Fairfield News

These traffic charges were filed with the Jefferson County Clerk of Court:Tammy Ellen Youde Jones, Batavia, speeding.Eric Dale Murray, Hedrick, speeding.Charity Dawn Pilcher, Douds, speeding.

Gov. Terry Branstad is accused of violating the Iowa Constitution when he vetoed parts of a bill that closed 36 unemployment offices in the state, according to a lawsuit filed by the state employees union and Democratic leaders.Branstad vetoed parts of a measure that would have prohibited the closure of the offices, saying the legislation would have prevented Iowa Workforce Development from developing a more ...

Kindergarten student Lidya Frisbee stays close to her mother?s side outside Washington Elementary School this morning before the first day of classes. Her mother is Cari Godwin. Fairfield Community School District schools have an early-start and an early-dismissal schedule this week. Classes start at 8 a.m. and dismiss at 1:30 p.m.

Jefferson County is under a burn ban, which began at 1:30 p.m. today and will continue until further notice.?Absolutely no outside burning of any kind is allowed,? said Fairfield Fire Department Chief Scott Vaughan, explaining that the ban also includes burn barrels.Vaughan said the ban would continue until an appropriate amount of rain has fallen.

Unemployment in Jefferson County dropped from 7.1 percent in June to 6.8 percent in July.According to Iowa Workforce Development figures, in June, Jefferson County had a labor force of 8,083, with 7,470 employed and 570 unemployed. In July, the county had a labor force of 7,970, with 7,430 employed and 550 unemployed. The Iowa Workforce Development figures also show a decrease in unemployment in Van Buren ...

SIGOURNEY (AP) ? Keokuk County Sheriff Jeff Shipley has pleaded not guilty to a drunken driving charge.He was arrested by an Iowa State Patrol trooper on July 27 in Sigourney. Shipley was off-duty and in a private vehicle.The Ottumwa Courier said Tuesday that Shipley entered a written plea of not guilty in Keokuk County District Court. Online court records show the plea was filed on Friday. No trial date ...

LANSING (AP) ? Iowa transportation officials will be re-opening a bridge over the Mississippi River between Lansing and De Soto, Wis.Spokesman Peter Hjelmstad told radio station KCHA in Charles City that repairs had gone smoothly but more work is needed. There will be lane closures while the work is completed, but the span will be opened Tuesday nonetheless.The bridge carries Iowa Highway 9 traffic over to ...

SunnyBrook Living Care Center recently opened the first of several ?pods? for new residents and is moving ahead with plans to open more.The first pod is made up of 14 private rooms for residents, a sitting room, television room, game room, dining room, shower, nurses station and more on the second floor of the former Jefferson County Hospital building in the wing that housed the physical therapy department.?...

Fairfield Community School District Activities Director Jeff Courtright, center, accepts a $25,000 check from Fairfield Booster Club representatives Chad Thompson, right, and Rich Metcalf during Meet the Trojans Thursday evening in Trojan Stadium. Metcalf is the outgoing president and Thompson is the incoming president of the Boosters Club.

District judge Myron Gookin will occupy a temporary office on the second floor of the Jefferson County Courthouse once sworn in Sept. 16.During this morning?s meeting of the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors, supervisor Dick Reed reported the third-floor office he had hoped to renovate won?t accommodate Gookin?s full-time secretary/recorder. The two will use the law library and a conference room until the ...

The Fairfield City Council will act tonight on an ordinance making four adjustments to the city?s wards.The three westernmost adjustments carve pieces out of the 3rd Ward for additions to the 5th, 4th and 2nd Wards. Another three blocks in the north central section of town will be transferred from the 2nd Ward to 4th Ward.The adjustments are being made to balance ward populations in accordance with data ...

Cardinal teachers visit homes, businesses todayELDON ? Teams of Cardinal Community School District teachers were out visiting homes and businesses this afternoon throughout the school district.Cardinal superintendent Joel Pedersen said the visits are to strengthen the schools? and the community?s partnerships for learning.?We are starting at 11:30 today going through the afternoon in Cardinal school ...