Fairfield teachers are proposing an approximate 4 percent wage increase in their master contract proposal for 2010-2011.Before the Fairfield Community Education Association representatives made their initial proposal to Fairfield Community School District representatives for next year?s master contract Friday afternoon in the Administration/Curriculum/Technology Center, FCEA chief negotiator Sue Carr read a
The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors approved a request for $1,500 from the Jefferson County Wellness Action Coalition during this morning?s board meeting.The funds will go toward engaging the University of Northern Iowa?s Institute for Decision Making to assist with the development of a strategic plan to implement health and wellness programs. Fairfield has already allocated $2,000 to the plan?s development,
Fairfield Fire Chief Ralph Hickenbottom shows Representative Dave Loebsack the area covered by the Fairfield Fire Department this morning. Loebsack was very interested in the department and its needs and requested a tour of the facility. Hickenbottom explained how the $32,775 grant will be used primarily to install a firetruck exhaust removal system. The system will hook up to the trucks? exhaust and extract
Jefferson County is one of the places Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey will be visiting this week as part of his effort to visit each of Iowa?s 99 counties in 2010 to meet with Iowans and discuss agriculture and the issues facing farmers in the state.Northey will tour the Muscatine Agriculture Learning Center, speak at the Henry County Corn and Soybean Association meeting in Mount Pleasant, visit the
One doesn?t usually see flamingos stuck in a snowdrift, but this pair was not only stuck, they held a sign reflecting the wishes of many locals. However, the sign gave no indication of the corner around which one should look. According to the calendar, spring begins in 24 more days, but unless there are several days in a row with sunshine and above normal temperatures, it may not seem like spring.For this photo, see
Just a few months after the Iowa Supreme Court first announced furlough days and reduced hours, things have changed again in Jefferson County ? though this time, Jefferson County Attorney Tim Dille said it seems to be going smoother.Beginning this month, district court service days have gone from being the first, second and fourth Monday of each month to being held every Tuesday, with the third Tuesday of the month
Fairfield Community School District Board of Directors will have a meeting at 5:30 p.m. today in room 102 at Fairfield Middle School to gather input on closing Lincoln Elementary School and moving fifth grade classes to FMS.The meeting is an opportunity for parents, school personnel and community members to voice concerns.FMS principal Mike Dailey will show those in attendance where the fifth grade classrooms would
Cara Johnson tells students played by Ian Stakland, left, and Seth Simmons, right, to shape up if they want to pass their current grade level. The Fairfield Middle School production of ?The Secret School? tells the story of a student who became a teacher to her peers at the age of 14 in 1925, when her teacher had to leave school and was not replaced. The play opens at 7 p.m. Thursday and 7 p.m. Friday in the FMS
CEO and Hospital Administrator Deb Cardin addressed the issue of retrocommissioning with the board of trustees during its meeting Monday.Retrocommissioning would focus on the optimization of energy. In an agreement with Alliant Energy, Michael?s Engineering, would inspect the hospital?s automation system. Alliant Energy would pay for the cost of the study, and the hospital would promise to implement policies
Chad Thomas of Voice for Injury Prevention demonstrates to Lincoln Elementary School students the way to properly protect their heads with a bicycle helmet, using a real melon to show how it?s done. The program, entitled ?I Got Caught!? educates young Iowans about injury prevention. The program emphasizes safety activities which can prevent a brain or spinal cord injury. In addition to educating students, the ?I Got
The Fairfield City Council turned down a request to delay renewing its contract and consider a new applicant for the municipal airport manager?s position Monday evening.The council unanimously voted to renew its management contract and fixed base operator lease with Robert Lyons.?I represent a client who?s an experienced fixed base operator who is interested in bidding on both the airport management contract and
Despite councilman John Revolinski?s urging that the rate of increase be tiered based on usage, ordinances increasing water and sewer rates 20 percent went through as proposed Monday night.The Fairfield City Council has approved the first reading of an ordinance that will increase the base fee for sewer usage from $12 to $14.50 per month and the user rate from 4 cents to 4.8 cents per cubic foot of wastewater per
The Jefferson County Enterprise Zone Commission approved a resolution Tuesday supporting Agri-Industrial Plastics? Enterprise Zone application.Brent Willett, executive director of the Fairfield Economic Development Association, explained Agri-Industrial Plastics is located inside Fairfield Enterprise Zone 6, which means it is eligible to receive funding from the Iowa Department of Economic Development for certain
The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors heard two requests for county funds, but took no action on either during Monday?s meeting.Also Monday, the board set the public hearing on the 2010-2011 budget for March 15. Supervisor Steve Burgmeier reported the levy rate was set at $9.37802 per $1,000 of taxable valuation during a special meeting Thursday. The 2009-2010 levy rate is $9.53682 per $1,000 of taxable
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