Obituaries

?My mom and dad keep saying they are proud of me, but I?m not proud ? I?m proud that someone else is happy,? said 9-year-old Fairfield resident Carley Seeley, who single-handedly raised $1,000 this year for a non-profit organization that supports military veterans with service dogs.?I feel so good because I know that I?m helping somebody?s life,? she said.Carley has been raising funds for the Des Moines-based ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? Authorities say a Des Moines police officer is recovering from injuries suffered in a collision between his patrol car and a pickup. The accident occurred around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Police say the officer was heading east to the scene of an investigation when his car collided at an intersection with the southbound pickup. A police spokesman, Sgt. Paul Parizek, says the officer was knocked out ...

A bulldozer pushes away the concrete that once constituted a parking lot on the north side of the Roosevelt Community Recreation Center. A new parking lot will be built north of the new indoor gymnasium, which is expected to open in early 2016.

State Rep. Curt Hanson represents Iowa House District 82, which includes most of Jefferson County and Davis and Van Buren counties, in the state Legislature.The following is his report for Week Eight of the 2015 Iowa Legislative session. Now that we have passed the first funnel deadline for legislation, the House and Senate are focused on debating through our list of eligible bills and sending those that pass ...

State Rep. Curt Hanson visits with the Fairfield Middle School robotics team at the FIRST Tech Challenge League Championship in Ottumwa on Feb. 7.

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) ? A 24-year-old Marion man faces several charges following a collision with a patrol car being driven by a sheriff?s deputy in northeast Cedar Rapids neighborhood. The Linn County Sheriff?s Office says in a news release that the accident occurred around 4:50 p.m. on East Post Road. The release says a southbound vehicle driven by D?Andre Hicks went out of control and ran into the northbound ...

ATLANTIC (AP) ? A southwest Iowa mother convicted in a cancer hoax involving her 5-year-old daughter must make restitution totaling nearly $33,000, Seven claimants stepped forward at a restitution hearing on Wednesday in Cass County District Court to request around $10,000 total. Cass County Attorney David Wiederstein says Judge Greg Steensland didn?t rule on any of the claims. Once he rules, the total paid out ...

The Fairfield Police Department reports the following calls and incidents logged at dispatch: TuesdayA citizen reported that her gun permit and Iowa driver?s license were stolen last month. She advised that both went missing at different times, but the same person was at her house when she noticed they were gone.Frank Fritz, 51, was cited for speeding.The Fairfield Police Department received multiple calls ...

The Fairfield Police Department reports the following calls and incidents logged at dispatch: MondayThomas Hahn of Fairfield was arrested on his second offence of driving while intoxicated.A caller advised that a dead tree fell on a power line. Alliant Energy was advised. TuesdayA citizen reported that a young female in the street asked her for money. The subject told her that her boyfriend had kicked her ...

Agri-Industrial Plastics has steadily expanded its operations in the past 36 years, but now it?s taking a giant leap forward.The business is building a 104,000 square-foot facility south of its current office on North 22nd Street. Company president Lori Schaefer-Weaton said it is taller than most production facilities at 28 feet tall, which she said is necessary because of the size of the blow-molding machines ...