COLUMBIANA — Fairfield Township’s coffers may be a tad fuller if the trustees’ request to recover unclaimed funds from the state of Ohio is approved.

During their monthly meeting last week, trustees directed fiscal officer Adam Booth to begin the process of recovering $158.42 in unclaimed funds from the Ohio Department of Commerce.

Booth said that all the township received paperwork notifying them to check the state’s list.

The $158.42 is royalties dispensed in 2020 from Hilcorp Energy, he added.

Ohio current and former residents, businesses and government entities can search the state’s database at unclaimedfunds.ohio.gov by name, city, or ZIP code and file a claim if they find a match. The claimant needs to gather the supporting document and either file the claim online or by postal mail.

Trustees John Garwood, Robert Hum and Barry Miner all were present.

Jared Work and Carly Brock, who are running for Fairfield Township trustee, also were in attendance.

Melvin Miller provided a road department report, while Bob Durbin discussed his activity as zoning inspector.