Fairfield News

Howard and Debora Adrian of Fairfield announce the engagement of their daughter Tina to Jon Pfeifer, son of Steven and Candy Pfeifer of Fairfield and Renee Pfeifer of Richland.The bride-elect of Fairfield is a graduate of Fairfield High School and University of Northern Iowa. She is a clinic nurse for River Hills Community Health Center in Richland.The groom-elect of Richland is a graduate of Pekin High School. ...

Noah?s Ark Animal Foundation has received a grant of $875 from The Miccio Foundation of Iowa City.The funds will be used to spay outdoor female cats through the ?Beat the Heat? program offered by the Caring Community Spay Neuter Assistance Program.A female cat spay and FVRCP vaccination is available for $25. The cost of the services typically ranges from $80 to $125 or more.To take advantage of this offer, ...

Shelby Heston, left, and Samantha Westercamp competed in the Iowa State Fair Cowgirl Queen contest Friday. The contest is judged on 50 percent beauty and 50 percent horsemanship. ? I couldn?t be more proud of these girls,? said Shea Earlywine, Jefferson County 4-H Horse Project leader. ?They looked beautiful and rode hard. It was a great experience to be part of such a spectacular event.? Westercamp is the ...

Joanne Ancell, also known as ?Fiddlin? Granny,? will perform at the Iowa State Fair this weekend. She will perform on the fiddle during a Civil War re-enactment at 1 p.m. Saturday in Pioneer Hall. She also will read from the book she co-authored with Henry McVey, ?Two Years and Two Days: A Writ of My Civil War Experiences.?At 3:30 p.m. that same day, Ancell, who hails from Fairfield, will play her fiddle in ...

Fairfield Community School District has listed its breakfast and lunch menu for the coming week.Wednesday ? breakfast: assorted cereals, assorted cereal bars and Nutri-Grain bars, orange juice, milk. Lunch: corn dog, baked beans, mixed vegetables, fresh apple, milk, plus tomatoes and a fruit choice for high school students.Thursday ? breakfast: assorted cereals assorted cereal bars, orange juice and milk. ...

The School Supplies Giveaway to Stockport children has supplies available for residents of Stockport.School supplies and can be picked up at the library, which is open 3-6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to noon Thursdays. The Stockport Library has some large items that will be for salestarting on Monday, including:? Two, two- drawer file cabinets, one with hanging file folders in the bottom drawer.? ...

Faith Methodist Church in Libertyville invites the public to play outdoor games 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Jefferson County Park. The church also is holding a worship service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday in Jefferson County Park shelter No. 1 with a potluck to follow Sunday. The public is invited to the worship service as well.

Reck Show Cattle of Fairfield was among those recognized for their top quality cattle in the Beef Feeder Calf show judged Saturday at the 2013 Iowa State Fair.Reck Show Cattle showed the Reserve Champion Simmental Heifer, and placed first in Foundation Simmental Heifers; first in Simmental Heifers; and third in Top Five Market Animals.Fairfield native Mitch Goudy, along with the Mitch Goudy Band, will perform ...

Sharon McCleary and Laverne Payne, both of Agency, announce their engagement and approaching wedding.The couple is planning a November wedding.

FHS CLASS OF 1973The Fairfield High School graduating class of 1973 is planning a 40th-year class reunion Oct. 4-5.Organizers are looking for any information, address, phone or email for the following class members: Robert Briggs, Elizabeth Fulton Frazee, Arthur Shafer, Leo Shafer, David Sherwood, Beth Snedden Unverzagt and Crystal Wilson.Call and leave a message with contact information to Jeanne Meyers at ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has added a tool on its website that provides a snapshot of aquatic life in Iowa?s interior streams and rivers.BioNet is an online database that stores, analyzes, and reports the activities of the Biological Monitoring and Assessment program of the DNR. Users can enter a stream name or use the interactive map to find and select a location to view the sampling history at ...

ANCELLMatthew F. Ancell has been promoted to the rank of master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force.Ancell is an instrument and flight control systems instructor assigned to the 628th Air Base Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. The new master sergeant has served in the military for 14 years.He is the son of Shari Bond of Wayland and Frank Ancell of Muscatine. He is the grandson of Richard Boyd of Ottumwa and ...