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Adriana Alonso, 8, concentrates on filling a plastic egg Monday morning at First United Methodist Church.

By DIANE VANCE Golden Triangle News Service FAIRFIELD ? Tuesday?s vote in Jefferson County?s unincorporated areas to financially contribute to a new outdoor pool and gym in Fairfield was defeated by a margin of 26 votes, according to unofficial results from the auditor?s office.In a very low turnout, 9 percent, or 396 ballots were cast from a possible 4,323 active voters in the county. The final tally was ...

By DIANE VANCEGolden Triangle News ServiceFAIRFIELD ? Counties and municipalities have drafted budgets for fiscal year 2014 and elected officials will finalize department budgets this month.Two agencies based in Fairfield share a building and similarities in job duties but have different pay rates ? Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office and Fairfield Police Department.Fairfield Police Chief Julie Harvey did a ...

Joshua Moore of Washington brought home the first-place trophy in the 9-year-old division at the state Punt, Pass and Run competition, held at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Sunday.      Moore was one of 200 kids who qualified for the state competition, which was sponsored by the Iowa Jaycees.      Moore qualified for the event after placing second at the Oct. 19 regional competition, which was held in Washington

Fairfield Attorney David Sykes said he has filed temporary and permanent injunctions against Heartland Co-op with the Jefferson County District Court.Sykes has been hired as lead attorney by Overland Sheepskin Company and members of the Leahy family to represent their interests in the issue of a proposed grain elevator facility to be built at Nutmeg Avenue and Highway 34.?The first step is the temporary ...

Fairfield High School 2009 graduate, Sgt. Jacob Guck, of the Iowa Army National Guard, is the state?s noncommissioned officer ?Best Warrior? this year.The annual Best Warrior Competition tests a soldier?s mental, physical and emotional toughness and endurance. The three?day competition is divided into junior enlisted and noncommissioned officer categories.Guck, the son of John and Kathy Guck in Libertyville, ...

Jefferson County Board of Supervisors set a public hearing for May 19 to amend the fiscal year 2014 county budget and approved a noxious weeds resolution Monday.In other news, absentee voting for the June 3 primary elections began today.The June 3 primary election has party-affiliated ballots to select candidates for the November general election.Absentee ballots can be cast in person at the auditor?s office ...

Heartland Co-op, which has been working with Fairfield Economic Development Association and Jefferson County Board of Supervisors to build a grain storage facility east of Fairfield, emailed a news release to local media Tuesday:Heartland Co-op is moving forward with building a state of the art high-speed shuttle train loading grain elevator east of Fairfield on Nutmeg Avenue with construction to begin immediatel...

Health care providers representing two physical therapy groups pitched ideas for working with the Fairfield school district athletic/sports programs to the school board Monday.Donal Hill, D.O., affiliated with Jefferson County Health Center, laid the groundwork.?I grew up in Fairfield and appreciate the school district and school board,? said Hill. ?I have a concern about health care in the school sports ...

Adam Plagge, Fairfield Economic Development Association executive director, described two requests for enterprise zone applications at Monday?s Jefferson County Board of Supervisors meeting.Emily Kelly and Don Hoelting, neither one present at the meeting, have requested applications for housing to be built in enterprise zones.?The county can designate up to 10 percent of its area as enterprise zones,? said ...