Submitted photo Samaritan?s Purse Agapeland Preschool and Childcare Center packed four Christmas shoeboxes to ship overseas for Samaritan?s Purse Operation Christmas Child. Pictured, from left in front, are Hailey Reinier, Jordan Winland, Leah Weaver, Harmony Bailey, Ella Holderbaum and Keegan Muntz; back, Samriddhi Shrestha, Delmira Jara, Ashlynne Alexander, Cassidy Mallinger and Anna Millhouse; and ...
Des Moines police have noticed a spike in area counterfeiting cases.The Des Moines Register reports that most of the cases involve counterfeit $20 bills. But Des Moines detective Tarry Pote says a man tried to use a counterfeit $100 at a convenience store on Monday. The clerk noticed it was a fake bill and kept it. The man left the store.Police say they have some leads and have made an arrest in one ...
Fairfield?s Foursquare Gospel Church is hosting Joel Lamb speaking at the 10 a.m. Sunday worship service.
Oprah Winfrey?s visit to the Maharishi University of Management campus last month will be included in the original series ?Oprah?s Next Chapter,? which begins New Year?s Day on Oprah Winfrey Network television.An airdate for the episode about Oprah?s visit to Fairfield has not been released yet.The series premiere is two hours, from 8-10 a.m. Jan. 1. The series will air weekly on OWN as an hour-long ...
At the request of Fairfield school board members, administrators from Indian Hills Community College presented information about high school Career Academy programs at Monday?s school board meeting.?This is a concept erupting around the state,? said Jim Lindenmayer, president, IHCC. ?Ours is the only model built on economic development needs. Our region in the state dictates we respond to economic needs.?Car...
The state fire marshal has concluded his investigation into the blaze at 406 W. Depot Ave. and ruled the cause undetermined.?We want to stress there?s no foul play suspected,? said Fairfield Fire Chief Scott Vaughan.Due to the significant amount of debris from the fire and collapse of the building?s brick second floor, he said it is nearly impossible to gather evidence to determine the fire?s cause. It is, ...
Iowa bank lending ticked upward for the first time in two years but bankers aren?t ready to declare the recession is over.Loans for 348 Iowa-based banks increased in the past quarter to $41.5 billion. The Des Moines Register reported that is still below $42.2 billion from a year ago and far behind the 2008-year end high of $44.3 billion.Charlie Funk, president of MidWestOne Bank in Iowa City, says loan ...
The individual or organization honored during Fairfield?s annual lighting dedication ceremony will flip the switch in Central Park Friday, illuminating the ?Christmas City.?The ceremony kicks off at 5:30 p.m. with holiday music performed by the Fairfield High School Choir. At 5:55 p.m., the surprise lighting ceremony honoree will be announced, and the lights will go on at 6 p.m.Then, the Fairfield Police ...
Fairfield?s preliminary application to become an Iowa Blue Zone community has been viewed favorably.Fairfield has been asked to submit a full application for the program by Jan. 4.The city is currently ranked third at bluezonesproject.com on the scoreboard for community support, which is one factor in the selection of Iowa?s 10 Blue Zone cities. Oelwein is in the lead, followed by Woodbine.The Blue Zones ...
Livestock farmers are demanding a change in the nation?s ethanol policy, claiming current rules could lead to spikes in meat prices and even shortages at supermarkets if corn growers have a bad year.The amount of corn consumed by the ethanol industry combined with continued demand from overseas has cattle and hog farmers worried that if corn production drops due to drought or another natural disaster, the cost ...
The Johnston police chief says he?ll punish two of his officers for letting a burglary suspect escape out the back door of the police station earlier this month.Police Chief Bill Vaughn would not tell The Des Moines Register what the discipline would include, but he says detectives Tyler Tompkins and Travis Hamilton also will be getting more training.Vaughn says ?there is an expensive price to be paid when ...
It may be dreary today but temperatures are mild enough to encourage outdoor activity. Tom Funkhouser was putting up his outdoor Christmas decorations and checking connections to make certain everything worked properly.
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Newt Gingrich, a political gambler his whole life, is banking on unorthodox stands on immigration, Social Security and other issues to propel him past Mitt Romney in the Republican presidential contest.In a few weeks, GOP voters in Iowa and New Hampshire will show whether they think the best person to challenge President Barack Obama is a comparative stranger to Washington politics or a ...
Celebrities Ellen DeGeneres, Russell Brand, Russell Simmons and David Lynch will headline the third annual ?Change Begins Within? Benefit Gala, to raise funds for the David Lynch Foundation, Dec. 3 in Los Angeles.The goal of the foundation is to offer the benefits of the Transcendental Meditation technique to tens of thousands of students as well as to veterans and their families suffering from posttraumatic ...
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