Fairfield News

Fairfield, Iowa, is known for its creativity, strong community spirit, and appreciation for sustainable living. Among the town’s green lifestyle choices, biking stands out as an eco-friendly, community-building way to explore the area, stay active, and help the environment.

Fairfield Area Community Theatre (FACT) will present “Freaky Friday, A New Musical” Thursday through Sunday, June 12-15 at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center. Show times are 7:30 p.m. the first three days, and then 3 p.m. on Sunday.

Fair Field Production’s latest documentary is called “When Maharishi Came to Town,” and it’s about the arrival of Maharishi International University to Fairfield in 1974, setting up shop in the campus vacated by Parsons College the year before.

Fairfield resident Don Kramer was honored for his military service with a Quilt of Valor on May 28.

Small school baseball roundup

Trojans move to 3-0 in SEC with win at Fort Madison, fall at Mid-Prairie one night later

Bergren’s bomb highlights 10-run sixth for Fairfield softball

A jury of 12 Jefferson County residents has returned a not guilty verdict in a trial where former interim ambulance director Judy Heisel was charged with secretly recording a meeting of county officials.

Put on your detective caps and come out to the Jefferson County Trails system for the 2025 Jefferson County Trails Council Scavenger Hunt.

Artist Ramin Roshandel has put together a piece called “Listen to Me! A Tintype Series of Iowa Transgender Folks.”

Fairfield Public Library will host “How Iowa Met Baseball: The Myths, the History, the Players,” a compelling presentation by Humanities Iowa speaker John Liepa, on Saturday, June 7, from 1-3 p.m.

The Greater Jefferson County Foundation held its Annual Scholarship Appreciation Dinner Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at the Fairfield Community Center. …