Fairfield News

Fairfield Community School District maintenance technician Dan Clemmons sets out a ?Do not enter? sign and orange cones this morning on Broadway Avenue at D Street after dropping the newly posted ?Do not enter? sign on the right. Traffic in front of the high school is now one-way from east to west during bus transfer times in the mornings and afternoons of school days. The scheduled is from 7:45-8:15 a.m. Monday,

The Fairfield Community School District Board of Directors is scheduled to continue a discussion on cost constraints and expenditure reductions during a work session set for 7 p.m. today at the Administration/Curriculum/Technology Center.Board president Gail Miller explained no public input will be taken at the work session, but everyone is welcome to attend to listen to the discussion. No decisions can be made at

About a dozen robins, including these four, were spotted eating berries in a tree at Highland Street and Jackson Avenue this morning. Last week, Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring when he didn?t see his shadow, and now robins, a sign of spring, have been sighted.See the Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, printed edition of The Fairfield Ledger.

It could be another year before correctional officer contracts negotiated by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 61 go into effect.Jefferson County Supervisor Dick Reed expressed doubt about completing negotiations before the March 15 budget deadline during this morning?s board meeting. County auditor Scott Reneker said Steve Siegel, a representative with AFSCME Council 61, has

From left, Fairfield Iowa Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Rustin Lippincott, 2nd Congressional District Rep. Dave Loebsack and assistant vice president of operations for Hy-Vee Dan Wampler listen as local Hy-Vee store director Randy Menke explains some of the features of the new store that make it LEED certified. One of the features is the use of CO2 and glycol as refrigerant, which project manager

With most of Fairfield dug out after the massive snowstorm that drifted snow accumulations more than 20 inches Tuesday into Wednesday, officials are issuing several reminders.City officials have announced crews will be plowing all accessible alleys, with the work set to begin as soon as all the streets have been completed. The city does not routinely plow alleys, but due to the significant amount of snowfall and

This special eight-page section inserted in today?s edition of The Fairfield Ledger salutes area corn growers, who, long with growers from across Iowa, help harvest nearly one-tenth of the world?s total production of corn ? more than any other state.In the Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, printed edition of The Fairfield Ledger and in the Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, Town Crier.

The Fairfield Economic Development Association has partnered with Iowa Workforce Development to complete an updated area laborshed employment study to better understand the workforce in Jefferson County and to assist in the group?s economic development attraction, retention and expansion efforts.This study, which will replace an existing laborshed released in 2008, will develop an estimated total potential Jefferson

Tena Nelson, left, and Diana Flynn share a laugh as Louise and Allison in Fairfield Area Community Theatre?s production of ?Waiting for Oprah.? The shows will be at the Walton Club, with dessert shows at 7 p.m. Thursday and 1:30 p.m. Feb. 13 and dinner shows at 6:30 p.m. today, Saturday and Feb. 11. Tickets must be purchased in advance and are available through Feb. 12 at Hy-Vee Drug on the Fairfield square.For this

Iowa House Rep. Curt Hanson set out to ?level the table? when he voted in favor of Iowa?s ?shall issue? gun permit law during the last legislative session.?It was a not a perfect bill, but a bill that should be passed at that point in time,? said Hanson, who sat on the public safety committee out of which the bill came.The legislation, Hanson said, was spurred by a large group of constituents upset with the

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a winter storm watch for a ?potentially near historic heavy snow event with near blizzard conditions late Tuesday into Wednesday.?The weather service said very light snow and patchy freezing drizzle this afternoon and tonight will change into widespread light snow Tuesday afternoon. Snow will be heavy at times Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The snow

The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors denied two exemptions to the ban on weapons inside county buildings during this morning?s meeting.Written requests for exemption were submitted by Robert Kessel and Scott Clark.Assistant county attorney Pat McAvan advised the supervisors should require proof of a permit to a carry before issuing exemptions and recommended the supervisors set criteria.?If you?re going to