12+ hour, 30+ min ago  (785+ words) Gabe Cummings, age 19, leads a cow through the beef barn during the 2026 Henry County Fair in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, on Sunday, July 19, 2026. Fairgoers and participants braved a week of hot weather as temperature rose into the nineties throughout the week....

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (585+ words) FAIRFIELD - There is a fun, new way to learn about Fairfield’s history. The Fairfield Convention & Visitors Bureau has created a treasure hunt that leads players to historically significant landmarks. Once there, they can “check in” to the location on their…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (545+ words) Present at the meeting was Cole Smith, Riverside City Administrator, and he wanted to bring the supervisors up to date with this project, located across Highway 22 from the Riverside Casino and Golf Resort. The project is looking to move forward…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (393+ words) Fairfield’s Dain Burkhart pitches at Burlington on July 2, 2026. FAIRFIELD — It was two games in two days for the Fairfield baseball team at home on Monday and Tuesday. The Trojans picked up one win and one loss, dropping Monday’s clasy with…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (863+ words) FAIRFIELD - Tuomas “Tommi” Kurittu visited America for the first time in 1971. He loved it so much he’s returned 18 times, and on eight of those occasions he has returned to Fairfield, to spend time with the family who welcomed him with…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago  (454+ words) FAIRFIELD - The town of Fairfield celebrated America’s 250th birthday with a parade Thursday evening, July 2. The leads of the musical Xanadu Jr. perform the title track during the Independence Day Parade July 2 in Fairfield. Fairfield Youth Performing Arts won the parade’s…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago  (309+ words) WAYLAND— It was an opportunity filled with promise for the future as ninth grade WACO High School honor student Emily Kisor was a Delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders held at the campus of University of Massachusetts Lowell…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago  (172+ words) MT. PLEASANT — If you want a chuckle, visit the northwest corner of Mt. Pleasant, or 1200 N. Broadway St. to be exact. Randy Welcher put up this humorous lawn decoration at his home in Mt. Pleasant. You’ll come upon Randy Welcher’s…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago  (492+ words) FAIRFIELD - The Greater Jefferson County Fair provides the public with a week’s worth of entertainment. And for many of the 4-H and FFA exhibitors, the week is more than just fun, it’s a chance to hone skills they’ll use for…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (224+ words) American flags blow in the wind at Fairfield’s Central Park on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2026. FAIRFIELD - The United States of America turns 250 years old on July 4, 2026, and Fairfield is observing the occasion with an Independence Day Parade, ice cream social,…...