MONDAY Blood Drive, Noah’s Ark, 4:30-7 p.m. Appointments: 472-6080 or www.bloodcenterimpact.org with code 5377. Dual Recovery Anonymous, Optimae Wellness Center, …
N/A Community Oct. 8, 2018 11:50 am2531d ago
MONDAY Blood Drive, Noah’s Ark, 4:30-7 p.m. Appointments: 472-6080 or www.bloodcenterimpact.org with code 5377. Dual Recovery Anonymous, Optimae Wellness Center, …
N/A News Oct. 5, 2018 12:56 pm2534d ago
OTTUMWA – An Ottumwa middle school student was arrested and charged with harassment after brandishing a firearm and threatening to …
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Community Oct. 5, 2018 11:40 am2534d ago
Fairfield Community School District Today-Oct. 12 Today, Friday, Oct. 5 NTG – Homecoming Week @ Fairfield Community School District. Theme: …
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Community Oct. 5, 2018 11:36 am2534d ago
FRIDAY Fairfield Community School District, Homecoming Week. Theme: Orange and Black Spirit Day; varsity football game against Keokuk, Trojan Stadium, …
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Letters to the Editor Oct. 4, 2018 1:01 pm2535d ago
To the editor: Teachers know what they want to teach. And when they want to teach it. That is why …
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Community Oct. 4, 2018 11:11 am2535d ago
Every year, the Fairfield Cultural Alliance happily offers Cultural Trust Fund mini grants to nonprofit organizations. These small grants will …
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News Oct. 3, 2018 12:16 pm2536d ago
Local law enforcement officials have arrested a man they suspect robbed banks in Packwood and Hedrick over the summer. Ethan …
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Community Oct. 3, 2018 11:29 am2536d ago
Join Fairfield First Fridays for the 12th annual Oktoberfest 6-10 p.m. Friday in Central Park. The Oktoberfest Committee has planned …
Steve Beltramea
News Oct. 2, 2018 8:48 am2537d ago
To the editor:Recently, the Fairfield Community School Board announced that it is now time to begin implementing many changes to our beloved Fairfield Community School District. Often, change by itself is hard to accept, but it appears to me that most of these changes have got a lot of people pretty cranked up.As a parent of three children who are currently part of the FCSD, I understand that it?s easy to be ...
Jessica Sirdoreus
News Oct. 2, 2018 8:48 am2537d ago
To the editor:On Monday, the community will find out the fate of Libertyville Elementary School. Before that takes place, I'd like to publicly thank Paul Miller, School Board Member, for the extra time and effort he has put into researching other districts and actively exploring every other avenue to avoid closing the doors of a beloved elementary school. It is apparent to me and other members of this community, ...
Jim Turner
Oct. 2, 2018 8:48 am2537d ago
To the editor:I was a confident and self-assured teacher. I knew what I was doing and I loved it. The students could see that. I rarely appeared anxious or confused, much less fearful and insecure.Problems were not daunting and the work was rarely overwhelming. I did not ever despair of holding my own or my position at the school. But that was in the school, the classrooms, the halls, the playing fields and ...
Carol M. Carlson
News Oct. 2, 2018 8:48 am2537d ago
To the editor and voters of Jefferson County:With slightly less than a month until the election, it is time to look seriously at the choices we as residents of Jefferson County have to make. We have four candidates running for two seats on the county Board of Supervisors. It is vitally important that we retain Lee Dimmitt as one of our supervisors. He has been on the job working for us for eight years. He ...
Bob Palm
News Oct. 2, 2018 8:48 am2537d ago
To the editor:The upcoming election in Jefferson County has many important facets to it, but none more important than the election for Jefferson County Supervisor. It has been stated by one candidate for supervisor, and may very well be sustained by more than one candidate that Jefferson County has ?evolved? beyond agriculture and that farm families do not represent a necessary ingredient for Jefferson County to ...
Michael and Gerry Moore
News Oct. 2, 2018 8:48 am2537d ago
To the editor:On the upcoming election day, we urge you to vote for Margaret Dwyer for Jefferson County Supervisor.Marg's long involvement in community service combined with her executive experience at Cambridge Investment Research gives her a solid background in action and decision-making. She also possesses a level head, the ability to see and assess both sides of an issue, and a knack for galvanizing people ...