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The fifth or sixth ? no one is quite sure ? annual Christmas Day community dinner will be served up from noon to 1 p.m. Dec. 25 in Packwood.The dinner is open to anyone and everyone, free of charge. It is held at the Packwood Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), because the couple who started the dinner attend church there.?It?s their gift to the community,? said Harlan ?Frosty? Van Voorst, speaking ...

A 10-year Everybody?s Whole Foods? holiday tradition brings smiles to customers, employees and business owners alike.The Fairfield grocery store, has ?decked the halls? and then some. Co-owner Paul Praither displays part of his toy trains collection just inside the store?s entrance.?Growing up [in Kentucky] I had trains,? said Praither. ?My dad was really into trains and we had a train room in our home.?T...

National Guard soldiers compete for honors to be the best at their job, the best in physical fitness and in military knowledge in the Guard?s Best Warrior Competition.In January, 10 soldiers will compete against one another, using the Jefferson County Loop Trail for part of the contest. Two will move up and represent their battalion at the troop command level.?We?d like to conduct a road march in January on ...

The Fairfield school board approved another five years of the Instructional Support Levy at a special public meeting Monday.?This is not a new tax,? said Superintendent Art Satoff.The state first offered the Instructional Support Levy in 1993, and Fairfield was one of the original three districts in the state to take advantage of the levy 18 years ago. It started with a mix of state aid and district taxes ...

Fairfield resident Martha Rasmussen is sharing part of her collection of Scandinavian tomtes, adding colorful holiday cheer at the Fairfield Public Library.In the glass display case near the Fairfield Volunteer Center, red and white dressed Danish gnome or sprite-like figures are engaged in several holiday, daily and winter activities. A smaller group of Swedish tomtes, dressed in that country?s flag colors of ...

The seven Fairfield school board members, high school administrators and Superintendent Art Sathoff agree that Fairfield?s high school building needs updating.After Monday?s board work session, everyone also agrees any improvements that need funding by district taxpayers will need broad community support. From there, priorities differ.No plans are set, no options chosen. Each board member was asked to ...

Fairfield School District Superintendent Art Sathoff presented three scenarios for Fairfield High School building?s future at Monday?s school board work session.? Do nothing and continue patching maintenance issues.? Build an addition for a new science and technology center, at an estimated $2 million to $3 million, plus work on climate control and accessibility at additional costs.?The $2 or $3 million ...

The almost completed Sustainable Living Center on Fourth Street, just north of the campus library at Maharishi University of Management, meets ? and exceeds ? 2030 goals for reducing energy use by 60 percent.The building will be open to the public for a tour and refreshments at 2 p.m. Saturday.?It will be finished enough to show,? said Keith Lindauer, a subcontractor from Colorado whose team was applying ...

Iowa Economic Development Authority Director Debi Durham accompanied by members of Fairfield Economic Development Association, including executive director Tracy Vance, and Fairfield Mayor Ed Malloy, went on a whirlwind tour of Cambridge Investment Research Inc. Tuesday afternoon.Appointed director by Gov. Terry Branstad a year ago, Durham said this was her third visit to Fairfield.?I spend three days of ...

The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution to vacate streets and alleys within the plat of Aaronville and convey the land to adjoining property owners.This was the final reading of the resolution Monday. There was no input from anyone during the public hearing prior to the supervisors? vote.?This was platted about 100 years ago and no improvements were ever made to it,? said ...