Fairfield News

A new state loan program designed help entrepreneurs and small businesses is now accepting applications.Iowa businesses with less than 35 employees can get a loan up to $50,000 from the Iowa Small Business Loan program.The program is limited to businesses owned and actively managed by Iowans.State officials say the loans will be for upgrading or modernizing equipment, transportation, energy efficiency and other

The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors today unanimously rejected a request to include the courthouse in a public art plan to stick 3-foot wide by 18-inch tall kiss prints on downtown buildings in September.?I just don?t see the courthouse being a billboard for any purpose,? said supervisor Dick Reed.Supervisor Lee Dimmitt echoed Reed?s concern.?There?s a certain amount of dignity associated with a public

The garage at 404 W. Briggs Ave. is a total loss after a midnight fire Saturday.Although the fire did melt some of the vinyl siding on the home, the Fairfield Fire Department was able to contain the blaze before it could spread to the home or two nearby garages. Assistant fire chief Jeff Six estimated the loss of the garage and its few contents, including a car, a couple old couches and a roll of carpet, at less

Drivers on Highway 1 North should find their ride a bit smoother after the Iowa Department of Transportation completes the task of smoothing out the heaved spots in the road. This morning, Larry Johnson controlled the flames under his truck while Doug Brown signaled it was hot enough to melt the heaved asphalt. Johnson then used a blade located under the truck to smooth out the asphalt. Jerry Leonard was in charge of

Fairfield?s greenhouse gas emissions are below national averages, but still need to be reduced to reach levels generally accepted as sustainable.Sustainability coordinator Scott Timm reported the findings of Fairfield?s recently completed greenhouse gas emissions inventory during Monday?s meeting of the Fairfield City Council. The inventory, funded by the city?s Iowa Power Fund grant, is one of the first steps

The Iowa Department of Transportation?s Mount Pleasant construction office has announced the closure of Hemlock Avenue west of Fairfield beginning today.Work associated with the bridge construction project over the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad requires the closure of Hemlock Avenue 3 miles west of Fairfield between old and new U.S. 34 to allow contractors to prepare the west approach of the bridge for new

Two members of the Jefferson County 4-H program kicked off their summer vacation with a trip to Washington, D.C., to participate in 4-H?s Citizenship Washington Focus.Justin Godwin of Libertyville and Rachel Shaw of Richland joined 39 4-H?ers from Iowa on the weeklong trip in mid-June. Around 300 youth from across the nation converged at the 4-H Youth Conference Center to tour the city in the morning and participate

Statue dedication set Saturday at Lacey parkBy GLORIA MIELKE, Special to The LedgerThe first statue in Iowa honoring the men of the Civilian Conservation Corps will be dedicated at 10 a.m. Saturday at the J-40 entrance of Lacey-Keosauqua State Park in Keosauqua.Friends of Lacey State Park are hoping many CCC veterans and their families attend, as well as members of the public, to celebrate the accomplishments of