Ohio has announced rules to allow agricultural fairs to reopen this summer.
âWhile COVID-19 made it impossible to hold fairs and animal exhibitions in the way we have in the past, they are of such importance to communities that every effort should be made to reopen them safely,â Health Department Director Stephanie McCloud said in a March 11 order.
In addition to the now-familiar mandates for mask wearing, hand washing and social distancing, the rules are designed to prevent large groups from forming in the midway or buildings.
Grandstand events will be limited to 30% capacity outdoors and 25% indoors.
Priority for seating will be given to family members at competitions, and to family and buyers at auctions.
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MARION â The first big fair of summer is returning to Marion in 2021 after COVID-19 canceled the event last year.
The Marion fair is scheduled to run June 13 through June 19, but the first day where there are events scheduled is Monday, June. 14.
Marion Fair Board President Daryl Bode said last year the fair was canceled in May after a lengthy fair board meeting and input from state and local authorities determined it was the only option. He said the risks outweighed the benefits. Although the fair was canceled last year, the board decided to have a virtual animal show and auction for those children and teens who were planning on showing an animal at the fair.
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‘Augmenting where we were lacking’: New Haven promotes officers, including 3 women, to sergeant By Ben Lambert
NEW HAVEN For Interim Police Chief Renee Dominguez, the promotion of nine officers to the position of sergeant means the rank is now more representative of the community and the department as a whole.
The Board of Police Commissioners promoted the nine officers to sergeant this week, including three women, and the new interim chief also praised the increased diversity at the supervisory level in the department.
“This group is really a great representation overall,” said Dominguez, also noting the range of ages included in the group promoted. “.We were one-sided previously”