Fairfield News

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance is offering free tax preparation for individuals and families whose incomes are $54,000 or less.United Way of Wapello County has VITA sites in Fairfield and Ottumwa. Call 641-672-1169 for information.IRS-certified volunteers can complete both federal and state forms and can file the returns electronically.IRS rules place limitations on the types of returns that can be completed ...

Patrick Hammes of Batavia and Tom Adam of Fairfield recently placed in the 2016 National Corn Growers Association?s Corn Yield Contest.Hammes won national second place and Iowa first place in the AA Non-Irrigated division. Hammes won with Pioneer brand P1197AM, which yielded 320.2897 bushels per acre.Adam won third place in the AA Non-Irrigated division. Adam won with Pioneer brand P1311AMXT, which yielded ...

Many Iowa farmers got to know local tow-truck drivers on a first-name basis last fall. Plenty of combines and tractors got stuck in soggy soils at the start of harvest.Unwanted towing bills, though, may not be the only consequence of driving heavy implements on saturated ground.Farmers and agronomy experts say soil compaction could hinder production in some areas this year and for years to come.?It?s a ...

The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program is now offering opportunities for volunteers to work at the Fairfield Public Library.Rebecca Johnson, director of the Fairfield library, recently signed the library on as an official RSVP service site.This means that volunteers can serve there in lots of interesting ways throughout the year, explained Jefferson County RSVP coordinator John Miller.Some of the volunteer ...

AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARYThe Fairfield American Legion Auxiliary No. 47 will hold its first meeting of 2017 at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the VFW in Fairfield.Those attending might need to enter through the east door.The agenda will include further plans for bringing The Wall That Heals to Fairfield, as well as regular business as usual.All members of the Fairfield American Legion are welcome to attend.??? ...

The Jefferson-Van Buren Reading Council is offering a $200 scholarship grant to undergraduate or graduate students planning to take coursework in the area of reading.Interested persons can request an application from scholarship committee chairwoman Julie Hanshaw by writing to her c/o Libertyville Elementary School, 102 S. Jefferson St., Libertyville 52567, or by emailing ~Deadline for the scholarship applicatio...

(STATE POINT) ? While winter can be a beautiful time of year, it can also be a treacherous season on the roads. Winter driving conditions require increased attention and an ability to adapt quickly.In 2015, 8,010 people nationwide were killed in car crashes between December and March, resulting in an average seven percent per month increase from 2014, according to the National Safety Council. These numbers are a ...

Fairfield Middle School and Fairfield Elks Lodge have announced the Students of the Month for December.Each school month, the Fairfield Elks Lodge sponsors the middle school?s Students of the Month award. The purpose of the award is to acknowledge positive contributions of FMS students at school. These positive contributions range from assisting teachers and peers in classroom activities to displaying characteris...