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State Limiting Operations At County Fairs Due To COVID-19

WCBE 90.5FM | By Alison Holm
Published July 29, 2020 at 5:11 AM EDT

After reports of outbreaks of COVID-19 traced to county and local fairs,  Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is calling for junior fairs only, banning many of the usual trappings of large fairs:

Dewine says limiting fairs to the junior livestock, skill and craft exhibitions will preserve the heart of the fair while reducing exposure to coronavirus. The restriction takes effect this Friday.
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Alison Holm
A native of Chicago, naturalized citizen of Cincinnati and resident of Columbus, Alison attended Earlham College and the Ohio State University. She has equal passion for Midwest history, hockey and Slavic poetry.
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