Fairfield News

Libertyville Elementary School teachers, from left, Anne Lyle, Nancy Behner, Heidi Frescoln and Brandi Strickler dance and mime the ABBA tune, ?Dancing Queen,? in rehearsal for the Faculty Follies to be presented to the public at 2 p.m Sunday at Fairfield High School Auditorium.Faculty Follies, featuring teachers, administrators and school board members, is normally presented every two years as a fund-raising event

Since the state?s Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriages took effect Monday, the Jefferson County Recorder?s Office has received one marriage license request from a same-sex couple.The request was made Monday afternoon by a lesbian couple. Under Iowa law, today is the first day licenses issued Monday become valid without a judge?s waiver.Although only one request had been made in Jefferson County,

The Iowa Department of Transportation announces the closing of Business 34 west of Fairfield due to bridge reconstructions.At 10 a.m. Monday, access into Fairfield from the Highway 34 Exit 210 will be closed to replace bridges over Mitchell Creek and Shirts Creek.Mitchell Creek crosses Business 34 east of the Exit 210 interchange where the tall radio tower is. Shirts Creek crosses Business 34 further west of the

With the approval of the Fairfield Park and Recreation Department, Dave and Sheri Neff hope to restore Howard Park to its former glory.After researching some of the park?s long history, the Neffs have decided to adopt the park and, among other things, plant period flowers.?This is just an extension of what?s been done downtown,? Dave Neff said, noting the strides made by the Beautification Commission in the central

South Sixth Street, from Burlington to Washington avenues, will be closed for about a month beginning Monday.For this complete news brief, see the Thursday, April 30, 2009, Fairfield Ledger.

While the actual move from the Jefferson County Hospital to the new Jefferson County Health Center went smoothly, a few hiccups happened in regards to the purchase of the old building.To receive financing to purchase the building, SunnyBrook Assisted Living had to obtain a certificate of need from the State Health Facilities Council for an additional 50 beds. The certificate of need was approved in January, but

Phil McMillin, left, and Larry Adam of Taylor Industries in Des Moines remove the refrigerant from HVAC units on the roof of the former Econofoods building this morning. Asbestos removal work is completed and electrical work is taking place prior to the scheduled demolition of the building. A construction date for the new Hy-Vee Food Store on the site has not been determined.For this photo, see the Tuesday, April

As the third and final reading of Jefferson County?s subdivision ordinance draws near, the city and county attorneys don?t see eye-to-eye on which entity has final jurisdiction over Fairfield?s 2-mile extra-territorial zone.While assistant county attorney Pat McAvan has advised the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors the city?s subdivision ordinance would prevail within that urbanized area, city attorney John