News

Record number of contestants, new workshops, and returning tradition mark this year’s Henry County Fair Queen Contest

Local leaders call for prevention, screening, and sustained funding as Iowa’s cancer rates continue to climb

Salem road work set to begin, speed limit signs up for discussion

Mt. Pleasant unites for a joyful, hero-filled Fourth of July at McMillan Park

Fairfield residents should have received their new trash cart from Waste Management, which sought to provide them by July 1 when its new five-year contract with the city began.

A bald eagle struck by traffic near Riverside over the holiday weekend has been humanely euthanized, according to volunteers at The Raptor Advocacy, Rehabilitation & Education Group, an area nonprofit that sought to rescue the animal.

Terry Spitzer of Kalona recently received a Quilt of Valor, presented by Jane Messer, a member of the Quilt of Valor Foundation, recognizing his service in the United States Army.

A city employee of over 29 years, JJ Bell says he’s frustrated after his unexpected removal from office in June, when he was told to resign or be fired. Confirmed details about the reasons behind his departure are scarce.

The new bridge over Big Cedar Creek between Fairfield and Libertyville is nearly complete, but the road could still be months away from opening.

Bob Ferguson is a member of the Fairfield Beautification Commission, and is spearheading its “weed-free team” that’s tackling undesirable plants that grow in sidewalk cracks and in the alleys.

When one of the state’s top pork producing companies built a baseball field in its front yard, the farmers acknowledged it was an unusual move.

Ed Kelly is returning to the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office.