The Fred Dafler & Rick Haddix Scholarship Fund has been established with the Sandusky County Communities Foundation (SCCF) by the Ohio Track and Field and Cross-County Officials Association (OTF&CCOA). 

On a Friday night, a Butler County man, joined by his wife and friends, went to a casual restaurant he frequented. He ordered his usual “boneless chicken wings.” He swallowed a sliver of a nearly two-inch chicken bone. It tore his esophagus, which led to internal infections that damaged his heart and lungs.

The U.S. Department of Labor announced May 31 that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections at 20 mines in 15 states in April 2023 and found 335 alleged violations.