Obituaries

Military leaders said today that sexual assault in the ranks is ?like a cancer? that could destroy the force, but they rejected far-reaching congressional efforts to strip commanders of some authority in meting out justice.Seated side-by-side at a long witness table, Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the head of each branch of the military and Pentagon lawyers testified on what is ...

Nobody can stop a flood. But there are actions travelers can take before and during a flood to protect themselves, their families and property.Several Iowa roadways are currently impassible due to flood waters. The most current information on flooded roadways can be found at www.511ia.org or by calling 511. Avoid flooded areas? Never drive around barriers that warn you the road is flooded ? turn around and ...

The Fairfield Beautification Commission issued a Historic Preservation Award May 17 to Neil Cunningham and Ellen Chenoweth of 902 S. Main St. Pictured are, from left, Lou Bolster, Nancy Morrissey, Chenoweth, Cunningham, Karin Hauring and Joan Salts.

Fairfield Police Department arrested Rachael Lorenza Austin, 38, of 606 W. Monroe Ave., No. 13, at 2:49 p.m. Sunday at home. Austin is charged with contempt of court, violation of restraining order.Jeffrey Duane Schneider, 57, of 204 E. Hempstead Ave., Apt. 1, was arrested at home and charged with junk or abandoned vehicle.Police investigated a case file at 12:30 a.m. Friday at Green Acres beside Lot 31 about a ...

Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office responded to an accident at 7:54 p.m. Thursday. Claire Marie Slechta of 407 E. Madison Ave., was driving a 2005 Dodge Neon south on Pleasant Plain Road approximately a half-mile south of 175th Street. Her dog was in the backseat and she said he must have seen something that caused him to jump to the front seat, startling her, causing her to strike the cable barrier guard and ...

The Fairfield Police Department investigated the bomb threat made at the Fairfield Middle School Tuesday and have identified a suspect.Lt. Colin Smith of the Fairfield Police Department announced in a press release Friday the suspect?s name will not be released because the investigation is still active. He said the cooperation between the police and the Fairfield School District was essential in solving the ...

The Fairfield Community School District will change the way it orders food in school year 2013-14 as well as change the consequences for student lunch accounts that have a negative balance, beginning next month.The school board approved Auxiliary Services Director Fred McElwee?s recommendation for Fairfield schools to be part of a food-purchasing cooperative with Cardinal, Davis County and Van Buren schools at ...

The Fairfield Middle School had a level 2 lockdown this morning.The school district?s website, www.fairfieldsfuture.org, has a scrolling message: ?FMS Level 2 lockdown this A.M. was for a precautionary search. There ws no creditable threat and no danger detected.?FMS principal Laura Atwood was referring calls to superintendent Art Sathoff, but he was out of the district today.Fairfield Police Chief Julie ...

The Fairfield Public Library is hosting a series of talks by local authors this week. Monday was the first day of the five-day series, which began with authors sharing their poetry. The event is the First Inaugural Local Authors Exhibition and continues at 7 p.m. today, Wednesday, Thursday and then at 1 p.m. Saturday. Viktor Tichy was among those sharing their poetry Monday.

Road construction work on Iowa 1 in Van Buren County between the intersection with Iowa 2 and mile marker 14.32, located 1 mile south of Birmingham, will require possible daytime lane restrictions until May 3, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation?s Mount Pleasant construction office.During the project, traffic will be operating in a single-lane pattern in alternating directions ...