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The new play structure has been installed at Heritage Park in Fairfield, though the public should wait a week or two before planning to use it.

The city plans to increase its tax levy from about $16.69 per $1,000 taxable valuation to $17.65, an increase of 5.8 percent.

The Fairfield Lions Club hosted its spaghetti supper for the first time in three years on Tuesday, March 25.

Milestones Area Agency on Aging will serve its final congregate meal at the Fairfield Community Center on Thursday, March 27, but residents should know this does not mean the end of meals at the site.

Community members quickly collect signatures to ensure voters—not appointees—choose the next school board representative.

Henry County Conservation Department is raising funds to install an ADA-compliant, all-inclusive playground near our Nature Center and Top-of-Hill campground …

District expects slight increase in revenue due to rising property values despite the lower levy rate.

An appeal case for the challenged Highland bond election outcome will get a one-hour hearing on April 15, after a judge agreed to reset the schedule and cancel a previously planned 15-minute hearing on April 4.

MPCHS’ spring production features a large student cast, interactive scenes, and technical elements that highlight both performance and crew work.

Members of Iowa’s only Adaptive Sports youth basketball program expect to end the program once season ends, concluding with a trip to Nationals April 4-6.

Advocacy group Washington For Justice is holding a diaper drive at several locations in town, saying the endeavor was inspired by discussions at their Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in January.

WASHINGTON — Yaro and Mary Chmelar are the Washington Tree Committee’s “Supporters of the Year,” the group announced at a …