Fairfield News

Jefferson County ISU Extension and Outreach will host a weekly series called “Powerful Tools for Caregivers of Adults with Chronic …

Southeast Iowa Regional Food Web hopes to gather 3,000-5,000 participants for its needs assessment survey.

Jefferson County Relay for Life will be held Aug. 24 at Fairfield Golf & Country Club, with 100 percent of the proceeds going toward the American Cancer Society.

Part 1 of a series on the Fairfield sewer system.

FAIRFIELD – The Fairfield City Council has decided to close the compost site until further notice. The council made the …

Locals are in for a treat because the producer and the director of Rally Caps will attend the Fairfield premiere at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, and answer questions from the audience afterward. The film was producer by Katherine Borda, and directed and written by her husband, Lee Cipolla.

Symmetry Music and Arts Festival will be Sept. 13-14, at an acreage between Libertyville and Douds.

The Fairfield All-Star Jazz Band will perform at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, Aug. 17. The band received the good news that it had been selected to perform that day from 2-3:30 p.m. on the MidAmerica Stage.

Fairfield residents are being asked for assistance to determine if their home contains lead or copper water pipes.

Democrat Christina Bohannan, a University of Iowa law school professor, will visit Jefferson County’s Mac Coon Access park near the Jefferson-Henry county line northeast of Fairfield.

In this week’s “Empty Nest” column, Curt Swarm writes about getting to know former FHS teacher Scott Slechta: “I asked him to review one of my books. Not only did he review it, but he wrote a glowing four-page, typewritten analysis of the book's key points. I was stunned. He simply said, ‘It's how I review all my students' writing.’ (No wonder he was Teacher of the Year!)”

The family of Justin Garrison is honoring his memory by putting on a memorial ride that will go through Jefferson, Van Buren and Henry counties.