Obituaries

The Fairfield Police Department responded to an accident at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Court Street and Lowe Avenue. According to the accident report, a westbound 1996 Toyota Corolla driven by Lisa M. Marell, 57, 610 South D St., stopped at the stop sign and then proceeded into the intersection, making contact with a southbound 2002 Lincoln Continental driven by Peter Dollive, 62, 605 N. Court St. ...

These traffic charges were filed with the Jefferson County Clerk of Court:Jose J. Casillas, Chicago, Ill., speeding.Cody Wyatt Fett, Salem, speeding.Uriah Lee Schneider, Burlington, speeding.Nicholas Taylor Boley, Mount Sterling, speeding.Joe Herman, Batavia, speeding.Joshua Todd Lunsford, Stockport, speeding.Timothy Allen Bevins, Ottumwa, speeding.Karen Elizabeth Anderson, Mount Pleasant, ...

The Fairfield Police Department responded to vandalism at 5:07 p.m. Tuesday at 905 W. Stone Ave. Holes were cut in three blow-up outdoor Christmas decorations.

The Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office responded to an accident at 3:52 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Glasgow Road and Stockport Road. According to the accident report, a 1995 Toyota pickup driven by Dustin James Burke, 2751 220th St., was eastbound when Burke turned left. Burke said he signaled to turn, but may have bumped the turn signal off. Chad Benedict, 2535 Union Ave., was in a 1997 Chrysler Concorde ...

These traffic charges were filed with the Jefferson County Clerk of Court:Anntoinette Lynn Bricker, Oskaloosa, financial liability coverage violation.William Irvin Smith, Batavia, financial liability coverage violation.Michael Edwin Carriker, Batavia, operation without registration, financial liability coverage violation.Bret K. Austin, Shelbyville, Ill., speeding.Alison Rai Connelly, Richland, ...

Dozens of people sickened last year after eating salmonella-tainted eggs will receive compensation, including six-figure checks for two children, in the first wave of legal settlements with the Iowa egg producer blamed in the outbreak, attorneys in the case have told The Associated Press.Wright County Egg, owned by egg magnate Jack DeCoster, reached financial settlements with roughly 40 salmonella victims ...

The Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office responded to an accident at 5:53 p.m. Tuesday near 1800 Highway 34. A 2003 Chevy Trailblazer driven by Aaron Dean Bailey of Ottumwa was westbound when it struck a deer. Estimated damages are $5,000 to the vehicle.Julie Ann Horton, 44, of Lockridge was arrested at 9:21 p.m. Tuesday at her residence for simple domestic abuse assault.Brock Lawrence Wierck, 28, of Pleasant ...

The Fairfield Fire Department investigated a possible carbon monoxide problem at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday at 206 S. Ninth St.

The Fairfield Police Department arrested Renny Joe McCarty, 20, 1300 W. Jackson Ave., Lot 14, at 4:57 a.m. Sunday at 2200 W. Burlington Ave. for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Complaints about one distinctly different colored stone in the new Fairfield sign along Highway 1 South has prompted a revision.According to engineer Jerry Long of French-Reneker-Associates Inc., all of the stone in the 8-foot by 20-foot sign was handpicked from the Anamosa quarry by the Country Landscapes Inc. mason and approved locally before construction.Long said he liked the darker stone because it ...