Henry County Public Health celebrated a successful third annual Back to School Health Fair ahead of the 2025-2026 school year. With strategic partnerships, Henry and Washington counties public health departments provided vaccines, screenings, and resources for school-aged children and families.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained a Southeast Iowa man three days after Washington County dropped drug charges against him.
Ten-year-old Edmund Adkins of Fairfield won the grand prize of the library’s Summer Reading Challenge, a new bicycle courtesy of the local Masonic Lodge and Walmart.
A Henry County woman who worked as a surgeon at Jefferson County Health Center is suing the hospital, alleging that she was paid less than a male colleague because of gender discrimination.
From pulled pork to puzzle-solving, young Winfield residents helped power the weekend — and their own programs — at this year’s festivities
New businesses, old classmates, and generations of attendees bring fresh energy and familiar faces to downtown Winfield
Work has yet to begin on the golf cart bridge at Walton Lake, despite the Fairfield City Council awarding a contract to replace the bridge four months ago.
Brian Horsfield was the only resident of Fairfield’s Ward 3 to file paperwork to appear on the ballot, and even though he might not have any competition, Horsfield said he wants to work hard for every vote.
Less than a week after Henry County Assessor Nathan Milks informed the Henry County Board of Supervisors of a proposed settlement pertaining to the 2023 Walmart tax appeal case, court documents state “Counsel report the case has settled.”
Children at Word of Life Lutheran Church in Fairfield performed an act of kindness during their Vacation Bible School by packing birthday bags for The Lord’s Cupboard.
Henry County Engineer Jake Hotchkiss reported on ongoing roadwork, safety improvements, and upcoming bridge and culvert replacements during the Department Head meeting with the Board of Supervisors.
The Main Street Fairfield Steering Committee hosted a ceremony in Central Park Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the town’s recent achievement of becoming the 54th Main Street Iowa Community.
City council members in Washington voted Aug. 5 to approve a development agreement on the north side of town, where a local company plans to build several houses on a land currently used for row crops, despite its suburban surroundings.
Washington County officials have renewed a contract with WEMIGA Waste Management, maintaining the county’s ties to the trash disposal and recycling business through 2029.
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