Obituaries

Fairfield Police Department received a report at 3:47 p.m. Monday of a $6.50 theft from Family Dollar Store, 507 W. Burlington Ave.Police received a report at 9:51 a.m. Monday of vandalism to a generator at Iowa State Bank, 101 N. Court St.Police investigated at 9:38 a.m. Monday reports of criminal mischief in the 800 block of South Fifth Street, the 800 block of South Sixth Street and the 900 block of South ...

Fourth of July activities at Waterworks Park in Fairfield begin at 11 a.m. Thursday.Vendors will be set up throughout the day.Activities include Ann?s Petting Zoo, a bouncy house and kids? train rides from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., a pedal pull at noon and live music from 7-10 p.m.Fireworks are at 10 p.m.Contact Dustin Troutman on Facebook or call 641-451-5294 for more information.

With forecasters calling for a high of 82 and low of 63 with clear evening skies, Fairfield residents can expect near-perfect weather conditions for Fairfield?s Fourth of July celebration and fireworks display Thursday at Waterworks Park.The Van Buren County Jaycees again will be hosting Fairfield?s Fourth of July celebration. The fireworks display is slated to begin between 9:30-10 p.m. The $3,000 show is ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? Visitors to the Iowa State Fair can soon get their hands on some tickets to this year?s event.The annual fair?s ticket office will open July 8 and will offer discounted passes on admission and rides.Adults save several dollars if they buy ahead, and they save a $1 on kids. Children ages 5 and under are allowed in for free. A ticket purchased is good for any day of the fair.The ticket office ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ? U.S. Sen. Rand Paul hopes a visit today to South Carolina, home to the South?s first presidential primary balloting, can show voters that he can appeal to a broad audience, including some who haven?t traditionally supported Republicans.?We come with the hope of trying to grow the Republican Party, bringing the message to people who haven?t been hearing it ... to try to broaden our message,? ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? The Iowa Supreme Court has thrown out the drunken driving conviction of a northwest Iowa man, saying a police stop based on an anonymous tip violated the man's constitutional protection against improper searches.The case is about Rock Valley businessman Leon Kooima's 2010 arrest after a charity golf event in Okoboji. A man who knew him called police to anonymously report an intoxicated driver.T...

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) ? A neighbor of George Zimmerman who had perhaps the best view of the struggle between the neighborhood watch volunteer and Trayvon Martin testified at Zimmerman's murder trial Friday that it appeared the unarmed teen was straddling Zimmerman during their confrontation.However, Jonathan Good said he did not see anyone's head being slammed into the concrete sidewalk, which Zimmerman has said ...

Cambridge Investment Research Inc. has started its official summer internship program, The Next Step, for 2013.The Next Step is designed to provide insight into specific departmental positions within the home office, as well as an overview about the financial services industry and Cambridge as a leading independent broker-dealer.?We received resumes from 600 applicants, a 50 percent increase from a year ago, ...

AMES ? The Iowa Department of Transportation will be closing offices on the Fourth of July holiday.All business locations will be closed July 4.All Iowa D.O.T. driver?s license stations will be closed Thursday, July 4, and will reopen Friday, July 5, at 8:30 a.m.The Iowa D.O.T.?s Office of Vehicle and Motor Carrier Services, normally open Monday through Friday, will close at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, and ...

Fairfield Fire Department investigated an alarm at Logan Apartments at 6:39 a.m. Sunday. Firefighters reset the alarm and returned to the station at 6:58 a.m.Firefighters responded to 2155 Pine Ave. at 4:56 p.m. Saturday for a valve that popped off a 1,000 gallons propane tank. Firefighters cooled the tank with water hoses, determined the valve on the tank was bad, and returned to the station by 5:50 p.m.