The Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office arrested Ricky Joe Vaughn, 32, of Birmingham at 11:03 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of 236th Street and Highway 1 for theft and interference with official acts.
DES MOINES (AP) ? A proposed new map of congressional districts released Thursday would toss Republican congressmen Steve King and Tom Latham into the same district. It also would put Democratic Reps. Bruce Braley and Dave Loebsack in the same northeastern Iowa district.The proposed map delivered to the Legislature shrinks the state into four congressional districts, down from five. That?s because the latest ...
Burning within the Fairfield city limits is allowed during the month of April on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday during daylight hours.Burning is allowable only when wind conditions are appropriate and must be contained and supervised at all times. No burning is allowed in city streets or alleys.Yard waste, brush and limbs can be burned, but trash, household garbage or scrap building materials ...
RUBIO (GNTS) ? Officials from Washington County and the Regional Utility Service Systems met with people in Rubio Wednesday evening to discuss the coming sewer project and to address concerns raised about the project.About 20 residents gathered in the Rubio Community Center to learn more about the sewer project with Richmond and Ollie, which is slated to begin sometime this spring. Representatives from Geode ...
These traffic charges were filed with the Jefferson County Clerk of Court:Carrie Michelle Helterbran, Birmingham, operation without registration.Danna L. Keck, Illinois, speeding.Paul C. Fekete, Naperville, Ill., speeding, operation without registration.Jonathon Derek Jarvis, Bonaparte, speeding.Vince Michael Johnson, 205 S. 15th St., operation without registration.Kris Ann Demeulenaere-Schultz, ...
Police have released the name of the second of two people who died in a fire in a downtown Columbus Junction apartment building over the weekend.Police identified him as 57-year-old James Mitchell.He and 52-year-old Timothy Miles died in Saturday?s blaze. The building?s owner, 76-year-old Paul Buffington, and resident Percy Taylor were injured.The Iowa State Fire Marshall?s Office and the Louisa County ...
The plantings going in this week at the Matkin Trail Bridge over Highway 1 are just one component of the artistic elements being added to the Fairfield Loop Trail through a National Endowment for the Arts Grant.Artist Judy Bales chose the ornamental grasses, evergreens and flowering crabapple trees with the assistance of Oakwood Nursery?s Terri Klein to create a desired effect with low maintenance.Bales ...
These traffic charges were filed with the Jefferson County Clerk of Court:Angela Lee Maeder, Richland, speeding.Chester Lavern McKim, Libertyville, defective or unauthorized muffler system.Donald Lee Cowan, Ottumwa, speeding.Kerianne Cleveland, 804 S. Fifth St., speeding.Todd D. Phillips, Quincy, Ill., failure to obey stop sign.Corey Dean Haynes, 803 W. Broadway Ave., defective or unauthorized ...
The Fairfield Police Department responded to an accident at 8:04 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Fourth Street and Jackson Avenue. According to the accident report, a 2008 Toyota Corolla driven by Joyce Dianne Ward, 61, 702 S. Second St., was westbound, and Ward did not see the northbound 1999 Chrysler Concorde driven by Amber Dawn Mellot-Smith, 30, 113 Iowa Ave., when she entered the intersection where ...
Indiana?s Republican leadership is pushing ahead with a proposal that would be the nation?s broadest use of school vouchers, allowing even middle-class families to use taxpayer money to send their kids to private schools.Unlike other systems that are limited to lower-income households, children with special needs or those in failing schools, this one would be open to a much larger pool of students, including ...
While visiting grandparents David and Connie Wells, 4-year-old Claire Thompson really took a liking to the chicks at Tractor Supply Company Sunday afternoon. Her brother, Carter liked the chicks also, but also had to take a turn petting the rabbits. The Thompson family is from Le Claire.
Steve Pacha, left, of Pacha Crane and Joe Adam, just finished delivering the household hazardous waste building that had been located at Waste Management to the new site at Connelly Recycling Inc. this morning. The job went quickly and smoothly and was completed in just over an hour. Once the hazardous waste site is open, patrons will be able to make appointments to drop off materials during the recycling ...
The Jefferson County Attorney Office will not be filing any charges in the assault reported by Arab-American Usama Alshaibi of Fairfield.The final report released this morning regarding the March 6 assault stated, ?It is our opinion that no charges should be filed in this situation as the facts do not demonstrate criminal behavior beyond a reasonable doubt.?Alshaibi had reported to Fairfield police he was ...
The Jefferson County Secondary Roads Department has announced a section of Jasmine Avenue will be temporarily closed beginning next week.Jasmine Avenue, between 110th and 120th streets in Section 10 of Blackhawk Township, will be closed for approximately three months for construction beginning on, or around April 4.
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