Museum honoring World War II veterans SaturdayJOHNSTON ? In recognition of the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the U.S entry into World War II, the Iowa Gold Star Military Museum will host ?Honoring World War II Veterans? at the museum at 2 p.m. Saturday.The program will honor all World War II veterans and their families.Ames resident Grace Amemiya will be the keynote speaker. Amemiya ...
Approximately 1.56 inches of rainfall in Fairfield Wednesday resulted in about 134,750 gallons of sanitary sewer overflow from the collection system.The overflow from one manhole went to Crow Creek.Fairfield has a serious inflow and infiltration problem. A sanitary sewer overflow is a discharge of wastewater to the environment. Overflows occur when there is too much water for the sewer system to handle, ...
These traffic charges were filed with the Jefferson County Clerk of Court:Johannes R. Jara, 503 W. Lowe Ave., failure to stop at a stop sign.Timothy L. Britton, 808 S. Third St., speeding.Marjorie Lynn Conner, New London, failure to stop at a stop sign.William Christopher Evans, 704 S. Fourth St., failure to wear a seat belt.David Lynne Summers, 607 W. Jefferson Ave., failure to stop at a stop ...
The Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office responded to an accident at 5:01 p.m. Wednesday near 1800 Libertyville Road. A 2005 Chevy Trailblazer driven by Judy Kay Waugh of Libertyville was eastbound when it struck a deer. Estimated damages are $3,000 to the vehicle.Kara Lynn Sanderson, 22, of Libertyville was arrested at 8:49 p.m. Wednesday in Ottumwa for a probation violation.
The Fairfield Police Department responded to vandalism at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at 205 W. Broadway Ave. James Wortherspoon reported an estimated $300 worth of damage to a windshield.
The Van Buren County Board of Supervisors will be considering continuation of the Master Matrix at its regular board meeting at 1 p.m. Monday.If the supervisors want to use the Master Matrix, which is an evaluation for the construction of large confined animal feeding operation facilities, between Feb. 1, 2012, and Jan. 31, 2013, it must submit an adopted ?construction evaluation resolution? to the Iowa ...
These traffic charges were filed with the Jefferson County Clerk of Court:Pamela Lynn Ledger, Ollie, speeding.Brandi Lynn Bradfield, 1104 W. Hempstead Ave., speeding.Luke Aaron Willis, Agency, dark windows.Sarah Alise Vaughn, 606 W. Monroe Ave., Apt. 2, operation without registration.Desire Dawn Phillips, 904 W. Harrison Ave., Apt. 12, financial liability coverage violation.Carl Allen Topping, ...
The Washington County Compensation Commission will recommend to the county board of supervisors that Holy Trinity Catholic Church of Richmond be awarded $95,000 for property needed for the Richmond sewer improvement project.According to Washington County Attorney Larry Brock, the county supervisors will either accept or not accept the award at one of their future meetings. If the supervisors accept the award, ...
In celebration of the National Guard?s 375th birthday, the Iowa National Guard will host an observance at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Iowa Gold Star Military Museum, Camp Dodge, Johnston.The origin of the National Guard began with its first muster of Citizen-Soldiers forming the Massachusetts colonial militia Dec. 13, 1636, in Salem, Mass.Tuesday?s festivities include a program about the history of the Iowa National ...
Authorities have identified a man found dead in a fire at a motel in Ottumwa.The Ottumwa Courier says firefighters found 48-year-old Frederick Eaton, of Ottumwa, inside a room at the Royal Rest Motel on Wednesday.Eaton?s name was released on Thursday.Firefighters found a small, smoky fire inside the room. They say it appears an improperly discarded cigarette started the fire.An autopsy is pending, but ...
A land sale in northwest Iowa set a new state record this week when someone paid $20,000 per acre for a 74-acre parcel.Farmland prices have been soaring across the region this year because of high crop prices and low interest rates.Iowa State University economist Mike Duffy says the price at Wednesday?s sale was exceptional.KCCI television reports the previous record was set in October at another sale in ...
A Polk County judge ruled Thursday that Gov. Terry Branstad?s line-item veto of a bill that closed 36 unemployment offices in the state was unconstitutional.Branstad in July vetoed portions of a bill that would have prohibited the closure of the offices. He argued it would have prevented Iowa Workforce Development from developing a more efficient system for helping the unemployed.The American Federation of ...
The gunman who walked up to a police car and shot a Virginia Tech officer to death fled to nearby university greenhouses, where he changed clothes. Despite his attempt to throw off a police manhunt, a patrolling sheriff?s deputy spotted him and the gunman killed himself.State police on Friday laid out their most detailed account so far of the shooting that locked down the campus for several hours. It was the ...
The Maharishi Vedic City City Council is considering an ordinance that would ban the sale of firearms within city limits.The issue appeared on last week?s council agenda after Jefferson County Sheriff Jerry Droz inquired about firearm regulations in the city. Droz was completing local review of an application for a federal firearms license.Droz said an individual with a Vedic City address has applied to ...
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