Fairfield Mayor Mike Dreith says the City is in a holding pattern regarding resurfacing Main and Delaware streets. The IDOT project was announced in 2018 but has faced several delays; bids for materials were supposed to go out last November, but the City was told at that time it would have to wait until this November for any potential action; if bids go out this fall, work could begin in 2023. The Fairfield City Council will meet tonight at 6 at City Hall. It is scheduled to discuss an ordinance amending the liquor code to add a Class Q License for bed and breakfast establishments, specifically the Victorian on Main. The ordinance will also seek to clarify the necessary boundary between a business seeking a liquor license and a church, school, or nursing home. Fairfield Community High School will hold its graduation services in its east gymnasium this Sunday at 2 p.m. Superintendent Jill Fulkerson said yesterday the move comes because of mercurial weather conditions for the weekend, bu
The Fairfield Public School District 112 Board of Education met last night and voted to employ Josh Kissen as Center Street Principal. Kissen currently teaches sixth grade math at Red Hill; he will take over at Center Street, and current Principal April Smith will move to Principal at North Side, effective July 1st. Current North Side Principal Kristina Gardner was previously hired as the district superintendent to replace Interim Superintendent Diana Zurliene. 26-year-old Brodey I. Murbarger is scheduled to appear in Wayne County Circuit Court today. In February, his attorney, Christian J. Baril, filed a motion for a change of venue, and a hearing on that matter is scheduled for this morning. At the last pre-trial conference last month, Baril filed a motion to continue the jury trial in the case from May 2nd to September 19th, and Judge Michael Molt granted that motion. The Fairfield City Council will meet tonight at 6. The council is anticipated to approve the closure of the alley we
Fairfield Mayor Mike Dreith says the City is looking for civic groups and volunteer organizations to help with a home-painting effort as part of Renew Fairfield on April 23rd. He says about a dozen homes have been submitted for consideration, and five groups have volunteered their time to paint said homes. Anyone wanting to submit a potential home or to volunteer should call City Hall at 842-2294 or 842-3871. Homes must be single-level and owner-occupied, and the effort is targeted at those who may not be economically able to paint their homes or who are too elderly to do so. The day will also include electronics recycling at the Fairgrounds from 8 to noon, paper shredding, and the accepting of items at the Street and Bridge Department from 8 to noon. The Albion City Council met last night. Grayville's mayor and water commissioner were on hand to show support for a joint water treatment plant, and the two cities will meet with engineers on April 14th at Albion's City Hall to
The Fairfield Public School District Board of Education met last night and unanimously voted to employ Kristina Gardner as its new Superintendent for the 2022-2023 school year, starting July 1st. Gardner will take over for Interim Superintendent Diana Zurliene at the end of this school year. Gardner is currently the North Side Principal in District 112. The Fairfield City Council will meet tonight at 6 at City Hall. The much-anticipated vote will take place on the potential business district, which would see a one-percent sales tax increase in its boundaries. If passed, the district would be in effect for 23 years, but Mayor Mike Dreith says a future council could terminate it at any time with a majority vote. If passed, he says it would go into effect in the fall. Mayor Dreith says the date for fireworks in Fairfield has been changed, per a request from its supplier. Independence Day falls on a Monday this year; the City was told it would have to spend more money to get the same enter
The Fairfield City Council will meet tonight at City Hall. The night will begin with a public hearing at 5:30 to discuss the proposed business district in the city, but no action will be taken on the matter tonight by the council. Mayor Mike Dreith says he will likely begin the hearing with a brief explanation of the district before allowing any attendees to briefly speak their minds. Appearing on the Community Connection, he also spoke on the second big item on the agenda in the potential naming of a replacement for Brett Coale, who stepped away from the council last month. The mayor has nominated Cody Attebery to replace him, citing, in part, the fact he lost in a very close race to Dewey Eckleberry in the last election. In other action at tonight's Fairfield council meeting, aldermen are anticipated to vote on beginning the process to change utility collection dates. With Wayne-White Electric taking over the electric grid, the city has two separate pay dates, and action tonight