Local students from Allen, Logan, Shelby and Mercer counties earned top prizes at the Ohio State Fair's Sale of Champions, which raised more than $396,000 for youth programs and scholarships.
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West Central Ohio was well represented at the Ohio State Fair's Sale of Champions, and for one Allen County student, the experience was record-setting. Delaney Jones' reserve grand champion market beef set a new auction record bringing in $56,000, three different buyers came together to make the record sale. Elizabeth Heintz of Hardin County had the grand champion market beef and it brought in $50,000.