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Fairfield Public Library (FPL) continues to expand its digital offerings, providing Jefferson County residents with more than a dozen high-quality ...

On Friday, Nov. 7, Jefferson County 4-H members, families, and volunteers gathered at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds for the annual Recognition Ceremony. Teen Council members and County Youth ...

When the legislature returns to Des Moines in 2026, one issue will cut across every community and every income level: ...

It’s time to deliver for working Iowa families. That means all legislators working to find common ground and move past nearly ...

Fairfield First Baptist Church did a good deed this past weekend when the church prepared 20 bags of meals to give away to ...

Jim and Teresa Huffman have added to Fairfield's fine-dining scene with their new restaurant Char Steakhouse, on the north ...

This Friday, Locomotive #9 will take children of the Mt. Pleasant Community School District to the North Pole and back, in a ...

The Southeast Iowa Super Conference North saw a pair of all-Union area matchups Tuesday. Columbus took on Highland, while Hillcrest Academy faced Winfield-Mt. Union. Elsewhere, Keota continues to roll ...

The Ravens outscored the Wolves 15-13 in the fourth quarter to hang on to a four-point win. Hillcrest improved to 3-2. W-MU is 1-4. Highland breezed to 5-1 on the season behind 26 points from Kamryn ...

Sigourney-Keota narrowly beat out the other two top Union area teams. The Cobras scored 134 points for third. Pekin scored 16.5, to take fourth, and VBC scored 122.5, for fifth. It was a close team ...

Mt. Union High School and volunteer at the Swedish-American Museum and Historical Society, will be crowned this year's Saint ...