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The city of St. Marys has sworn in a new police chief to lead the department. Formerly a sergeant, Lucas Turpin took the oath and became the St. Marys Police Chief at Monday night’s City Council meeting. The promotion comes after former Chief Brian Christopher accepted a voluntary demotion back to police officer as part of a Last Chance Agreement.

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“I tell you what, the whole goal with this project, and having the partnership with Visit Greater Lima, is not only to have a celebratory piece for our 175th anniversary this year, but we really wanted to find a fun and creative way to drive tourism right here to Lima and Allen County — and I think we’re achieving that with this project,” Elwer said.

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172nd Allen County Fair comes to a close Saturday with a long standing tradition, and another that is making it’s a comeback at the fair.    The Allen County Fair car show made it return to the fairground after a 30-year absence.  All make and models of classic or collector cars were available for people to admire.   Speaking of works of art, down at the plaza stage, the bids were flying as the Bear Hollow Wood Carvers sculptures were going for some big bucks.  Some of the pieces up for auction include a patriotic flag, all sorts of wildlife and Brutus Buckeye.

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The Allen County Fair is offering a chance to win some prizes, if you get tickets to their main fair concert. Chris Young will be the main act at the fair on Saturday August 20th. Young has taken over the country music scene and is a multi-platinum RCA Records entertainer. He's known for songs like "At the End of a Bar" and "I'm Coming Over".  The opening act will be BRELAND with his hip hop country sound. And if you get your tickets before the end of this month, there are some other incentives that you could win.