Fairfield News

Fairfield High School student Tristen Garretson finished his Eagle Scout project this fall, which included painting the hand railings, parking lot lines and curbs at the Fairfield Community Center.

Fairfield High School will host its annual Veterans Day assembly at 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 11 in the Slechta-Mitcheltree-Edgeton …

Republican Adrian Dickey won his re-election bid to the Iowa Senate and Republican Jeff Shipley was re-elected to the Iowa House of Representatives on Tuesday, Nov. 5.

A special guest attended the event at the McElhinny House, and that was U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Miller-Meeks was in the midst of a busy day of campaigning for re-election to represent Iowa’s District 1 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Republicans across the country were in a celebratory mood Tuesday night as results showed former President Donald Trump as the likely victor in the presidential race, plus Republican majorities in the House and Senate.

Susie Drish has been re-elected to the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors, and Joe Ledger is set to join the board at the end of this year.

According to the unofficial results released by the Jefferson County Auditor’s Office on Tuesday, Nov. 5, voters in the school district cast 4,102 votes in favor (57.95 percent) of the bond and 2,976 votes against it (42.05 percent). Though the “yes” side won a majority of the votes, it needed to cross the 60 percent threshold required for bonds, so the measure failed.

The Iowa League of Cities shares ways for cities to become more sustainable

Visitors to Jefferson County generated over $22 million in 2023

The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the hiring of Claire Reid as the new Chamber Administrator.

The Fairfield Education Foundation has awarded $50,988.11 in grants to teachers and staff of the Fairfield Community School District. The …

Petra’s Park in Fairfield is receiving shade structures.