Seneca County Fair opens in Tiffin: 2026 schedule guide
With 750 market animals from 455 exhibitors entered, the week builds toward Saturday's livestock sale and includes Anne Wilson's grandstand show Wednesday.
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Tiffin councilman says Gary Click falsely portrayed him as a supporter
Roessner says he only wore a campaign-supplied shirt at a 250th celebration and never endorsed Click, whose post has stood unedited for three weeks.
Jill Simpson leaving United Way of Sandusky County to run for county commissioner against Justin Smith
Smith reached the commissioner post through a party committee vote, not an election, seven years after resigning a court job amid a reprimand over personal calls.
Tiffin mayor says developer turned to annexation after Hopewell Township refused to rezone 149 acres
A 1999 sewer agreement, not zoning plans the mayor calls preliminary, is why the annexation process bars neighbors from any hearing or appeal.
Tiffin's fire, EMS calls are up 25% since 2018. Its newest station turns 61 this year, and a replacement would cost $12 million
Chief Rob Chappell says a $250,000 addition is a stopgap while Station 2's cramped bays already forced $55,000 in repairs on a truck due for the scrapyard.
Eric Watson will 'never' endorse Gary Click, says he is moving out of House District 88
Watson says a post-primary meeting with Click left him unconvinced on data centers and digital ID, as he relocates to Wayne County ahead of Click's Nov. 3 race against Democrat Aaron Jones.
13-year-old struck by train in Fostoria, taken to hospital
Witnesses told Fostoria police the boy and a second, uninjured juvenile ran around lowered crossing gates on foot trying to beat the train.
Front 9 owners say golf course will close after 2026 season; nearly 77 acres headed to market
The Eakin family says nine-hole economics no longer pencil out, and while a real estate agent is now marketing the land, no buyer or plan exists yet.
26 dogs arrive at the Humane Society of Seneca County in one day — and the community steps up
The emergency intake tied to an undisclosed humane case forced a one-day shelter closure, with American Plastics donating food and assembling shelving.
Amid heat wave, energy assistance is available in Ohio
A family of four earning under $57,750 a year can qualify for help with AC repairs, bills or shutoffs through the state's Summer Crisis Program, running through Sept. 30.
Ohio has more than 1,000 reported cyclosporiasis cases, according to the state health department
The CDC ties the outbreak to shredded iceberg lettuce at Taco Bell locations in five states, with Lucas County reporting 278 of Ohio's cases.
Gibsonburg stabbing charges escalate: 16-year-old now faces 2 attempted-murder counts — prosecutor moves to try him as an adult
Both stabbed adults remain hospitalized in Toledo as prosecutors say the teen's charges grew after an initial single felonious-assault count filed hours after the attack.
Seneca County sheriff releases bodycam video of fatal deputy shooting of Jeffrey Sergent
The state's investigation remains open and the deputies unnamed, while the sheriff's legal citation on vehicles as deadly weapons misstates the Ohio statute it quotes.
3 hurt inside Gibsonburg home before dawn — juvenile in custody, BCI called to process the scene
Police withheld names and the cause of the injuries, citing family privacy, while five agencies including the county prosecutor assisted at the scene.
Seneca County cyclosporiasis cases climb to 5 as health officials search for the source
Ohio has logged 177 cases statewide with 28 hospitalizations, and nearby Lucas and Wood counties report far higher totals than Seneca as investigators hunt for a common source.
UAW endorses Aaron Jones — a factory supervisor challenging Gary Click for Ohio House District 88
Click survived his May primary by fewer than 600 votes and lost Seneca County, where Jones lives, as Jones piles up labor and veterans endorsements.
140 guns, meth, $81K seized in Wyandot County raid
The raid began as a U.S. Marshals search for a Huron County fugitive before deputies found a second man barred from having firearms with the drugs and cash.
New Scoops & Slices Trail links 27 food stops, 30 geocaches across Seneca County
Free digital passes launch Saturday with two prizes at stake: a hat for five business visits or a geocoin for finding 25 of 30 hidden caches.
Opportunity Center superintendent retires days after pleading guilty to theft
Hurst pleaded guilty July 2 to switching price stickers on a $1,299 computer at Best Buy and faces 30 days jail time, suspended.
Seneca County deputies fatally shoot Bloomville man, 43
The 43-year-old man allegedly displayed knives and attempted to drive away before deputies fired, according to the Sheriff's Office account now under state investigation.
