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City Of Fairfield Will Soon Have A New Look Downtown

Soon the City of Fairfield will have a new look in the downtown area. Terry Baker of the Fairfield Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Wayfinding Commission met with the Fairfield City Council on...Read More

Fairfield Officer Pleads Guilty, Will Be Sentenced In August

This past Friday, 31 year old Ryan Mills, the Fairfield Police officer who admitted to stealing the drug Tramadol from the Fairfield Veterinary clinic over the course of several months pled guilty to second...Read More

Former Van Buren Wrestling Coach Receives Suspended Sentence

A former Van Buren Community School District wrestling coach who was arrested and charged with exhibition of sending obscene materials to a minor in March pled guilty in a Keosauqua courtroom last Friday as...Read More

Fairfield CVB Extends Marketing And Event Grant Program Deadline

The Fairfield Convention & Visitors Bureau has extended the deadline for applications for its Marketing & Event Grant Program to June 30. The Bureau, serving Jefferson County as the destination management and marketing organization,...Read More

Board Approves Hire Of New Part Time Assistant County Attorney

The Jefferson County Board Of Supervisors met in regular session this morning where they approved the hiring of Mike Brown as a new part time assistant County Attorney. Assistant County Attorney Pat McAvan said...Read More

Cantril Man Enters Written Guilty Plea As Part Of Plea Agreement

A Cantril man and former part time teacher associate in the Davis County School District who is accused of molesting a 15 year old student of the district for over a year has a...Read More

Approved Projects For Traffix Devices Will Create New Jobs, More Than $4.7 In New Capital Investment

The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board approved projects for a Fairfield company Friday which will assist in the creation of 17 jobs and result in more than $4.7 million in new capital investment for...Read More

Latest Local Sports News

Ottumwa Softball Team Splits With Des Moines Hoover

Ottumwa blasted Des Moines Hoover 8-2 in the first game of a varsity softball doubleheader Monday but then dropped the nightcap 3-2. Stat leaders will be listed once they are provided....Read More

Davis County Falls To EBF In Baseball

The Davis County varsity baseball team lost a 7-4 game with EBF at Eddyville Monday night. No stat leaders are available at this time....Read More

Garrett Saunders Gets Pro Baseball Deal

Former Van Buren multi sport standout Garrett Saunders (pictured with Kaitlyn Johnson) signed a professional baseball contract Friday with the Atlanta Braves. No details of the agreement were announced. Saunders used a Facebook post to thank family,...Read More

Van Buren Baseball Team Edges Danvile

Van Buren blanked Danville 2-0 in varsity baseball Thursday as Jacob Plecker fired a 7 inning 2 hitter. He had 9 strikeouts. Treyton Bainbridge led the 3 hit offense going 1 of 2 with a double. Jonah...Read More

Fairfield Softball Team Nips Central DeWitt And Is Defeated By Camanche

Fairfield took a 4-3 varsity softball win against Central DeWitt in the Clear Creek-Amana tournament on the University of Iowa fields Saturday. Allison Rebling (pictured throwing the ball) fired a 7 inning 2 hitter that included 14...Read More

Van Buren Downs Columbus Junction And Falls To Danville In Softball

The Van Buren varsity softball team beat Columbus Junction 7-2 Saturday at IMS. Chelsey Huff tossed a 2 hitter that featured 10 strikeouts and the 2 unearned runs. The Warriors then were topped by Danville 9-4. Starter...Read More

Ottumwa Softball Team Sweeps Southeast Polk Twice

Class 5A number 7 Ottumwa downed 12th rated Southeast Polk 7-0 and 10-5 in varsity softball on Thursday. The opener was a Kacy Nickerson 3 hitter with 6 strikeouts. Jillian Heaton paced the 7 hit attack going...Read More