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Fairfield Middle School will get new roofing this summer and the Fairfield school board approved a request for bids to use different roofing materials.District auxiliary services director Fred McElwee brought Dennis Martin, a representative from Garland Roofing, to Monday?s board meeting.?It?s a unique roofing system up there,? said Martin. ?It has a concrete deck with a rubber roof held down with ballast ...

The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors had planned to sign an updated 28E Agreement with Maharishi Vedic City Monday about maintenance of roads, but put it off another week.One of the stipulations Supervisor Dick Reed had voiced to signing the new agreement was for previously erected speed limit signs not installed by the county to be taken down.County Engineer Scott Cline and supervisor Becky Schmitz each ...

Jefferson County Assessor Sheri Blough outlined her request for a Geographic Information System program Friday to the Conference Board and received approval of the assessor?s office annual budget that includes the cost for GIS.For the second time last week, Blough described the 3-D pictometry system that would be useful for parcel and boundary measurements as well providing aerial views of buildings from more ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced Jan. 23 the military was lifting its ban on women serving in combat.The new policy will allow women to command troops on the ground and open more opportunities for promotion and career advancement, according to a report on Public Broadcast Service NewsHour.The Joint Chiefs of Staff, senior military leaders who advise the president and Defense Department, recommend...

County road maintenance, specifically in Maharishi Vedic City, was under discussion at Monday?s Jefferson County Board of Supervisors meeting.County engineer Scott Cline, county assistant attorney Pat McAvan and Maharishi Vedic City officials discussed clarifying the 28E Agreement about roads.All parties are working on an updated 28E Agreement for road maintenance, needed because the population of the incorporat...

Less than 19 months after forming a union with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office employees elected to decertify their union effective Monday, according to a news release from the sheriff?s office.?The union had asked for and moved from earning a salary to an hourly rate last year,? said Jefferson County Sheriff Gregg Morton. ?It cost them wages.?In ...

Fairfield City Administrator Kevin Flanagan met with Jefferson County Board of Supervisors Monday afternoon to propose sharing expenses to purchase a Geographic Information System for use by both governmental bodies.The cost to purchase a GIS system would be $59,948, said county Assessor Sheri Blough. The amount would be broken down into three payments due in July 2013; June 2014; and July 2015. The amount also ...

Jefferson County Engineer Scott Cline was asked to give a brief outline of the ice/snow removal policy for county secondary roads department.?We met with the road crew earlier this morning to review the policy, and we?d like to bring the discussion back to the full [supervisors] board so we can have a full discussion so citizens can know what to expect,? said supervisor Dick Reed. ?I know we have 850 miles or so ...

Fairfield school district will purchase diesel fuel through a bid process instead of the previous practice of spot purchasing 3,500 to 3,900 gallons at a time about every three months.Monday, the school board approved a recommendation to accept a proposal from Cobb Oil Co. Inc. for the remainder of this fiscal year, with an option to renew for the 2013-14 school year.The purchase will be based on Iowa Department...

IowaWorks is promoting the National Career Readiness Certificate test that supplies a score for job seekers? standardized skill levels.Monday, Susie Drish from IowaWorks asked the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors to show support for the initiative, and the county as an employer, begin using the test scores as another tool in the hiring process.?We are promoting this initiative,? said Drish. ?NCRC is a ...