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Pictured is an Oct. 11, 2017, file photo of Fairfield deputy fire chiefs Randy McCreadie, left, and Tom Wagner taking oaths of office when they were promoted to the positions. Both men will have stints serving as acting fire chief and are seeking the permanent position. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/FILE

Fairfield’s deputy fire chiefs to serve in acting roles

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Middletown City Schools and Middletown Division of Police recently went through active shooter training scenarios in drills repeated by many districts locally and nationwide as classes begin to open on the 2022-2023 school year. Prompted in part by the May deadly shooting massacre at a Texas elementary school, school officials in Butler and Warren counties are ramping up school building security measures, often with the help of new Ohio school safety grants. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Sweeping school security changes in place as classes begin to open

Middletown Police Officers Sheoki Reece and Jamie Patterson may show their tattoos while they are on duty. CONTRIBUTED/MIDDLETOWN POLICE DEPT.

Police agencies loosen tattoo policy in effort to recruit, retain officers

$Butler Tech students spent sunrise Thursday at the career school's main bus hub at its Fairfield Twp. campus as classes opened for the new school year. Butler Tech is one of the largest career schools in Ohio and it has four, high -school campuses across Butler County and many satellite learning programs at local high schools. Also starting classes on a staggered schedule Thursday morning was Middletown Schools. (Photo By Michael D. Clark\Journal-News)$

Back to school: Butler Tech, Middletown students resume classes

The city of Fairfield is working toward a 2024 start date for the South Gilmore Road road widening project between Mack and Resor roads. Pictured is the engineers drawing of the proposed project slated to start in the spring of 2024. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF

South Gilmore Road bottleneck in Fairfield set for widening in 2024

Adam Kraft is sworn in on Monday, August 8, 2022, as the newest member of Fairfield City Council. He was sworn in as the city’s Fourth Ward representative. He was accompanied by his family, to his right, which included (counter clockwise) his wife Tracy, and daughters Becca, 15, and Haylee, 9. Fairfield Municipal Court Judge Joyce Campbell (across from Kraft) administered the oath of office. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF

Fairfield swears in new City Council member

More than a century after plans were first proposed to deal with railroad tracks’ negative impact on traffic, the city of Hamilton dedicated the Jim Blount South Hamilton Crossing overpass. The five-lane overpass was touted by Hamilton Mayor Pat Moeller - and other local and state officials - as a “game-changer” for the city and the regional that will speed economic development and add to the quality of life in the Butler County city. FILE

Fairfield seeks funds to address railroad crossing problem

$Earlier this week Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced more than 1,000 K-12 individual school buildings and districts will be sharing parts of a $47 million in grants to enhance school security. Two Butler County school districts – Lakota and Fairfield – are among the top five school systems in the state to receive the largest amounts of money. Pictured are Middletown Police officers recently training for an active school shooter scenario. (Photo By Nick Graham\Journal-News)$

Lakota, Fairfield schools get biggest portion of state funds to boost security

Lakota West’s state champ chooses Nuxhall Miracle League for $1K grant

Bridgewater Falls Chick-Fil-A reopened on July 25, some 3-1/2 months after closing for remodeling construction of its restaurant. FACEBOOK/PROVIDED

Bridgewater Falls Chick-Fil-A reopens after temporary closure

The Joe Nuxhall Miracle League in Fairfield and the Miracle League of the South Hills of Pittsburgh competed in the first of its kind matchup. Former Cincinnati Red Sean Casey’s team from Pennsylvania traveled four hours to Fairfield for the matchup. The Fairfield team will travel to Pittsburgh next summer. Pictured is MLSH player Cody Clegg fielding a ball during warms on Lance Cpl. Taylor Prazynski Field at the JNML Fields in Fairfield. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF

Miracle League organizations play in Fairfield, honor 10 years of local fields

Donzetta Nuxhall is with former Reds first-base coach Billy Hatcher, and daughter-in-law Bonnie Nuxhall during the dedication of "Marty and Joe Field" at Waterworks Park in Fairfield, Monday, June 28, 2010. FILE PHOTO

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Donzetta Nuxhall: ‘a very high-character lady’

From left, Jessi Hutson of Hamilton, project coordinator Steve Smith, Joe Nuxhall's widow Donzetta, Larry Tischler, Miracle League ambassador Karlee Thomas, and Bonnie and Kim Nuxhall cut the ribbon at the June 2012 dedication of the Joe Nuxhall Miracle League field. FILE PHOTO

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Donzetta Nuxhall, matriarch of the Nuxhall family, dies at 93

Fairfield, Hamilton community foundations form affiliate partnership

Jacob Burton, city of Middletown's finance director, was hired to be the city of Fairfield's new finance director. He starts April 12. PROVIDED

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Butler County man appears headed to lead finance department in his hometown