Fairfield News

DES MOINES (AP) ? A northern Iowa couple is calling for the state?s fence law to be amended, saying the regulations made sense in the 19th century but are archaic today.The case involves Julie and Brent Kuntz, who have balked at efforts by their neighbor, state Sen. Merlin Bartz, to share the cost of erecting a fence to separate their property near Grafton.Bartz grazes cattle and wants the fence to keep his ...

Hawthorne Direct is in growth mode and hiring to support its Los Angeles-based presence, further strengthening its creative client services, media and account management.?We just secured even more office space for Hawthorne LA within LA Center Studios,? Chairman and CEO Timothy R. Hawthorne said. ?Within the past few weeks, we have added Vice President of Production Dan Hertzog, Creative Director John Pucci, ...

An instructional sports video producer is offering ?High School Coaching Academy,? a five-DVD set featuring Lawrence Eyre, Maharishi School?s tennis coach.The videos cover three facets: conditioning and quickness training; practice sessions; and coaching during match play.Eyre, whose players have won 16 Iowa 1-A state titles, was selected as National High School Coach of the Year for 2009 by the United ...

The Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office responded to vandalism reported by Lane Bush at 8:53 a.m. Sunday across from 2546 129th St. Estimated damages to two metal farm gates are $200.

The Fairfield Police Department arrested Renny Joe McCarty, 20, 1300 W. Jackson Ave., Lot 14, at 4:57 a.m. Sunday at 2200 W. Burlington Ave. for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The Fairfield Start Somewhere walk started at noon from Howard Park with 170 participants walking south along Main Street through Central Park to Burlington Avenue, then east to Court Street and back to Howard Park. Many other groups around town including businesses and schools walked their own route, adding greatly to the total number of walkers around the city. As of Tuesday afternoon more than 144,000 had ...

Singing Cedars School will have a benefit croquet tournament and salmon bake at 1 p.m. Oct. 15 at Round Prairie Park to raise funds to relocate the Peach Blossom schoolhouse from the park to the school grounds.Singing Cedars, which is in its ninth year serving Fairfield families, was recently awarded the historic one-room Peach Blossom schoolhouse by the Jefferson County Conservation Board.The event will ...

WASHINGTON, Iowa (GTNS) ? Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds began a tour promoting their plan for reforming Iowa?s educational system Thursday morning at Washington High School.Branstad said in his opening remarks that Iowa?s students must be prepared to compete not just against those from other states, but also against students around the world. He said he recently went on a trade mission to ...

Gov. Terry Branstad?s initiative to improve Iowa?s health kicked off today with the Start Somewhere Walk, but Fairfield leaders met Thursday to begin work on the next program Branstad?s rolling out.Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield has financially committed to transforming 10 Iowa communities into Blue Zones communities during the next five years.?Blue Zones are designed as places where there is extraordin...

City hall closing for walking event Fairfield City Hall will be closed from noon to 1 p.m. Friday so city employees may participate in the Start Somewhere Walk.Start Somewhere Walks are planned in communities throughout the state to kick off Gov. Terry Branstad?s initiative to make Iowa the healthiest state in the nation within five years.According to Ginny Hughes, who is helping to organize events in ...

In observance of Columbus Day, no mail will be delivered Monday.The Fairfield Post Office will be closed.

These traffic charges were filed with the Jefferson County Clerk of Court:James C. Willis, Libertyville, disobeying traffic signal.Timothy Jack Hamburg, Bloomfield, speeding.Mark Jerome Bergthold, Davenport, speeding.