Fairfield News

A 55-year-long chapter closes for Ruth Schneider Friday, but she won?t waste any time starting a new one Saturday night.Schneider started work at Martin?s Pharmacy in downtown Fairfield in 1956. She began her career downstairs in the store?s ?toyland,? worked her up to handling charge accounts including many for Parsons College students, then took over cosmetics and fragrances before settling into her spot at ...

The switch to single-stream recycling has bolstered the city?s efforts to go green, but sustainability coordinator Scott Timm says there?s more work ahead to reach the goals outlined in Fairfield?s strategic plan.The amount of recycling collected by Waste Management increased 56 to 132 percent in the first four months of the single-stream system, which supplied each home with a much larger 96-gallon cart. ...

These traffic charges were filed with the Jefferson County Clerk of Court:Thomas James Terrell, Ottumwa, failure to carry registration card.Jeffrey Scott Probasco, Bloomfield, speeding.Allie Ranae Taylor, Brighton, failure to display registration plate.Heather Marie Weber, 505 W. Stone Ave., speeding.Jobie Kirk Lowe, Ottumwa, financial liability coverage violation.Holly Renee Harris, 100 N. Main ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? House Republicans tried on Tuesday to get Gov. Terry Branstad?s proposal to replace a statewide preschool system with a scholarship program approved by tacking the plan onto a $792 million education bill.The measure, which would fund Iowa?s three public universities, community colleges and other areas, was amended to include Branstad?s preschool plan. The House approved the bill on a vote of ...

Students in Cole Boatright?s fourth-grade class at Pence Elementary School, pictured, shed their footwear Tuesday as part of the annual, global ?One Day Without Shoes? campaign, organized by Santa Monica, Calif.-based company TOMS Shoes. Boatright said the students went barefoot to experience what life is like for the world?s poorest children after watching a video about shoelessness.

The Fairfield Fire Department assisted at 1:24 a.m. today at 702 Orchard Place.The fire department responded to a field fire at 4:42 p.m. Tuesday near 257th Street and Highway 1.The fire department responded to a grass fire at 1:48 p.m. Tuesday at 1897 Kelp Ave.The fire department investigated a smoke smell at 8:44 a.m. Tuesday at 901 S. Third St., Apt. 3.

The Senate?s second ranking Democrat said Wednesday that negotiators on the budget are making progress but that conservative GOP policy prescriptions remain obstacles as they scramble to avert a government shutdown this weekend.?I feel better today than I did yesterday,? said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. ?There?s been a direct negotiation ? things put on the table that had not been discussed before and I think ...

The Fairfield Police Department arrested Ryan Lee Markley, 23, 707 S. Sixth St., at 11:33 p.m. Tuesday at 606 W. Monroe Ave., Apt. 6, for prohibited acts.