Obituaries

Fairfield Police Department arrested Steven Mark Pilkington Jr., 31, of 206 E. Hempstead Ave., at 12:19 p.m. Thursday at 51 W. Briggs Ave., (Jefferson County Courthouse). He is charged with disorderly conduct.

Fairfield Cambridge Investment Research employees, including Sean Flattery, Todd Van Pelt, Jeff Voreis, Cody Pool, Seth Cecil, Jessica Hughes, Courtney Belzer, Seth Talbot, Lindsay Lippincott, Meredith Flattery, Mary Arnold, Megan Melllinger, Sara Hawthorne, Andrea Smith, Jodi Bonnett, Erica Voreis and Katie Van Pelt, painted the back and sides of Fairfield Chiropractic building as one of the Fairfield Beautificai...

Jane Rowe and her son Ken were among seven Fairfield residents who packed boxes Thursday afternoon at the VFW to send to Americans serving in Afghanistan. Jane Rowe?s oldest son, T.J., a retired Marine, told his mother about a friend stationed in an isolated area of Afghanistan. While they have food available, the field troops were running out of personal items like toothpaste, laundry detergent, soap, shampoo ...

KEOSAUQUA ? A meeting to gather public input on the future of the River View Country Club pool is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday at the club.?We?ve given the pool Band-Aids to keep it going and now the Band-Aids are catching up,? said Richard Nichols, River View treasurer.The pool opened Memorial Day weekend in 1970, and is in its 43rd season, Nichols said.?Ultimately, it will need to be replaced,? he added.In ...

D.O.T.: No online driver?s license renewal system exists in Iowa AMES ? The Iowa Department of Transportation has not established an online driver?s license renewal system; reports a system took effect July 1 are inaccurate.Senate File 2338, an act relating to government operations and efficiency and other related matters, contained a provision authorizing the Iowa D.O.T. to begin online driver?s license ...

BATAVIA ? The annual Batavia Days will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday featuring many activities for children and adults.The festivities will kick-off at 6 p.m. Friday with a co-ed softball tournament. An annual event, the slow pitch ?high ball? tournament will be held at the Batavia ballpark and will run all weekend. The entry fee is $125 per team, $25 of which goes back to the Batavia Days fund and $100 of ...

Iowa Department of Education filed a request to waive key provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind requirements in February, was denied June 21, and Monday, Iowa was granted a one-year freeze of target increases in testing scores.What does this mean for local schools, students and teachers??The one-year freeze on proficiency levels provides schools and the state Legislature a chance to work on this,? said ...

Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office responded to a report at 12:53 a.m. today of two cows hit by a semi-truck at 3300 Highway 34 by Lockridge. Dan Parker Jr. of Florissant, Mo., driving a 2011 International owned by Estes Express Lines of Morrisville, N.C., was driving westbound on Highway 34 when he struck a calf owned by Stephen Burgmeier of Lockridge in the roadway. Sheriffs received a call about three dead cows ...

The Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra?s concert and fireworks scheduled for Saturday in Crapo Park in Burlington, has been postponed.The event will be held at a later date.

Fairfield Police Department investigated a report of destruction/damage/vandalism to property at 4:07 p.m. Monday at 11:02 S. Fifth St.