Ohio State Fair

New coronavirus cases in Ohio shot up Monday to 660, twice the three-week average and the highest single-day total in two months; Cleveland public schools will require everyone to wear masks inside buildings for at least first five weeks of the year; some state lawmakers introduce new legislation about mask mandates; and more stories.

The Ohio Expositions Commission has made the decision not to have the fair for the second consecutive year because of the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As coronavirus cases rise again in Ohio, with 1,104 new cases reported July 27, counties across the state are faced with difficult decisions regarding…

County fairs around Northeast Ohio are debating whether to ban sale or display of the Confederate flag. The grass-roots movement comes after state legislators killed a proposal that would have banned the flag across all fairs last month. Portage County is the latest to face calls to remove the Confederate flag from its county fair. A petition from Portage County Young Democrats urges the fair board to take the “necessary steps” of banning the sale and display of the flag at the Portage County Randolph Fair.

Summertime is prime time for amusement parks, zoos and other venues. But the months of shutdown and the limits on operations – plus safety concerns from...

For the first time since World War II, the Ohio State Fair won’t go on as scheduled. The fair was set to start on July 29.

This summer's Ohio State Fair is the latest event to be scuttled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Mike DeWine has signed into law a bill that strengthens rules for amusement rides in Ohio. The new law is named after 18-year old Tyler Jarrell, who…

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It’s opening day at the Ohio State Fair. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected make their way to Columbus to enjoy the food, rides, games, and…