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A Hero’s Welcome

Open house will honor area native returned from Afghanistan

NEWARK — Scott Fixmer, a 2002 graduate of Newark Community High School, recently returned home from deployment in Afghanistan, where he commanded a special operations aviation unit.

The Newark American Legion will host an open house in Capt. Fixmer’s honor at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, to provide an opportunity for the public to welcome Fixmer home.

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