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With century-old sewers to fix, tighter state tax limits ahead, and residents eager to be heard, Washington’s city council candidates told voters Wednesday night they’ll focus on the basics — roads that hold up, budgets that balance, and communication that works both ways.

Douglas Flournoy has served 12 years as a Fairfield City Council member, and this year he hopes to become the town’s next mayor.

Cody Freeman is one of three candidates running for three seats up for grabs for the Fairfield Community School District Board of Directors on Nov. 4.

Connie Boyer writes about her accomplishments as mayor and her vision for Fairfield in this questionnaire with The Southeast Iowa Union.

The Broadway Players of FHS will stage the play “Enter the Body” on Halloween weekend at Fairfield High School.

The Southeast Iowa Union reached out to Fairfield School Superintendent Zach Wigle and other school officials for a Q and A on the Nov. 4 ballot measure to build a new Fairfield Middle School.

Paul Gandy is running unopposed for re-election for Ward 2 on the Fairfield City Council.

The descendants of early Fairfield pioneer William Greyer Coop gathered for a special occasion on Saturday, Oct. 4.

A surprise was in store for Mike Jay. The longtime commentator whose voice has boomed over track meets across Iowa and the U.S. was in Washington on Sunday for for a screening of Track Guy, a documentary about Jay’s career and charity, the Track Guy Foundation.

Raised on a Riverside farm and a graduate of Highland High School, Mackinze Hora returned home to Washington County to manage pigs for Iowa Select Farms. Two years later, she’s managing something larger: a voice for local producers.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds was the featured speaker at the Manufacturer’s Appreciation Luncheon in Fairfield on Thursday, Oct. 23.

Libertyville’s Halloween Parade was started in 1975 by Marilyn Nance and Carol Streed, so it was fitting that Nance received the honor of presiding over this year’s parade as Grand Marshal.