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 ...
A special 12-page section included with today?s edition of The Fairfield Ledger features school supply lists, free and reduced-price meal information, contact numbers and more to help students and their parents be prepared for the 2011-12 academic year. Classes start Aug. 22 at Van Buren community schools; Aug. 24 at Fairfield and Pekin schools; and Aug. 25 at Cardinal schools.
MAHARISHI VEDIC CITY ? Maharishi Vedic City?s population according to the 2010 Census has been revised since data was first released earlier this year.In late July, the U.S. Census Bureau notified city officials an error in the geographical assignment of a housing unit ? the campus of Vedic scholars ? has been corrected. Vedic City?s population, which had been reported as 174, now stands at 1,294. The total ...
Closing Lincoln Elementary School at the end of the 2009-10 school year and relocating The Opportunity Center there for the 2010-11 school year has proven to be a cost-saving move for the Fairfield Community School District.Fred McElwee, the district?s auxiliary services director, presented information to the school board Monday showing a net savings of $300,070.?That is pretty much what we predicted,? said ...
DES MOINES (AP) ? Gov. Terry Branstad launched an effort Wednesday to make Iowa the nation?s healthiest state by 2016, an effort he acknowledged would be difficult but one he said could result in big cost-savings and better lives.Branstad introduced the ?Healthiest State Initiative,? which will be funded by $25 million from Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield.The effort will focus on 10 Iowa cities over ...
As an incentive for residential development, the Fairfield City Council Water and Sewer Utilities Committee is recommending the city contribute $30,000 toward construction of a sewer line to serve a new condominium development along Walton Road.The committee met with Amhurst developer Terry Lavery Wednesday to review the sewer line?s proposed location and estimated expense.The roughly $54,000 sewer line ...
DES MOINES (AP) ? Des Moines has opened its first dog park, but owners must buy permits before they can let their pets frolic in the new area.The Des Moines Register reports that the 8.5 acre dog park is within Ewing Park, on the city?s southeast side.Those who want to bring their dog to the park must first buy a permit, costing $10 per dog for the remainder of this year and $20 for next year. They also ...
In parched West Texas, it?s often easier to drill for oil than to find new sources of water.So after years of diminishing water supplies made even worse by the second-most severe drought in state history, some communities are resorting to a plan that might have seemed absurd a generation ago: turning sewage into drinking water.Construction recently began on a $13 million water-reclamation plant believed to ...
These traffic charges were filed with the Jefferson County Clerk of Court:Jeremy Eric Viccari, 305 North D St., violating conditions of restricted license.Carolyn O. Jones, St. Louis, Mo., speeding.Dorthe Kristiane Noergaard, 306 E. Burlington Ave., failure to obey stop sign and yield the right of way.Kevin Ray Murdock, Mount Pleasant, maximum gross weight violation.Herbert Paul Clubb, Sigourney, ...
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