The city of Fairfield is awaiting written Department of Natural Resources approval to stray from its plan to combat sewer inflow and infiltration.Instead of leading a campaign to disconnect footing drains, wastewater superintendent Ellen Myers intends to follow a path laid out by McClure Engineering ? a path that starts with flow monitoring and ends with wider sewer lines.Fairfield is in the process of ...
DES MOINES ? State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald is bringing the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt to Jefferson County in hopes of returning lost money to its rightful owner.?We are holding over $701,373.09 for Jefferson County citizens in the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt,? Fitzgerald said.?We have had tremendous success returning unclaimed property in Jefferson County,? Fitzgerald stated. ?We have returned $367,243.27...
Sen. Chuck Grassley?s regional director based in Davenport Penny Vacek will hold open office hours in Henry and Jefferson counties Nov. 2. Vacek will be at Fairfield City Hall council chambers from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.The office hours provide an opportunity for Iowans to obtain casework assistance or to express views.Grassley?s offices in Iowa regularly help constituents contact federal agencies to ...
DAYTON (AP) ? Roy and Ann Chase of Fort Dodge not only had a lot of people looking for them on a recent afternoon, including a couple of trained search and rescue dogs in on it too.Being the actors who portray two Alzheimer?s victims that wandered away from Grandview Assisted Living Center might seem like an easy part to play during a Large Scale Search and Rescue Exercise, however it wasn?t. They had to ...
These traffic charges were filed with the Jefferson County Clerk of Court:Brandon Lynn Givens, Edina, Mo., speeding.Alex Michael Kent, 2123 241st St., speeding.Kevin Lee Bergthold, Ames, open container-passenger.Stacey Leigh Martin, Hedrick, speeding.Jade Breann Greiner, Packwood, failure to stop in an assured clear distance.
The Fairfield Fire Department responded to a gas leak at 8:53 a.m. Sunday at 406 W. Washington Ave.
The Fairfield Police Department responded to vandalism reported by Rita Pope at 8:24 a.m. Saturday at 402 E. Buchanan Ave. Estimated damages to a mailbox are $70.
?It was a tremendous honor to have Oprah Winfrey here even for a brief visit,? said Richard Beall, director of Maharishi School. ?We?ve been in communication for some time about this visit; it?s hard to believe it?s actually happened.?Oprah came to the kindergarten through 12th grade private school around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday on a planned visit. She brought an entourage of film and production crews.Fairfield...
Although the Harley Rake machine operated by Bart Hawker cuts down considerably on the time and physical effort required to prepare a seed bed for planting, Jerry Bergman still has to hand rake the large clods, chunks of paving and tree roots from the parking along Fifth Street. The street itself is finished and the curbing is done. Shipley Construction is completing preparation for seeding the parking.
The Fairfield Police Department arrested Alicia Marie Bohnenkamp, 21, of Fort Madison at 11:25 a.m. Wednesday at 1200 W. Grimes Ave. for operating a vehicle without the owner?s consent and criminal mischief.
Commission asks everyone to make a differenceThe Fairfield Beautification Commission is supporting the Make A Difference Day set Saturday.Held annually the fourth Saturday in October, Make A Difference Day is the largest national day of community service. USA WEEKEND Magazine and HandsOn Network, the volunteer arm of the Points of Light Institute, have joined together to sponsor the day of volunteerism.Na...
The Fairfield Fire Department investigated an automatic alarm at 9:14 a.m. Wednesday at 2280 W. Tyler Ave.The fire department responded to a stove fire at 6:38 p.m. Wednesday at 209 N. Ninth St.
After 11 a.m. today a low-flying jet flew over Fairfield and landed at the Fairfield Municipal Airport. According to airport operator Roger Lyons, the Global Express jet belonging to Oprah Winfrey is the largest jet to ever land at the local airport. The television personality visited the Maharishi School campus and met with students in the upper grades before lunch. Her production crew also is filming segments ...
MAGISTRATE COURTDonald Leroy Jewell, 907 S. Seventh St., pleaded guilty to harboring a vicious animal and was fined $65.
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