Fairfield News

KELLY SPEESKelly Spees has been interested in the Jefferson County Recorder?s Office for quite some time.?I always felt that my years of customer service experience provided me with a positive and friendly atmosphere for those needing services of the recorder?s office,? said the Democratic candidate. ?I find it a great opportunity to work with the public and perform a variety of functions.?Spees cited transferable

Fairfield teachers can?t say enough good things about the support they receive from the Education Foundation of Fairfield Public Schools Inc.?We love the foundation,? said Suzanne Kurth, a fourth-grade teacher at Washington Elementary School. ?We are so fortunate to have it.?The 13-year-old foundation promotes excellence in education by distributing private funds through grants to teachers. The teachers use the

At the meeting of the Jefferson County Health Center Board of Trustees Monday, CEO Deb Cardin asked the board for approval of a $64,600 capital expenditure that was not included in the budget.?It involves [information technology]. It?s software that we need to meet the ?meaningful use,?? said Cardin.To meet the meaningful use criteria, the health center must demonstrate its use of certified electronic health

The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors want a few questions answered before taking action on the city?s request to run the Fairfield Loop Trail through a county easement on Gear Avenue.The city would like to construct an 8-foot wide recreational trail along the north side of Gear Avenue from 12th Street to Ninth Street. The application for use of the county right-of-way was received after the board spoke last

The Fairfield City Council signed an engineering services agreement with French-Reneker-Associates Inc. Monday for reconstruction of the spillway at Reservoir No. 2, also known as Pleasant Lake.The majority of the estimated $560,000 project will be funded by an I-JOBS grant ? the stimulus money covers 80 percent of the cost up to $500,000 and then 50 percent of the remaining amount.City administrator Jeff Clawson

The Trojan Booster Club gained the Fairfield school board?s approval this morning to go ahead with the naming of the press box in honor of Bill Strawhacker.Activities director Jeff Courtright said the dedication would be held between the freshman and varsity football games against Keokuk this evening in Trojan Stadium.The freshman game begins at 5 p.m., and the varsity game is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.

The Iowa Tourism Office and the Travel Federation of Iowa presented 21 awards to industry members during the 2010 Iowa Tourism Conference in Burlington Thursday, including the Natural Resources award to the Jefferson County Conservation Board.Judging was largely based on outstanding contributions and efforts for a tourism-related activity or attraction that focused on the state?s natural beauty or outdoor

Several current and former Maharishi University of Management students and sustainable living faculty member Lonnie Gamble spent September in a small village on Admiralty Island in Alaska installing sustainable energy technology as part of a project to help indigenous Alaskans deal with the crushing energy costs.The average cost of power in the village of Angoon is 60 cents per kilowatt hour ? up to 10 times higher