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Jefferson County Engineer Scott Cline gave an update Tuesday to the board of supervisors about the cost, $12.8 million, to bring county paved roads up to 85 percent service level or better.?I asked Scott what it would cost to bring all of our hard surface roads up to grade A condition,? said supervisor Dick Reed.Cline outlined several projects and breakdown of costs using maps with highlighted roads showing ...

Jefferson County Board of Supervisors approved a sale/transfer agreement for county ambulance vehicles to Midwest Ambulance, the company that contracted to serve Jefferson County in October 2012.It was a split vote, 2-1. Supervisors Dick Reed and Becky Schmitz approved transferring ownership of the three ambulance vehicles to Midwest and supervisor chairman Lee Dimmitt disagreed.Schmitz serves on the Ambulance ...

Libertyville?s Nov. 5 election ties were decided at the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors meeting today by drawing names from a hat.Write-in city council incumbent/appointed councilor Randy Melcher?s name was drawn to fill a four-year term. Melcher had tied with write-in candidate Bob Glass at 4 votes each on the Nov. 5 ballots.In a vacated Libertyville city council seat, incumbent/appointed councilor ...

Fairfield High School hosted the annual Veterans Day program, honoring and recognizing former and current military members in song and speeches, with an added feature this year.The school invited students and staff to share photos of family members who have served in uniform, and a slide show was made with family photos of ?My Veteran,? accompanied by the names of and relationships to the Fairfield staff or ...

Jefferson County is responsible for Ash Avenue, even as it runs through Batavia as Fourth Street, because the town?s population is under 500 people.In February, Batavia Mayor Randy Major asked the supervisors and county engineer about repairs for this Farm-to-Market road.Major had said it was almost impossible to have two-way traffic on the road and a lot of people have asked him about it and asked when it can ...

The Ambulance Service Agency Board suggested a sale/transfer agreement for the ambulance vehicles from local ownership to the Midwest Ambulance Service, the company that contracted to serve Jefferson County in October 2012.?The board has had challenges this first year figuring our finances from its three sources, our hospital, city of Fairfield and the county,? said Jefferson County Supervisor Becky Schmitz at ...

Fairfield Middle School guidance counselors and administrators are focusing on students at-risk and reviewing data every five weeks to evaluate current interventions and supports, FMS Principal Laura Atwood told the school board Oct. 21.?We identified 242 students at-risk in September,? she said.At-risk students include those who are not doing well academically, socially, emotionally and more.?The definition ...

Fairfield Mayor Ed Malloy will serve a seventh two-year term as leader of city government.Fairfield residents approved the public measure to reinstate a special levy for city capital improvements. The levy had been in effect from 1999 to 2009 and was not brought up for renewal before expiration because of an oversight.The capital improvement levy was approved for another 10 years Tuesday beginning with taxes ...

KEOSAUQUA ? Van Buren County had slightly less than 19 percent voter turnout Tuesday, and six out of the seven towns, Farmington was the exception, were voting for mayors.The unofficial results reported by Jon Finney, Van Buren County auditor, are reported below.In Keosauqua, Nasseem Hesler was elected mayor with 142 votes. Mayoral candidate Kevin Hranika had 35 votes.Keosauqua city council had two four-year ...

Two county residents attended Monday?s Jefferson County Board of Supervisors meeting to ask about roads, and supervisor Dick Reed said he?d had a few calls about road conditions prior to the meeting.Jerry Hoage was concerned about a culvert being placed on Glasgow Road.?The bridge is 20 feet and you?re going to put in a culvert that is 33 feet,? Hoage said, addressing county engineer Scott Cline.Hoage was ...