Kassia Honeycutt of Fairfield finds a comfortable place for some lunch-hour reading on North Main Street in downtown Fairfield today. The Fairfield weather forecast shows a 30 percent chance of rain tonight and Friday.
The Fairfield Police Department responded to an accident at 3:56 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Main Street and Fillmore Avenue. According to the accident report, a 2001 Ford truck driven by Jonathan Anderson, 16, 405 E. Fillmore Ave., stopped eastbound and then proceeded into the intersection into the path of a northbound 2000 Mazda driven by Eric Schroder, 23, of Rock Island, Ill. Anderson said he did not ...
The trophy case by the front entrance is nearly empty. Classroom walls are largely bare, and unopened boxes of textbooks, computer monitors and other equipment remain scattered throughout the building.Signs of unfinished business remain at what is now Joplin High?s upper-level campus ? a converted big-box retail store at the city?s mall, well outside the worst-hit areas from a late May tornado that killed 160 ...
The Fairfield Police Department responded an accident at 5:19 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Burlington Avenue and 14th Street. According to the accident report, an eastbound 2004 Volvo driven by Richard Herman, 46, 1102 Wedgwood Circle, was slowing for another vehicle when it was rear-ended by a 1992 Toyota Camry driven by Justin Shaw Darby, 22, of Oxford. Darby was cited for no insurance, fraudulent ...
Construction crews were working today on the last section of the Fairfield Loop Trail. This 2-mile stretch extends east from Brookville Road to the driving range on Eighth Street. The trail in this section is 8 feet wide with reinforced concrete.
A Secret Service agent on assignment in Iowa to help with presidential security has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.Forty-year-old Daniel L. Valencia was arrested Saturday in Decorah. The northeast Iowa city was visited by President Barack Obama on Monday as part of his three-day bus trip through three Midwestern states.Decorah Police Chief Bill Nixon told Cedar Rapids television ...
The Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office responded to an accident at 3:43 p.m. Monday, 4 miles north of Stockport on Stockport Road. According to the accident report, a 1997 Chevy Blazer driven by Trent Joseph Hootman of Stockport was southbound when Hootman lost control. The vehicle struck a guardrail, continued south and struck the middle of the guardrail. Estimated damages are $4,000 to the vehicle and $500 to ...
The Fairfield Fire Department cleaned up at the site of an accident at 4:44 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Main Street and Fillmore Avenue.
Fairfield Middle School flag corps member Molly Ryan learns the moves during the group?s practice Monday night at the middle school. Fairfield High School and middle school marching bands are also getting a head start on the coming season. The Marching Band Showcase, featuring both bands, is set for 7 p.m. Friday at Trojan Stadium.
Auto Right Driving School will continue to teach driver education to Fairfield High School students following the school board?s approval of a contract during a special meeting Tuesday evening.Auto Right Driving School has been the Fairfield Community School District?s driver education provider for the past three years. Two classes are provided in the fall, two in the spring and one in the summer.Tuition ...
Fairfield High School students and athletes Danielle Derouen, left, and Elaine Brandt make a stop at a house along East Burlington Avenue Monday evening while collecting donations for the Fairfield Trojan Athlectic Boosters. The organization, made up of friends, parents and alumni of the Fairfield Community School District, helps with funding and supporting many athletic programs in the district.
DES MOINES (AP) ? Jury selection is under way in the corruption trial of the former director of the Iowa Film Office.Tom Wheeler appeared in court Monday as defense attorneys and prosecutors started trying to select 12 jurors out of a pool of 80 to hear the trial, which is expected to last three weeks.The questioning of potential jurors about their backgrounds and whether they can fairly hear the case is ...
It?s been a few years since Denny Thomes has taken in an Iowa State Fair, but this year, he has reason not to let the event pass him by.?You bet? he?ll be there for induction into the 2011 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame. During a ceremony Sunday, he?ll be recognized for his outstanding service and dedication to 4-H.?We?re just kind of a 4-H family,? the Lockridge farmer said, explaining his six children have all ...
Beaker Brothers, Albee to play Live on the SquareLive on the Square summer concert series returns Saturday to downtown Fairfield, with two performances: opening act Dennis Albee; and the sounds of The Beaker Brothers.At 6 p.m., Dennis Albee, a 2010 inductee into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, will play a variety of rock classics that have made him crowd favorite from coast to coast. Albee has a ...
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