Fairfield Community School District has a late-start this morning because of drifting on north-south roads. Classes will begin at 10 a.m. According to the scrolling banner on the school district's website, the schedule for semester tests at Fairfield High School will now be:10-11:30 a.m. period 2 testing11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. LUNCH12:20-1:55 p.m. period 5 testing2-3:30 p.m. period 8 testingThe make-up ...
These traffic charges were filed with the Jefferson County Clerk of Court:Antonio Aquino Cornier, Milan, Mo., no valid driver?s license.Alexandria Christine Thornton, 301 29th St., Apt. B, speeding.Marilyn Diane Cannon, 712 W. Taylor Ave., speeding.Courtney Kerr, 2556 Highway 1, possession of alcohol under the legal age.David L. Bailey, Alton, Ill., speeding.William Charles Whiteman, Iowa City, possession ...
DES MOINES (AP) ? A Republican lawmaker has introduced a proposed state constitutional amendment that would outlaw traffic cameras used to catch speeders and red-light runners, but the proposal could run into trouble in the Senate.Rep. David Tjepkes of Gowrie introduced the measure a year after the House approved legislation that limited fines based on the cameras. The Senate didn?t take action on that bill, and ...
WASHINGTON, Iowa (GTNS) ? Michael Powers auditioned to be on ?American Idol? last summer and even got to perform before the celebrity judges: Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez.Michael Powers, originally of Pleasant Plain, may be featured on the show when it premiers its 11th season at 7 p.m. Wednesday on Fox.Powers works as a 911 dispatcher at the Washington County Communications Center. His ...
MOUNT PLEASANT (GTNS) ? A determined farmer of Van Buren County, Douglas Phillips, promised to the Regional Utility Service Systems board of directors that he will do everything in his power to remove his county from the 10-county consortium.Wednesday afternoon during the board?s regular session meeting, Phillips was the only citizen to speak during the public comments portion of the meeting that is ?strictly ...
OTTUMWA ? Stephen Charles McBeth, 31, of rural Ottumwa, was pronounced dead at Ottumwa Regional Health Center Wednesday afternoon, according to a press release from the Wappello County Sheriff?s Office.Wapello County sheriff?s deputies, Agency Volunteer Fire fighters and Ottumwa Regional Mobile Intensive Care ambulance service responded to a farm implement accident at approximately 2:02 p.m. Wednesday near the ...
MAGISTRATE COURTFrances Elaine Gaskell, 33, 52 N. Morgan St., pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and received a deferred judgment. She was placed on probation for one year and ordered to pay a $65 civil penalty.Roy David Ollom, 51, 910 S. Third St., Apt. 4, pleaded guilty to public intoxication and was fined $65.
These traffic charges were filed with the Jefferson County Clerk of Court:Kathrine Christ Woodside, Burlington, speeding.Chad Kenneth Walker, Linday, Calif., speeding.Jerred Daniel Leonard, 2287 Glasgow Road, financial liability coverage violation.Tyson Lee Sammons, Mount Pleasant, speeding.Christopher Lee Brown, Hedrick, failure to wear a seat belt.Melissa D. Beach, 606 W. Monroe Ave., No. 6, financial ...
The Fairfield Police Department arrested Tamara Peck, 21, of Libertyville at 3:04 a.m. today at 1200 W. Grimes Ave. for operating while intoxicated-first offense, no proof of insurance and possession of a drug or device.
It?s the dreaded sound at any live performance ? a ringing cellphone.That?s what happened Tuesday night at Lincoln Center?s Avery Fisher Hall during the final movement of Gustav Mahler?s Ninth Symphony by the New York Philharmonic. Maestro Alan Gilbert stopped the orchestra until the phone was silenced.The Wall Street Journal (http://on.wsj.com/xvTkcr) reports that when an iPhone?s distinctive ?Marimba? ...
These traffic charges were filed with the Jefferson County Clerk of Court:Donya Lanae Allen, Altoona, speeding.Daniel Dejesus Lopez Mosales, Mount Pleasant, no valid driver?s license.Beth Anne Vittengl, Cedar Rapids, speeding.Dalton William Brown, 1829 Brookville Road, speeding.Tyrel J. Moran, Kirksville, Mo., three maximum gross weight violations.Charles Elliott Lewis, Ames, speeding.Cheyne M. Laughlin, ...
WASHINGTON (AP) ? U.S. employers stepped up their hiring in November, though they advertised fewer jobs for a second straight month. The mixed data suggest the job market has strengthened but employers remain cautious.Until this fall, most of the improvement in the job market since the recession ended has been largely because of a sharp drop in layoffs.The jump in hiring reported Tuesday suggests companies are ...
This special 16-page section included with today?s edition of The Fairfield Ledger looks back on 2011.January to December, this special section recalls the headlines and features some of the more memorable photos. Top stories include Oprah?s visit to Fairfield, the Depot Avenue fire, the opening of a new Hy-Vee, February?s crippling snowstorm, the re-opening of the Waterworks Park beach, Robert Nady?s donation ...
The disrepair of Brookville Road?s seal coat west of Packwood Road was a hot topic at this morning?s Jefferson County Board of Supervisors meeting.Residents complained about the hazardous number and size of potholes and requested the road be restored to its previous quality.County engineer Tom Goff expressed plans to tear up the road this spring and try alternative stabilization techniques, such as fly ash. The ...
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