Fairfield's Memorial Day service is set for this Monday, Memorial Day at 11 a.m. at Maple Hill Cemetery. The guest speaker will be Dale Bartley who served in
(PARKERSBURG) The annual Parkersburg Chowder is tomorrow. With around 800 gallons of chowder this year, sales by the bowl or bulk will start at 10:30 .
The Fairfield Police Department says it has seen an increase in overdoses recently involving Fentanyl and Heroin-laced Fentanyl. Police say they have responded to three overdoses in the last three days, and officers have rendered life-saving aid to 12 people in the past three months. Police say anyone who sees drug paraphernalia, or similar out-of-place items, should not handle or touch them in any way, but should instead contact the Fairfield Police Department. Fairfield will hold Memorial Day services at the Maple Hill Veterans Cemetery at 11 Monday morning. Mayor Mike Dreith will be the speaker, with Dave Land serving as Master of Ceremonies and Lebanon North CP Church Pastor J.C. McDuffee offering prayer. American Legion Post 176 Commander Tom Seaman and VFW Post 4535 Commander Ron Van Buskirk will lay a wreath at the monument of the unknown service person. The Honor Guard will perform a 21-Gun Salute, followed by the sounding of Taps by Doug Aman. In the event of rain, the service
25-year-old Brodey I. Murbarger is set to appear in a status hearing via Zoom in Wayne County Circuit Court at 10:30 Tuesday morning. The county will return to scheduling jury trials on that date, so the hearing will allow his defense and the prosecution to discuss the possibility of setting a trial date. No new evidence or motion outside of scheduling a jury trial is anticipated.
Fairfield Community High School sophomore Aiden Whitfield recently won the regional ICTM Geometry competition, earning a medal for placing at the top of more than 30 participants, according to Math Team Coach Tammy Austin. Austin, also Scholastic Bowl coach, also announced Jalysse Kinney was recently named the most valuable player for the varsity scholastic team.