Obituaries

American fourth-graders are performing better than they were four years ago in math and reading, but students four years older show no such progress, a global study released Tuesday revealed.Although the U.S. remains in the top dozen or so countries in all subjects tested, the gap between the U.S. and the top-performing nations is much wider at the eighth-grade level, especially in math.?When you start looking ...

Fairfield Police Department arrested Michael Small, 27, of Fairfield at 1:55 a.m. today at 701 W. Kirkwood Ave., on a warrant for violation of a no contact order.Scotimay Small, 18, of Fairfield was arrested at 3:02 a.m. today at Leisure Living, Lot 57, on a warrant for aiding and abetting a violation of a no contact order.

Fear and frustration course through the lunch crowd at Robie?s Country Store and Deli, a popular outpost 500 miles from where Washington is again locked in tense negotiations over taxes and spending as a critical deadline looms.?I?m worried,? Lorraine Cadren of nearby Manchester says between bites of her chicken sandwich. Her doubt in the nation?s elected leaders is palpable: ?I?m not sure what?s going to come ...

Citigroup said Wednesday that it will cut 11,000 jobs, a bold early move by new CEO Michael Corbat.The cuts amount to about 4 percent of Citi?s workforce. The bulk of them, about 6,200 jobs, will come from Citi?s consumer banking unit, which handles everyday functions like branches and checking accounts.Citi said that it will sell or scale back consumer operations in Pakistan, Paraguay, Romania, Turkey and ...

Fairfield Police Department reports an accident at 8:45 a.m. Monday at 32nd Street and Madison Avenue. Neil Charles Doyle, 82, of 507 ½ E. Madison Ave., was driving a 2012 Ford Fusion, entering 32nd Street from Madison Avenue. He pulled into the oncoming traffic lane, where Sherry W. Beamish, 33, of 1000 W. Jefferson Ave., was driving. She swerved to avoid the Ford, but the two cars collided, sending Beamish into ...

Less than three months after he stood as a groomsman in the wedding of two friends he had known since college in Texas, Micah Moore walked into a suburban Kansas City police department and unloaded a dark secret: He had taken the woman's life at the request of her new husband, a charismatic prayer group leader.Police said Bethany Deaton's death initially appeared to be a suicide. Officers found a note and empty ...

The United States and Mexico are rewriting rules on how to share water from the Colorado River, capping a five-year effort to form a united front against future drought in their western states.The far-reaching agreement to be signed Tuesday gives Mexico rights to put some of its river water in Lake Mead, which stretches across Nevada and Arizona, giving it badly needed storage capacity. Mexico will forfeit some ...

Congressman Dave Loebsack announced Monday his office will provide tickets to President Barack Obama?s swearing in ceremony through a lottery system during the month of December. Residents of Iowa?s Second Congressional District who are interested in attending the event must fill out the form at ~ to register for the lottery. Each resident awarded a ticket will be responsible for their own travel arrangements.The...

The Fairfield Park and Recreation Board of Directors and the beach volunteer committee for Bonnifield Lake presented a revised draft of the ordinance agreed upon by both parties Thursday evening at a Public Safety and Transportation Committee meeting.The two groups, which historically have not seen eye to eye on the lake?s future, agreed on changing the language regarding use of the 40-foot-long safety noodles ...

Following a 21-day waiting period under Federal Railroad Administration review, Fairfield will be officially announced a quiet zone. Fairfield city councilman Michael Halley is preparing to send a Notice of Establishment Monday to the FRA and expects a response Nov. 20. Halley met with Jim Gibson from the Iowa Department of Transportation and railroad crossing construction workers Wednesday for a review of the ...