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McComb couple is serious about fair competition

Some people enter a few contests at the Hancock County Fair.
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Life of a baked goods judge -- How sweet it is!

No matter how small the pie slices, this year's baked goods judges at the Hancock County Fair said sugar overdoses would be unavoidable.
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Many winners named as Hancock Fair opens

An estimated 16,500 people turned out for opening day at the Hancock County Fair on Wednesday, despite some hot afternoon temperatures.
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Today at the fair

7:30 a.m. -- Open class lamb carcass (south show arena).
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Pigskin Picks

You think long, you think wrong.
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Prep Football: McComb vs. Leipsic

Football coaches Joe Kirkendall of Leipsic and Kris Alge of McComb want to dispell one thing right off the bat.
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Prep Football: Bluffton's Harmon Field gets summer makeover

BLUFFTON -- After 75 years, she finally needed a little facelift.
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Prep Football: Trojans now get Knights

Findlay High football coach Mark Ritzler won't be taking a sledgehammer to his offensive and defensive schemes after a season-opening 39-30 loss to Brunswick.
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Shooting video

Images of the police shooting of a Lima man in Benton Ridge, while interesting, are also disturbing, even in this age of violent movies and lifelike shoot'em-up video games.

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Fair a showplace for agriculture

It's fair season once again in northwestern Ohio.

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A dangerous tiny creature in Ohio's woods

There's a creature lurking in the woods, feeding on the blood of birds, reptiles and mammals, and it's waiting for you.

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Benton Ridge Shooting

This video, released by the Hancock County Prosecutor's Office, shows the shooting of a Lima man who led authorities on a three-county chase ending Aug.24 in Benton Ridge. Be cautioned, the video contains graphic content.
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Talkin' football

Fostoria Review Times sports editor Scott Cottos joined Courier sports reporters Jamie Baker and Dave Hanneman to talk about four key games coming up in Week 2.
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Doc and Beauty Chip

At 92 years young, Doc Schoonover's love of horses and competing in harness races remains strong.
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