Fairfield News

New Life Community Church is preparing to open another resource for local citizens in need.The Rev. Linda McGaffey hopes to have everything in place to open the church?s new food pantry next month. Right now, organizers are busy establishing a sustainable foundation and setting guidelines.McGaffey was tuned into the community?s need through her husband?s work disbursing monthly Salvation Army funds. She ...

Dozens of people sickened last year after eating salmonella-tainted eggs will receive compensation, including six-figure checks for two children, in the first wave of legal settlements with the Iowa egg producer blamed in the outbreak, attorneys in the case have told The Associated Press.Wright County Egg, owned by egg magnate Jack DeCoster, reached financial settlements with roughly 40 salmonella victims ...

The Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office responded to an accident at 5:53 p.m. Tuesday near 1800 Highway 34. A 2003 Chevy Trailblazer driven by Aaron Dean Bailey of Ottumwa was westbound when it struck a deer. Estimated damages are $5,000 to the vehicle.Julie Ann Horton, 44, of Lockridge was arrested at 9:21 p.m. Tuesday at her residence for simple domestic abuse assault.Brock Lawrence Wierck, 28, of Pleasant ...

The Fairfield Fire Department investigated a possible carbon monoxide problem at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday at 206 S. Ninth St.

The Fairfield Police Department responded to two reports of spray-painted vehicles Tuesday afternoon at 106 W. Washington Ave. and 207 S. Second St.A burglary was reported at 3:43 p.m. Tuesday at 904 W. Harrison Ave., No. 10. A laptop, estimated $400 value, was stolen.

Steve Miller of Cedar Valley Sod and Seeding does some frost seeding this morning near the spillway project on Pleasant Lake north of Fairfield on Pleasant Plain Road. The Fairfield Loop Trail wooden bridge is back in place after being removed for the project. The bridge should be re-opened to trail traffic and the whole project completed by the end of the week.

KEOSAUQUA ? A Van Buren Community School District bus carrying 35 prekindergarten through sixth-grade students was involved in a head-on collision at about 8 a.m. today.According to a press release from the Van Buren County Sheriff?s Office, 47-year-old Steven J. Duke was driving a school bus north on County Route V64 between Lebanon and Douds when it collided head-on with a southbound Ford Taurus driven by a ...

This morning was a nearly perfect day for the Fairfield parks department employees to install the holiday decorations in Central Park. Larry Hinshaw uses a portable drill to fasten down the choir members in the southeast corner of the park, while Wayne Swafford, left, and Adam Schafer check the electrical connections. The lighting dedication ceremony will be Nov. 25.

LIBERTYVILLE­­­­ - Larry Bucher, son of the late Edward and Marjorie Bucher of Libertyville, received the nursing alumnus of the year award Oct. 29, from Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tenn.Bucher and his wife Carol traveled to Tennessee to attend an alumni meeting, 40 years after graduation.He was surprised when they announced the recipient of the award and his picture was shown on the ...

As the holiday season approaches, the Salvation Army is preparing for its annual red kettle campaign, and New Life Community Church is once again partnering in this effort to raise funds to better serve the needs of residents in Jefferson County.The red kettles will be set up in front of Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store and Walmart after Thanksgiving.Past support for the campaign has been wonderful, according to ...

CHICAGO (AP) ? Every child should be tested for high cholesterol between ages 9 and 11 so steps can be taken to prevent heart disease later on, a panel of doctors urged today in new advice that is sure to be controversial.Until now, major medical groups have suggested cholesterol tests only for children with a family history of early heart disease or high cholesterol and those who are obese or have diabetes or ...

ELDON ? Living Hope Bible Church in Eldon is holding its annual lunch and auction Saturday at the church, which is handicapped accessible.Lunch service begins at 11 a.m.The auction begins at 12:30 p.m.A free will offering will be accepted for lunch that includes chili and three varieties of soup ? vegetable, broccoli and bean ? cornbread, hamburgers, hot dogs and pie.The auction features several ...