Fairfield News

MAGISTRATE COURTJeremy Kaska, 32, of Brighton, pleaded guilty to contempt of court and was sentenced to seven days in jail.ASSOCIATE DISTRICT COURTRussell Lawrence Pameticky, 48, of Batavia pleaded guilty to fifth-degree theft and was fined $65. He also must pay a $125 law enforcement initiative surcharge.Jason Lee Black, 23, 809 Grand Park Drive, pleaded guilty to operating while intoxicated-second ...

The fifth or sixth ? no one is quite sure ? annual Christmas Day community dinner will be served up from noon to 1 p.m. Dec. 25 in Packwood.The dinner is open to anyone and everyone, free of charge. It is held at the Packwood Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), because the couple who started the dinner attend church there.?It?s their gift to the community,? said Harlan ?Frosty? Van Voorst, speaking ...

A 10-year Everybody?s Whole Foods? holiday tradition brings smiles to customers, employees and business owners alike.The Fairfield grocery store, has ?decked the halls? and then some. Co-owner Paul Praither displays part of his toy trains collection just inside the store?s entrance.?Growing up [in Kentucky] I had trains,? said Praither. ?My dad was really into trains and we had a train room in our home.?T...

The Fairfield Fire Department investigated a smoke alarm set off at 12:49 a.m. Saturday at 409 S. Silver Lakes; a bad battery was determined to be the cause.

The Jefferson County Health Center Board of Trustees heard an update for the hospital?s strategic plan during a retreat earlier this month.Administrator and CEO Deb Cardin had told the board in November that although the strategic plan created 18 months ago ran through the end of 2012, she wanted it to be updated sooner because of changes in the health care field, the national debt and the aging population of ...

The main intersection in Libertyville is a wide one, which was a good thing for Goodwin House Moving from Washington as their truck hauling a ranch-style house turned the corner with relative ease Thursday morning. After a couple months planning, the company moved the house roughly 20 miles from near Batavia to southeast of Birmingham. A few low cables were raised along the route to make the move possible.

A panel of budget experts added $25 million on Thursday to its projection of how much the state will collect in taxes this year because the economy is slowly recovering. The Revenue Estimating Conference also increased next year?s projection by $41.7 million.?On the bright side, the economy has not slid back into recession,? said Holly Lyons, a member of the conference from the Legislative Services Agency.Th...

Postal carrier Janet Pilcher got into the Christmas spirit by wearing a Santa hat as she delivered the mail to her uptown customers Thursday morning.