The Fairfield Beautification Commission held its Second Annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on Nov. 14, recognizing those who have done the most to enhance the city’s appearance.
A pair of apartment buildings in Fairfield intended for low-income and disabled people is going through a transition as both the main bank and property manager have withdrawn, leaving a three-member volunteer board to run the facility until they can find a new property manager.
The first real snowfall of the season canceled Washington’s official holiday lighting ceremony, but downtown’s Lights of Love trees still glow in Central Park like steady beacons of memory, hope and generosity.
A fast-moving blaze tore through a rural Washington County property Tuesday evening, drawing multiple emergency agencies and a public plea to keep roads clear as crews battled “a large fire.”
Anyone who missed Small Business Saturday on Nov. 29 will be happy to hear: the event has been extended until Dec. 6.
Foul weather seems to have forced the city’s hand, but other events remain unchanged
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Candlelit windows, vintage garlands and the glow of winter fires will set the scene as a select few Washington businesses and families welcome guests into their spaces for one of the town’s beloved holiday traditions this weekend: the Candlelight Tour of Homes.
Fairfield First Fridays Art Walk is preparing for two big events on back-to-back weekends.
Local food processors and growers are teaming up to create a new network of relationships they’ve dubbed the Southeast Iowa Food Producers Co-op.
The Fairfield Police Department has confirmed that a body was discovered in the Fairfield Walmart parking lot, though the identity of the person is not being released at this time.
A snowstorm that buried Washington under nearly a foot of snow over the weekend forced the cancellation of most holiday events, but it didn’t manage to freeze the town’s festive spirit. Instead, residents turned to Main Street Washington’s virtual “Snow Day Creation Contest,” flooding Facebook with photos that celebrated family, fun and an unexpectedly magical start to the season.
A winter storm that dropped up to 10 inches of snow across Washington County kept police and sheriff’s deputies busy throughout the weekend, as officers issued more than three dozen snow-ban citations and responded to a steady stream of vehicles sliding off roadways.
Over the weekend, Iowa experienced the first major snow of the season. Heavy snows blanketed the state, bringing hazardous driving conditions. But when snow’s on the way, the plows get to work.
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