LANCASTER - Fairfield County commissioner Jeff Fix said he is running to replace U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, in Congress because he thinks he can make a difference.
Stivers will resign the position next month to lead the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. Fix, 55, last week said he was considering running, but now said he s definitely running for the 15th District seat.
Fix said he thinks he made a difference in his 17 years or so of public service on the Pickerington City Council and as a county commissioner. Fix said replacing Stivers in Congress would give him a chance to have a broader impact.
Fairfield County Health Administrator Larry Hanna retires
LANCASTER Fairfield County Health Department Administrator Larry Hanna probably didn t think he would spend his least year on the job dealing with a worldwide pandemic. But that s exactly what happened as he helped coordinate the local response to COVID-19 this past year. Well, you know, we always thought it could happen, Hanna said. It s one of those things you always think about that could happen, which normally doesn t. I remember after the botulism incident episode I thought that would be the highlight of our careers. I guess five or six years ago we would never envision what would happen this year.