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The company operating the local recycling recovery center would be able to decline recyclables or charge a fee for recyclables collected by a competitor outside the Jefferson County Service Agency area under a contract established Wednesday evening.The Jefferson County Service Agency defined its area as the city of Fairfield and the unincorporated areas of Jefferson County while setting the terms of the contract

approved Walmart?s new updated plans for its proposed store and decided to uphold its earlier decision requiring trees in the parking lot during a public hearing Wednesday evening at city hall.Curt Ward, a Marshalltown attorney who does land use work for Walmart, explained the 11.9 acres at 2701 W. Burlington Ave., across the street from the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, is correctly zoned, complies with city codes

A 15-year-old Richland teen was struck by a deer slug about 11:30 a.m. Sunday while hunting deer north of Batavia in Jefferson County.According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Nazareth Rambo was hunting in a party of seven or eight others when a shotgun slug fired by another member of the party passed through a deer and struck him in the ankle.Rambo was treated and released from the Jefferson County

Revstone Industries LLC announced Wednesday its acquisition of the Dexter Foundry from Dexter Apache Holdings Inc.The company will operate as part of Revstone?s Cast Metals Group under the name Revstone Castings Fairfield.All the employees who were part of the casting business at the Dexter Foundry were offered employment, and existing leadership was retained, said Pete Borum, director of communications for

The name of the elementary school student run over by a car in on Broadway Avenue in front of the high school Monday afternoon has been released.According to the Fairfield Police Department, 7-year-old Adrian Scotton of 500 E. Broadway Ave., ran into the street from the front of a school bus parked in line for the student transfers. Adrian ran in front of a westbound Pontiac Bonneville driven by Samantha Marie

After several months of negotiations, the Dexter Foundry in Fairfield has been sold to Revstone LLC, a global company with executive offices in Lexington, Ky., Detroit, Mich., New York and the Netherlands, with manufacturing facilities across the United States, Canada, Costa Rica and Mexico.The foundry was sold by Dexter Apache Holdings Inc., which continues to own Dexter Laundry, Fairfield?s largest manufacturing

Holiday shopping, which kicked off with Black Friday last week, is good for businesses in Fairfield.?It?s been a great season so far,? said Mark Nebel, owner and manager of Brown?s Shoe Fit Company. ?We?re excited. We?re up significantly from last year. The Black Friday weekend was the best the store has ever had.?Nebel saw many new faces in the shoe store last weekend, leading him to believe more community

Nancy Horras, left, and Deb Danaher, both members of the Fairfield Beautification Commission, hang ornaments this morning on two of the three trees donated by Atwood Tree Farm at Heritage Park. The trees also are lighted, adding Christmas cheer to the winter drab color of the park at Second Street and Burlington Avenue.For this photo, see the Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, printed edition of The Fairfield Ledger.

JULIE?JOHNSTON/Ledger?photoFive-year-old Landon Harward says, ?Gobble, gobble, gobble? with his turkey hand puppet to wish all Ledger readers a happy Thanksgiving. Landon and his classmates at the Community Childcare Center pre-kindergarten class made their puppets Tuesday from paper bags, construction paper and glue, using outlines of their hands for the multi-hued feathers.

Fairfield will become Christmas City when the holiday lights are turned on for the first time this season during a dedication ceremony beginning at 5:30 p.m. Friday in Central Park.The ceremony will begin with caroling by members of the Fairfield High School choir, followed by the announcement of the Gingerbread Children Art Contest.After the contest results, Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce?s Christmas committee

Correctional officers could become the first and only group of Jefferson County employees to form a collective bargaining unit.The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 61 filed a petition with the Iowa Public Employment Relations Board Oct. 14 to first establish an appropriate bargaining unit and second hold an election to determine if that unit should be represented by AFSCME.Accordi

JEFF WILSON/Ledger?photoAlliant Energy is undertaking a roughly $400,000 project in downtown Fairfield. The company is replacing utility poles and lines, predominantly just north and east of Central Park, to increase service reliability. An Alliant spokesman said the project is part of the company?s ongoing efforts to replace equipment that has undergone wear and tear over time. The spokesman said the new poles and