Fairfield Park and Recreation Department employee Mike Gearhart was in Central Park this morning sweeping up the fallen leaves as the city prepares to install holiday decorations in the park and around the square. Thanksgiving is only three weeks and a couple of days away and the lights are traditionally turned on the day after Thanksgiving.
Oct. 31, the first day of David Goodman?s marketing class at Maharishi University of Management, students got a Halloween surprise ? a project inspired by the finale of ?The Apprentice? TV show.This year?s marketing class had to manufacture and market the Nanaimo bar, a Canadian dessert.Students had from about 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 31 to get ingredients, make the bars and corner markets for a product they ...
DES MOINES (AP) ? Occupy Des Moines organizers are making plans for large-scale demonstrations surrounding the Iowa caucuses.One of the organizers, Stephen Toothman of Des Moines, told the Register that many arrests are expected, so demonstrators will be trained for encounters with police.The Iowa group hopes to attract protesters in the Occupy Wall Street movement from across the United States to its ...
There?s a distinct difference in looking for a job and having a career focus, said Tom Rubel representing Indian Hills Community College at a meeting of regional school administrators Thursday.?To get a job in advanced manufacturing for instance, takes education and training,? he said.No one disagreed with him. Everyone at the table was there to discuss the feasibility of offering more career path education ...
MOUNT PLEASANT (GTNS) ? Washington County Supervisor Wes Rich, the county?s member of the Regional Utility Service Systems board said Friday that a lawsuit filed last week in Washington County court will not halt a project to install a new sewer system in Richmond.With the possibility of being fined up to $5,000 per day by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources due to Richmond not being in compliance with ...
Veterans Day programs plannedFairfield?s annual Veterans Day program will begin at 10 a.m. Friday in the Fairfield High School Auditorium.Lane Bush, one of the organizers, pointed out the ceremony starts 30-minutes earlier this year. Doors open at 9 a.m., and students will be seated at 9:45 a.m.The guest speaker will be Fairfield native Maj. Gen. (Retired) Warren G. ?Bud? Lawson.Details of the ...
The Fairfield Police Department arrested Keith Owens Robinson, 46, 406 W. Stone Ave., at 12:17 a.m. Saturday at his residence for driving while revoked and eluding.
Farm-state lawmakers are moving to create a whole new subsidy that would protect farmers when their revenue drops ? an unprecedented program that critics say could pay billions of dollars to farmers now enjoying record-high crop prices.The subsidy, free insurance that would cover farmers? ?shallow crop losses? before their paid insurance kicks in, has been pushed by corn and soybean farmers who could benefit ...
Ken Daley, head of the Maharishi University of Mangement Department of Exercise and Sport Science, is serving on a disparities council charged with improving the health of minorities in a four-state region.The Office of Minority Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services selected Daley because of his role in fostering and leading wellness programs in Iowa.?This appointment expands the influence ...
The Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office arrested Christopher Dean Jordan, 24, of Ottumwa at 1:29 a.m. Sunday in Batavia for contempt of court.The sheriff?s office responded to an accident at 9:37 p.m. Saturday on Old Highway 34. A 2007 Honda Civic driven by Allison Raines, 1604 Indian Creek Circle, was eastbound when it struck a deer. Estimated damages to the vehicle are $2,500.The sheriff?s office responded ...
PACKWOOD ? Pekin Community School District?s ag science program aims to educate through hands-on experience, and to help with that education, the Williamsburg Monsanto site nominated Pekin for an $8,000 grant.The district was presented an $8,000 donation from the Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of the Monsanto Company, Oct. 28 at a school assembly in the Pekin Community High School. The grant will be ...
The Rev. Jim Cecil invites everyone to the 10 a.m. Sunday dedication of the new worship center at Foursquare Church.The new facility is 14,000 square feet and includes the worship center, a gymnasium, a fellowship hall and a youth area.Sunday?s dedication will feature worship, special music with a mime, a children?s presentation, communion and a message from the Rev. Dan Mundt, District Supervisor for the ...
ASSOCIATE DISTRICT COURTDanny Lee Courtney, 55, of Shawnee, Kan., pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana and received a deferred judgment. He was put on probation for one year. Courtney was ordered to pay a $315 civil penalty and a $125 law enforcement initiative surcharge.Medel Nohe Gonzalez, 22, of Libertyville pleaded guilty to driving while denied or revoked and was fined $1,000. A 30-day jail ...
A barking dog drew attention to three deer that came for breakfast this morning in residential Fairfield. This deer is ready for the lovely flowers it is about to eat, as well as for the acorns in the yard devoured by the other two visitors.
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