Fairfield News

Winter Weather Advisory issued February 10 at 1:10PM EST expiring February 11 at 12:00PM EST in effect for: Adams; Brown; Butler; Clermont; Clinton; Fairfield; Fayette; Hamilton; Highland; Hocking; Pickaway; Pike; Ross; Scioto; Warren Winter Weather Advisory issued February 10 at 1:10PM EST expiring February 11 at 12:00PM EST in effect for: Boone; ... (more)

The 17-year-old Lebanon boy accused of beating a fellow One Way Farm resident to death will be tried as an adult on felony murder charges.

A Cincinnati restaurateur is dramatically increasing the reward money for information leading to clues in the disappearance of missing Fairfield woman Katelyn Markham.

Robert F. Wessel returned to his native Butler County after World War II, a combat veteran.

Rockwood said yesterday that it has recapped AFC Industries . AFC co-founders Terry Tomlinson and Steve Sullivan were also part of the deal.

Rico said a "hefty dusting" of a half-inch to an inch of snow is possible by the time the storm system moves out Wednesday afternoon, though most places will see a dusting to a half-inch. Butler County reported a third of an inch of snow near Fairfield on Wednesday morning.

There was a sharp drop in the number of new retail vendor licenses in Butler County in 2011, but county Auditor Roger Reynolds doesn't think it is cause for alarm.

Public schools facing shrinking budgets should consider sharing more services with other districts to cut costs, local education experts say.

The Morgan-Hueston House is known to be one of the more rarely found early farmhouses.

Yanelli Hernandez, 22, was deported Tuesday from the United States and now is in her native Mexico, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed.

Listed with Sibcy Cline Inc. for $290,000, the two-story at 1 Fairwood Court in Fairfield offers neutral decor with attention to detail throughout.

A bill is currently being presented to the Ohio House and Senate that would require hospitals in the state of Ohio to offer emergency abortions to rape victims.

Areal Flood Watch issued January 26 at 6:13AM EST expiring January 27 at 12:00AM EST in effect for: Adams; Brown; Butler; Clermont; Clinton; Fairfield; Fayette; Hamilton; Highland; Hocking; Pickaway; Pike; Ross; Scioto; Warren Areal Flood Watch issued January 26 at 6:13AM EST expiring January 27 at 12:00AM EST in effect for: Dearborn; Ohio; Ripley; ... (more)

An apartment complex which has long been an eyesore in the city of Fairfield is now under new ownership.

A new highway funding plan proposed last week is under review. The Transportation Review and Advisory Council will meet Jan.

While most were tucked in their warm beds, at 4 a.m. today the National Weather Service in Wilmington issued a winter weather advisory to kick off the weekend.

In most places in Butler County salt trucks have only had to hit the streets once or twice this year, and it's past mid-January. "We've been through a lot of mild temperatures and the moisture we have had has come in the form of rain, so it really hasn't been an issue," said David Butsch, Public Works Director in Fairfield.

The city of Miamisburg is making a pitch for $4 million in public funds to finance the first phase of a $17 million riverfront attraction, one of a series of proposals that could cost up to $30 million and transform the Great Miami River in five counties.

After years of increased property taxes, most Butler County residents will see a drop in their tax bills this year because of a drop in property values.