COUNTY FAIR SECURITY

ESCALATING VIOLENCE IN SOUTHWEST OHIO PROMPTS THE USE OF METAL DETECTORS AT ONE COUNTY FAIR THIS YEAR. 
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS-SUN REPORTS THAT THE CLARK COUNTY FAIR WILL HAVE METAL DETECTORS AT THE FAIR ENTRANCE THIS YEAR TO INCREASE OVERALL SAFETY. THE FAIR RUNS JULY 18 THROUGH 25 AND WILL ALSO EMPLOY SURVEILLANCE DRONES. THOSE COMING TO THE FAIR WILL ENTER THROUGH A NEW BUILDING WHERE DEPUTIES WILL ADMINISTER THE SCREENINGS. THE COUNTY FAIR WILL ALSO STOP SELLING TICKETS FOUR HOURS BEFORE CLOSE ON THE FINAL DAY. THE FAIR DIRECTOR SAYS JUVENILE LATE COMERS CAUSED TROUBLE LAST YEAR, CAUSING A LARGE FIGHT WHERE WEAPONS WERE SPOTTED BUT NONE WERE FIRED OR RECOVERED.