Fairfield News

Norris Asphalt Paving plans to begin the hot asphalt overlay on Burlington Avenue from 32nd to 20th streets Friday.Plans are for Norris to lay asphalt Friday, Saturday and Monday, weather permitting. A pilot car will operate while Norris lays fabric on the existing surface prior to the asphalt being placed.Subject to weather conditions the intersection of 23rd Street will be closed from 9 p.m. today until 7 a.m.

A groundhog, the largest member of the squirrel family, is usually found where wooded areas meet open spaces, like roads, fields and streams. They are not usually found napping atop a car tire on a busy street in town. This little fella woke up when the camera approached, keeping a wary eye but not wanting to leave his resting place. Groundhogs feed voraciously, oftentimes in gardens, quickly decimating a plot as

The nuisance of navigating road construction on the west end of Fairfield is deterring some customers from local businesses.Upset by the toll roadwork on Burlington Avenue is taking on their restaurants, two small-business owners appealed to the Fairfield City Council Monday evening for a solution. The council, in response, pledged to educate the public about alternate routes and supporting local businesses.After

The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors was updated on restoration efforts under way at the Maasdam Barns site before approving matching funds for a grant Monday morning.?For the next two years we?ve got a lot of work to do ? both on the house as a museum and welcome center with living quarters for a caretaker and on restoring more barns,? Maasdam Barns Preservation Committee Chairman Larry Nash reported.The

In recognition of National Police Memorial Week, the Fairfield Police Department, Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office and Jefferson County Police Reserves will join law enforcement agencies throughout Iowa and the United States to pay tribute to the men and women killed in the line of duty protecting public safety and security.Locally, a wreath laying ceremony will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Evergreen Cemetery honoring

The high school study committee recommended a ?remodel and add-on? phased construction project for Fairfield High School during a presentation to the school board Monday night.Committee co-chairmen Troy Seeley and Jennifer Anderson outlined the group?s recommendation for the board.They explained the master facility plan, devised by Bill Lawrence and Brian Buttery of Shive-Hattery Architects and Engineers, is

Saturday noon approximately 35 motorcycles left the Fairfield square for the Fairfield Elks Poker Run with the first stop at Richland. The bikes pulled away from the Richland square headed for Hedrick, then Ottumwa Elks, Bloomfield, Eldon, Libertyville and finishing the trip at Batavia. According to Exalted Ruler Chris Davis, funds raised from the 125-mile event organized by Randy Mairet will go toward the club?s

Fairfield Community School District fifth-grade band director Micah Peck introduces his 65-member band to the audience Monday evening as they presented their first concert for the public at the Fairfield High School Auditorium. The band began in October when students received their instruments and music and are now playing recognizable tunes, with some students playing solos for the enjoyment of the audience during

During National Teacher Appreciation Week, which is currently under way, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards has extended its thanks to the 74,000 National Board Certified Teachers across the country who are serving schools and communities. Of those 74,000 nationally certified teachers, seven of them, plus one candidate, are working in the Fairfield Community School District: Jim Edgeton, Betsie

Stockport Road has re-opened with the completion of work on the bridge above Cedar Creek.For this news brief, see the Wednesday, May 6, 2009, Fairfield Ledger.

The first batch of letters informing 18 building owners of a potential illegal roof downspout sewer connection went out Tuesday. Another 251 letters will be sent out in the coming weeks.Notifying homeowners and detaching downspouts connected to Fairfield?s sanitary sewer system is the first step in the city?s three-pronged approach to alleviating sewer overflows.French-Reneker-Associates Inc. is currently

FREMONT ? The Fremont Community School District held a community meeting last week as an opportunity for district patrons to voice opinions and provide input on the district?s long-standing sharing agreement with the Eddyville/Blakesburg school district.Fremont Superintendent Art Sathoff said the district has one year remaining on its 28 agreement for whole-grade sharing with Eddyville/Blakesburg, but a decision on