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Jefferson County Board of Supervisors chairman Lee Dimmitt and Sandy Stever, Central Point of Coordination administrator for the county?s mental health services, went to Des Moines July 9 and met with the legislative rules committee.The two traveled to the state capitol to have a face-to-face discussion about Jefferson County?s application to remain a stand-alone region to provide mental health care.The state ...

Jefferson County and Maharishi Vedic City have discussed this fiscal year?s 28E Agreement for road maintenance through the past month.Today, Assistant County Attorney Pat McAvan said the county and city agree on everything except one paragraph and county engineer Scott Cline has reviewed the sticking point.?To set speed limits at anything other than 45 mph, which is the accepted suburban development limits, ...

Jefferson County Board of Supervisors approved the first paycheck for fiscal year 2014 for a county employee, subject to bi-monthly review.?We vote on salaries for the archives record,? said Supervisor Dick Reed, who proposed the bi-monthly review. ?We are not approving or disapproving the rate.?The meeting agenda item was to consider an FY14 employee salary.The salary is for county emergency management ...

Wapello County Sheriff Mark Miller said today Donald Dean Gridley, 44, of Fairfield, bonded out early Wednesday on charges of vehicular homicide, a Class B felony and involuntary manslaughter.?He may have had an arraignment today,? said Miller. ?He?s out of our hands at this point. The usual legal process will go forward.?A check of Iowa Courts online has nothing about Gridley.He also is charged with failure ...

Tyler Webster, 33, of Fairfield, found guilty April 16 of second-degree murder by a jury trial, received Iowa?s mandatory sentence of 50 years in state prison Tuesday for the shooting death of Buddy Frisbie on Aug. 25, 2012.The Honorable Myron Gookin, who presided over the four-day trial and Tuesday?s sentencing, read part of Iowa?s law to the court.?Second-degree murder is a Class B felony [with a 25-year ...

Jefferson County Board of Supervisors discussed roads Monday with input from the public and a representative of Maharishi Vedic City.County Engineer Scott Cline reported work would begin this week to replace a narrow pony truss bridge with a double-box culvert on the gravel portion of Brookville Road.?The road will be closed beginning Thursday for six or seven weeks,? said Cline.Supervisor Dick Reed asked if ...

About a dozen members of the Jefferson County Alcohol Consumption Task Force attended the county supervisors meeting Monday to show support of a proposal for the county to adopt a social host ordinance.?I looked at examples of other counties? ordinances,? said Assistant County Attorney Pat McAvan who drafted the ordinance. ?I included language about controlled substances and prescription drugs in ours. Alcohol ...

Jefferson County Board of Supervisors discussed a social host ordinance at today?s meeting that would hold adults responsible for hosting parties that serve alcohol to anyone under age 21.The ordinance was drafted by Assistant County Attorney Pat McAvan and supported by the Jefferson County Alcohol Consumption Task Force.Two of the three supervisors, chairman Lee Dimmitt and Becky Schmitz, are members of the ...

Fairfield has eight public works projects involving streets, sewer and water lines on tap this summer and a meeting was held at city hall Thursday to answer the public?s questions.?I?m glad to learn this [separating storm water and sanitary sewer] project is a phased project,? said resident John Maguire.The city?s sewer system has rain run-off draining into the sanitary sewer and if the volume of storm water is ...

Two weeks ago, Jefferson County Board of Supervisors tabled a request so supervisors could do more research on prices to replace and/or repair a wheeled excavator for the county?s Secondary Roads Department.Today, Supervisor Dick Reed said he agrees the department needs the equipment. He suggested tabling the request for six months and the other supervisors agreed.?I?m not wanting to spend money this early in ...