Obituaries

These horses along Franklin Ave. north of Salem have had some pretty cold lunches this month. With temperatures hovering around zero and a windchill well below zero, it doesn?t appear their meals will be warming up anytime soon.

This is the first in a two-part series on the Miller family and immigration. A 13-year-old Fairfield boy realized other people needed birthday presents more than he did.Chaiden Miller, son of Dan and Annalisa Miller and a seventh-grader at Maharishi School, celebrated his birthday Aug. 9. Instead of bringing him gifts, he instructed his friends to bring donations for immigrants affected by the Immigration and ...

Officials in the Iowa Department of Natural Resources are accepting comments on the agency's proposed hunting and fishing license fee increases.The proposal would put the cost of an annual resident hunting or fishing license at $20, an increase of $3.The proposed fees do not include the vendor or convenience fee added where the licenses are sold.The proposed fee schedule for all hunting, fishing and trapping ...

OTTUMWA ? One person is dead and at least two others injured in separate shootings Friday in Ottumwa, including a shootout between suspects and law enforcement officers.The Ottumwa Police Department issued a news release on the incident but is withholding the names of the subjects involved.At 1:42 p.m. Friday, the Ottumwa Police Department received a call reporting shots fired at 831 S. Lillian St. in Ottumwa. ...

The Iowa Department of Public Health announced last week the first reported 2018 Iowa death associated with West Nile virus in an elderly adult (81-plus years of age) from central Iowa.A second case of human West Nile virus infection has also been reported in a Palo Alto County adult (61 to 80 years of age) male who has recovered.?West Nile virus is in Iowa,? said IDPH Deputy epidemiologist, Dr. Ann Garvey. ...

Mt. Pleasant?s Pleasant Hill neighborhood southeast of town has a rich history of military service.In documents, supplied by local historian Donald Young, it is stated, ?Immediately on the firing of Ft. Sumpter, a company of Home Guards, numbering sixty, were organized?In the midst of the wheat harvest when news came that the rebels were entering Iowa, one lieutenant?actually dropped his scythe in the field and?By

It was no big deal. I was starting to look a bit shaggy, so I figured that it was time for my semi-annual haircut. And being relatively new to the area, I was still uncertain as to where the best place an old man could go to get such a cut. When I asked, a couple of people in the office offered up the same business. That was easy enough, so I asked for a location. And that?s where the problem began.I was given the

Mel Tillis, Heidi Newfield, Phil Vasser and a double feature of Collin Raye and Restless Heart will headline the 60th Old Threshers Reunion, set for Sept. 3-7 this year.Terry McWilliams, public relations and marketing director for Midwest Old Threshers, made the announcement Wednesday afternoon during the Mount Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance?s Alive After Five networking event. Each of the concerts will be free and

The Fourth of July is Tuesday, so many offices, businesses and services will be closed to observe the holiday.Some offices in the Jefferson County Courthouse will be closed Monday. Call ahead to check.City, county, state and federal offices will be closed Tuesday.No congregate meals will be served Tuesday at the Fairfield Senior Citizen Center.No summer meals will be served by the Fairfield Community School ...

The Fairfield Police Department reports the following incidents logged into dispatch: Tuesday12:06 p.m. ? Walmart on Burlington Avenue advised of suspicious activity.12:47 p.m. ? A citizen advised of harassment.1:43 p.m. ? A citizen advised of harassment.6:47 p.m. ? A citizen advised of a theft in the 100 block of North Court Street.7:44 p.m. ? Dylan Tyrone Miller, 26, of Ottumwa was cited for driving ...