff Wetlands,? Fredericks said. ?[My wife?s] been more and more into bird watching, and there?s a spot that is better than some areas as far as seeing birds across the pond.?She mentioned it would sure be nice if one of the benches for the trail ...
KEOSAUQUA ? Budget finance and facility improvements topped the agenda during a Van Buren Community School District Board of Directors work session Feb. 1.The board is considering $183,000 in budget cuts to offset decreased state aid due to a drop in enrollment. No action was taken, but the board?s consensus was to direct the administration to prepare a budget based on several recommendations, including a ...
These traffic charges were filed with the Jefferson County Clerk of Court:Erin Jo Chung, Austin, Texas, speeding.John Wesley Huff, 610 W. Fillmore Ave., speeding.Kelly Dene Andeway, Hedrick, speeding.Nicole R. Wollschlaeger, Lakemoor, Ill., speeding.Jeremy James Olson, 513 E. Adams Ave., speeding.Elisa Buenaventura, 505 W. Grimes Ave., failure to yield.
The paper needed to keep council members in the know can add up quickly.Figure at least 50 pages per Fairfield City Council packet multiplied by 20 for the council, mayor, department heads and media multiplied by two meetings per month times 12 months and the number quickly reaches 24,000 ? but not anymore.The Fairfield City Council has replaced its old paper packet system with 11 shiny new iPads and online ...
The Fairfield Police Department responded to a theft reported at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday at 1905 W. Burlington Ave.Police responded to a theft reported at 12:50 p.m. Monday at 611 S. Fifth St.Christopher Allan Shute, 23, 1751 Highway 34 West, was arrested at 6:55 a.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of West Harrison Avenue for operating while intoxicated-first offense.
The former mayor of a Los Angeles suburb has pleaded guilty to stealing a commercial food mixer from the local school district so he could make dough for his home pizza oven.Los Angeles County prosecutors say Larry Guidi entered the plea Wednesday to a felony count of grand theft. He was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and one year?s probation. A commercial burglary charge was dismissed.Guidi was a ...
The Obama administration says health plans must start providing more consumer-friendly summaries of coverage and costs so people will know what protection they have.Officials are calling the summaries a ?nutrition label for health care,? naming it after those information panels found on packaged foods at the supermarket.It?s a new requirement of President Barack Obama?s health care overhaul, and one poll found ...
A page of news from the Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce.Click on "February 2012 Chamber page" under "Related Information" shown below.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway is upgrading its infrastructure to improve on-time performance of Amtrak passenger service, according to Amy McBeth, director of public affairs for BNSF in Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, North and South Dakota and Wisconsin.?Beckwith, Iowa, is the furthest east of four locations where we are installing a centralized traffic control crossover,? she said from Fort Worth, ...
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