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Fairfield Ledger
March 30, 2018
Fairfield Community School District, no school, Collaboration Day Information: www.fairfieldsfuture.org. Pekin Community School District, no school. Information: www.pekincsd.org. Van Buren Community School District, no school. Information: www.van-buren.k12.ia.us. Blood Drive, Roosevelt CommunityÃâà...
Fairfield Ledger
March 30, 2018
Fairfield City Council Environmental & Franchise Utilities Committee — Fairfield City Hall council chambers, 5 p.m.: solid waste/recycling collection contract; franchise fees; natural gas contract; Mediacom franchise agreement. Fairfield Planning and Zoning Commission — Fairfield City Hall, 6 p.m.: call toÃâà...
Fairfield Ledger
March 30, 2018
Columbus Junction, Fort Madison, Highland, Iowa City Liberty, Mid Prairie, Mt. Pleasant, Waco, Washington, Winfield-Mount Union @ Case Field. 5:30 p.m. — Soccer: boys varsity game vs. Pella @ Fairfield High School. 7 p.m. — Fairfield Middle School Jazz Band Concert @ Fairfield Middle School.
Fairfield Ledger
March 30, 2018
Wednesday — breakfast: muffin with string cheese. Lunch: beef and cheese soft taco, refried beans, raisins, milk. Thursday — breakfast: doughnut holes. Lunch: pancakes with egg and sausage patty, tri-tater, fresh fruit, milk. Friday — breakfast: chocolate chip breakfast bar. Lunch: barbecued chicken on aÃâà...
Fairfield Ledger
March 30, 2018
Any congregation wanting to have its calendar for the week of April 8-14 published in The Ledger April 6 should provide information to the newsroom by 9 a.m. Thursday. Listings are not perpetually printed. A weekly or monthly calendar must be submitted for the listing to appear in The Fairfield Ledger;Ãâà...
Fairfield Ledger
March 30, 2018
6:55 p.m. — Tracy Marie Williams, 38, of Fairfield was cited for operation without registration in the 1900 block of West Burlington. 7:04 p.m. — A domestic disturbance was reported in the 800 block of West Depot. 7:39 p.m. — A verbal warning for a traffic violation was issued at 16th and Grimes. 9:30 p.m.Ãâà...
Fairfield Ledger
March 29, 2018
Each school month, the Fairfield Elks Lodge sponsors the Fairfield Middle School “Students of the Month” award to acknowledge positive contributions of students at school from assisting teachers and peers in classroom activities to displaying characteristics as a role model in and out of the classroom.
Fairfield Ledger
March 29, 2018
ELDORA – Four youths escaped from the Boys State Training School in Eldora after attacking and seriously injuring a staff member Monday night. Another staff member who came to his aid wasn't seriously injured, according to the Iowa Department of Human Services, which runs the school. AuthoritiesÃâà...
Fairfield Ledger
March 29, 2018
Orders are due no later than April 6 for the SHARE Iowa Inc. food packages available in April. Orders can be placed locally by calling the Sieda Community Action office at 472-6140 or Claudia Greenig at 472-3569. Pickup will be at 8 a.m. April 21 at the Fairfield Eagles Club. Several different packages areÃâà...
Fairfield Ledger
March 28, 2018
Larry and Laura Miller, of 1956 Gear Ave., are among the 46 landowners honored for their conservation efforts at the “Gift to Iowa's Future” ceremony March 5 at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines. The couple, holding the framed certificate, donated a 28-acre conservation easement to Iowa Natural HeritageÃâà...
Fairfield Citizen
March 26, 2018
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Adding tolls could help Iowa finance the widening and rebuilding of a nearly 250-mile-long rural stretch of Interstate 80, a Department of Transportation study suggests. Imposing tolls would require the approval the Legislature and federal authorities, the Des Moines RegisterÃâà...
Fairfield Citizen
March 25, 2018
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's governor has announced that she's fired the director of the Iowa Finance Authority over a sexual harassment complaint. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Saturday in a news release that Dave Jamison has been fired, effective immediately. The written release saysÃâà...
Fairfield Citizen
March 25, 2018
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Autopsies indicate an Iowa couple and their two children died from inhaling toxic gas at a rented condo on Mexico's Caribbean coast, but there was no sign of foul play or suicide, Mexican authorities said Saturday. The prosecutors' office in the Caribbean coast state of Quintana RooÃâà...
Fairfield Citizen
March 25, 2018
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines is gearing up for its annual Earth Day Trash Bash — Iowa's largest Earth Day volunteer event. The April 20 event sees teams of volunteers clear away winter debris, remove invasive species to improve wildlife habitat, clean up litter and beautify parks, trails,Ãâà...
Fairfield Citizen
March 25, 2018
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A record number of Iowa women are seeking political office, a surge driven by female Democratic candidates who like women across the country appear to be motivated in part by the election of President Donald Trump. Data shows 98 women in Iowa are expected to have theirÃâà...
Fairfield Citizen
March 24, 2018
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — In his first year at the University of Iowa, Michael Penniman woke up each day not sure whether he would be able to make it to class or even get out of bed. Penniman, a junior at UI who has been quadriplegic since 2012, requires regular assistance throughout the day. FinallyÃâà...
Fairfield Ledger
March 24, 2018
Fairfield City Council — Fairfield City Hall council chambers, 7 p.m.: call to order; roll call; consent agenda (approve minutes; approve payroll; approve ... Resolution - Consideration to Approve and Authorize Participation in Iowa Public Agency Investment Trust; Action Item - Consideration Consenting IPAITÃâà...
Fairfield Ledger
March 24, 2018
Peters is running to unseat incumbent U.S. House Rep. Dave Loebsack, a Democrat, for Iowa's second congressional district. Loebsack defeated Peters in the 2016 race, garnering 54 percent of the vote. Peters resides in Coralville where he and his wife operate a surgical clinic. He grew up in Kansas,Ãâà...
Fairfield Citizen
March 24, 2018
MAQUOKETA, Iowa (AP) — Tucked away in rural Jackson County, a quaint cottage sits between two ponds. People flock to the site in droves every weekend for fish. The cottage goes by the name Bluff Lake Catfish Farm, a restaurant almost solely accessed through a road that cuts through MaquoketaÃâà...
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