Obituaries

When Fairfield?s Jacob Mineart grabbed a 6-1 lead over Mt. Pleasant?s Jacob Dilks midway through the 215-pound match Thursday night, it appeared Fairfield would set the tone for the Southeast Conference dual.But as soon as Mineart took the lead, Dilks fought back, eventually winning the match in an 8-6 overtime decision.Momentum ? Mt. Pleasant.Mt. Pleasant (6-7) used the momentum from the Dilks match to win six of

Roosevelt Community Recreation Center will host a community blood drive from 2-5:30 p.m. April 3 on the racquetball court.All presenting donors will receive a voucher for a shaker/water bottle.Donors who last gave blood on or before Feb. 6 will be eligible to give again.For appointments to donate, call Park and Rec at 472-6159 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use code 5360 to locate the drive.Potential ...

OTTUMWA ? Tenco?s 52nd Annual Awards Banquet will be April 7 in the Ottumwa High School Cafeteria.The banquet starts at 6 p.m., with a catered dinner by Country Kitchen.Entertainment will include Scott Baird?s juggling act, returning by popular demand. Musical entertainment also will add to the evening?s festivities.To attend, make reservations by March 30 by calling 641-682-8114 or emailing mmcadams@tenco.org....

A Sustainable Gardening Workshop and Seed Swap is planned 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Fairfield Public Library.The free event is hosted by Green Iowa AmeriCorps in partnership with Maharishi University of Management, Southeast Iowa Food Hub, and Sustainable Living Coalition.In honor of ?National Plant a Flower Day,? community member Sascha Kyssa will present a program on sustainable gardening methods for healthy, tasty ...

Jefferson County Naturalist Therese Cummiskey is inviting students to make gourd birdhouses Monday morning at the Jefferson County Park Nature Center.Students in the Fairfield Community School District do not have classes Monday while teachers have a professional development day, so Cummiskey is inviting first- through sixth-graders to make birdhouses out of gourds.?These birdhouses are great for wrens,? ...

Two showings of ?Before the Flood,? are planned at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Feb 11 at The Orpheum Theatre.Admission is free, with a $5 suggested donation to cover costs. Following the film will be a discussion of actions people can take here and now about climate change.Three Academy Award winners ? Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, and Fisher Stevens ? have teamed up to produce a new film about the dangers of ...

Fairfield Middle School officials have listed the names of students who earned recognition on the honor roll for the second quarter of the 2016-17 academic year. Eighth gradeEighth-graders on the Straight ?A? honor roll include: Adriana Alons, Erica Bochmann, Ion Camero, Brecken Courtright, Clare Else, Claire Epperson, Yana Gaskell, Zachary Holcomb, Lauren Kraemer, Kevin Kretz, Amiritha Kumar, Autumn Lisk, ...

MARQUETTE UNIVERSITYMILWAUKEE, Wis. ? Sidney Baumann of Fairfield has graduated from Marquette University.Baumann earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics. KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGECEDAR RAPIDS ? Kirkwood Community College has released its dean?s list for the fall 2016 semester.Kirkwood students from the area earning the distinction are: Fairfield ? Jolea Burkhart, Mishaylee Cline, Alyssa Fitch, Madison ...

A wild deer taken during the 2016 deer hunting season northwest of Elkader has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, which is the first CWD positive wild deer confirmed outside of Allamakee County.The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has scheduled a public meeting to discuss the status of the disease in Iowa and surrounding states from 6:30-9 p.m. Feb. 13 in Johnson?s Reception Hall in Elkader.Clayton...

Jefferson County Conservation will be offering two camps during the Fairfield Community School District?s spring break.Children in first and second grades are invited to Nature Explorers. They will be exploring the trails of the park while discovering the changes of spring.During Survival Camp, youth in third through sixth grades will be learning archery, fire building and shelter building.Nature Explorers ...