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Powerful trucks filled Fairfield all last week during the Gordon Maney Memorial Dodge Truck Reunion, put on by Matthew Welcher of the Power Wagon Advertiser.
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Powerful trucks filled Fairfield all last week during the Gordon Maney Memorial Dodge Truck Reunion, put on by Matthew Welcher of the Power Wagon Advertiser.
The City of Fairfield plans to lower the water level in Walton Lake this summer to replace a golf cart bridge that failed an inspection.
Anglers cast lines for a cause in Oakland Mills, raising funds—and community spirit—to help save the historic footbridge
Lawn chairs, pie, and live music—Mt. Pleasant’s Community Band is back in Central Park this summer, kicking off a season full of hometown talent, tradition, and toe-tapping tunes under the trees
Supervisors approved a settlement in relation to complaints filed with state and federal civil rights agencies
Three veterans were celebrated in a touching ceremony that brought families and a community together through tears, pride, and handmade quilts.
In his stop at the Washington County Fairgrounds June 9 for the 26th Annual Antique Tractorcade, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig discussed farm profitability with local reporters, saying it was “top of mind” for his office.
Municipal police say they’ve arrested a man accused of carrying firearms onto school grounds, almost a week after two unloaded handguns were found under a tree near the Washington High School baseball field.
Washington County supervisors allowed a handful of public comments from advocates asking for a local civil rights ordinance Tuesday morning, but say they still don’t plan to take action on it for the time being.
City council members in Washington have completed the first reading of an ordinance amendment that legalizes fireworks on certain holidays, after years of banning the pyrotechnic rockets in town without exception. And they’re not happy about it.
Washington’s 78th Ridiculous Days were a blast last week. And despite unfavorable forecasts, there was no rain on the annual parade, nor any of the numerous other activities as community members gathered for the long-beloved town festival.
Fairfield Area Community Theatre (FACT) will present “Freaky Friday, A New Musical” Thursday through Sunday, June 12-15 at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center. Show times are 7:30 p.m. the first three days, and then 3 p.m. on Sunday.
Fair Field Production’s latest documentary is called “When Maharishi Came to Town,” and it’s about the arrival of Maharishi International University to Fairfield in 1974, setting up shop in the campus vacated by Parsons College the year before.
A new town celebration will mix Art Domestique’s annual En Plaine Air competition with a handful of new events focused on the arts, as community members seek to show off their designation as an Iowa Arts and Entertainment district.
