Fairfield News

Lincoln Elementary School kindergartner Eli Moore is high-fived for a job well done by teacher Heidi Bowman after she checks his written sentence.

The Fairfield Fire Department responded to 279 calls with an average response time of 5.9 minutes and average attendance of 87 percent in 2008.During fire chief Ralph Hickenbottom?s annual report to the Fairfield City Council Monday evening, he said Fairfield firemen spent 3,182 hours on scene and another 1,014 hours in training and meetings.Of the 279 calls to which the department responded, 21 were building

Before the state?s Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriages took effect this morning, interested residents packed a meeting room in the Jefferson County Courthouse to hear what the local board of supervisors had to say about the issue.Following a brief discussion, the supervisors unanimously passed a resolution calling on the Iowa Legislature to pass legislation providing for a public vote to amend the

These three red fox kits watched curiously as the camera approached, only running away if the human gets too close. Otherwise, they warily watch anyone approaching as they continue about their play or eating. Mother fox was not visible this day, but has been seen keeping close watch on her five pups.For this photo, see the Monday, April 27, 2009, Fairfield Ledger.

A local group of master gardeners is inviting more people to participate in their newly formed community garden.The idea for a community garden, in which anyone can sign up to tend a small plot of land, grew from four individuals who completed Iowa State University?s Master Gardener Program.?When you take this course, you commit to 40 hours of community service, and Wanda [Sandfire] and some others came up with

The president of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, Mark Ackelson, told a Fairfield group ?it is a pretty exciting time for green awareness? at a reception this morning at Revelations Bookstore and Café.Ackelson, INHF staff and directors, and local conservation officials attended a public reception to mark the 30th anniversary of the group and discuss its first-ever project, Whitham Woods, just west of

The Fairfield Police Department used funds from a juvenile alcohol grant to pay overtime to put additional officers on the street in plain clothes for prom and other activities this past weekend.Twenty-four people were given Preliminary Breath Tests resulting in four minors under the age of 18 and six adults being cited for possession of alcohol under the legal age. ?According to police, four minors were cited and

The Fairfield school district superintendent and business manager will be preparing expenditure reductions of at least $450,000 as directed by the Fairfield Community School Board of Directors.Superintendent Don Achelpohl explained the district recently received a letter from the Iowa Department of Education predicting Fairfield would have a negative authorized spending authority of more than $600,000 for the