State Fair Sets Attendance Record

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia,

Associated Press

Published August 11, 2015 at 6:24 AM EDT

Ohio State Fair organizers say a record of more than 982 thousand people attended the event this year, up 7 percent from the record set last year. Organizers credit good weather.

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