Fairfield News

Despite a drop in home sales experienced nationwide, local realtors remain positive about the Fairfield and Jefferson County market.?I don?t think we?re in too bad of shape,? said Jim Horras of ERA Fairfield Real Estate Inc.Terry Hayes of Century 21 Hayes Heartland said the year got off to a slow start, but ?things are picking up.?According to data from the Jefferson County Recorder?s Office, the total number of

With the former EconoFoods building now razed, plans are for the construction of the new Hy-Vee Food Store to begin in the spring.According to Chris Friesleben, Hy-Vee Inc. communications director, the work is scheduled to begin in March.It takes about 11 months to build a new store, so the store could open in the spring of 2011, she continued, but it is dependent upon weather, availability of materials and other

The policy for benches in Central Park was one item addressed by the Fairfield Park and Recreation Department Board of Directors Monday evening.During a brief discussion, the board concluded its ideal recommendation would be to establish a memorial wall for plaques in the park; however, the board will leave decisions regarding the current memorial bench controversy to the Fairfield City Council and Fairfield

Matt Heckert of Heckert and Sons operates the backhoe to remove dirt from the north rose bed in Central Park this morning, while co-worker Tony Stump did a little cleanup before leaving to dump the truckload of dirt. Heckert discovered a couple of roses that had been left behind and carefully put them in a bucket to try and save them. The men are removing the concrete in the north half of the park as well as part of

The official farm-to-market system in Jefferson County may experience some changes before the year is out.With the state transferring jurisdiction of Business 34 to the city and county later this year, Jefferson County Engineer Tom Goff is set to go before the state?s farm-to-market-review board. Before he meets with the board in the fall, the engineer?s office will be reviewing the entire local system to determine

Norris Asphalt Paving plans to begin working on the intermediate course of hot mix asphalt on Burlington Avenue/Business 34 from B Street east to just west of Nutmeg Avenue this week.Work will begin with cleaning and preparing the existing surface followed by laying the asphalt.When the mat has first been laid, traffic is not allowed to pass over it until the rollers have completed the compaction process, so some

The annual Fourth of July celebration hosted by the Fairfield Jaycees is set for Saturday evening at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.Jaycee Heather Shaull said although the organization?s fundraising efforts fell short resulting in a budget only half as much as last year?s, and ?things did not fall into place,? the group will be hosting the Fourth of July event.This year?s celebration, in addition to the fireworks

Nominations for open seats on the Fairfield Community School District can be filed today through July 30, with the election set for Sept. 8.In the Fairfield school district, the terms of Sheila Clements, Jeri Kunkle and Bob Waugh end this year. None of the three have announced if they are planning to seek re-election. The terms of Margaret Dwyer, Doug Flournoy, Ralph Messerli and Gail Miller will end in 2011.Startin