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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.
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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.
MAGISTRATE COURTJoellen Huff of Batavia pleaded guilty to allowing a dog to run at large and allowing a dog to attempt to bite. She was fined $100.
The Fairfield Community School District Board of Directors will have a public hearing on the 2011-2012 budget and tax levy during its regular monthly meeting set for 7 p.m. Monday at the ~ Center.Business manager Kim Sheets explained the total proposed tax levy is $15.49041 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. The current year?s tax levy is $15.46194 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. The increase would be 0.02847 ...
Three blocks of street resurfacing are being tacked onto this summer?s street repair program.With the latest street reconstruction project coming in below the engineer?s estimate, the Fairfield City Council Public Safety and Transportation Committee met Monday to determine how to spend the remaining $486,000 designated for streets.In addition to resurfacing Third Street from Adams Avenue to Jefferson Avenue ...
DES MOINES (AP) ? Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday he would veto a regulation tightening environmental standards for utilities, the first of many moves he plans to ease rules for businesses.The regulation requiring utilities to install converters on backup diesel generators to cut down on air pollution was approved by the state?s Environmental Protection Commission. Branstad?s 70 days to veto the measure ends ...
SIGOURNEY (AP) ? Officials say a state tactical unit member killed a Keokuk County man who is suspected of fatally shooting a 38-year-old deputy sheriff.Deputy Eric Stein died at the scene a few miles northwest of Sigourney around noon on Monday. The other man was identified as 53-year-old Jeffrey Krier.A news release says Stein, Keokuk County Sheriff Jeff Shipley and Deputy Casey Hinnah had intended to ...
Math professor Cathy Gorini, dean of faculty at Maharishi University of Management, has published a book on probability that?s part of the 14-book Master Math series put out by Cengage.The book is oriented toward advanced high school students, college students or someone wanting to learn about probability on his or her own. It covers topics such as random variables, distributions and permutations and combinatio...
The Fairfield Police Department arrested Jessica Nichole Luke, 25, 200 N. 28th St., No. 37, at 10:56 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of South Fourth Street for simple assault.Joshua Lee Phelps, 37, 207 E. Buchanan Ave., Apt. A5, was arrested at 10:14 p.m. Saturday at his residence for simple assault.Mary Barr reported vandalism at 9:39 a.m. Saturday at 606 W. Monroe Ave. Estimated damages to two tires are $100.
The Fairfield Fire Department cleaned up oil at 7:05 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of 23rd Street and Stone Avenue.The fire department responded to a trash fire at 12:38 p.m. Saturday at 106 E. Washington Ave.The fire department responded to a ditch fire at 8:44 p.m. Saturday at Highway 34 exit 212.The fire department responded to an automatic alarm at 12:41 p.m. Sunday at 404 S. Fourth St.
The Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office responded to an accident Saturday on Highway 34. According to the accident report, a 2003 Ford van driven by Christy Sue White of Mount Pleasant was westbound when it dropped off the road from the inside lane. White overcorrected, and the vehicle spun out of control, coming to rest on the driver?s side in the median. Estimated damages to the vehicle are $5,000.
ASSOCIATE DISTRICT COURTMichelle Jenette Troxel, 44, of Lockridge pleaded guilty to operating while intoxicated-first offense and was ordered to pay a $1,250 fine and a $10 drug abuse resistance education surcharge. All but two days of a 30-day jail sentence was suspended. Troxel was placed on probation for two years and ordered to enroll in a course for drinking drivers.
Fairfield will be participating in the annual tornado drill, in conjunction with the National Weather Service, at 10 a.m. April 6.Jefferson County Emergency Management Coordinator Jerry Calnon said Fairfield plans to test its outdoor sirens and will participate in a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration radio test alert as would be done as if an actual tornado event was occurring.Calnon pointed ...
The average value of an acre of Iowa farmland jumped 19.7 percent since September according to a survey completed by the Iowa Farm and Land Chapter No. 2 of the Realtors Land Institute.According to The Des Moines Register, the survey shows the average value of all tillable cropland as of this month was $5,717 an acre.That compares to $4,768 in September.The value is up nearly 25 percent from March ...
A Fairfield man accused of escaping from University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in December while a jail inmate was booked into Johnson County Jail Wednesday to face charges there.Anthony M. Koehlhoeffer, 20, faces charges of third-degree kidnapping, second-degree robbery, second-degree theft and two counts of leaving the scene of an accident.Koehlhoeffer pleaded guilty March 14 in Scott County to ...
