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LIMA — Mother-daughter trio Pam Brown, Diana Brown and Deb Floyd were the first to arrive at the Allen County Fair grandstands Saturday evening.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans across the world — some with flags and other patriotic paraphernalia — responded to a call from their country’s political opposition Saturday and took to the streets to defend the faction’s claim to victory over President Nicolás Maduro in last month’s disputed presidential election.

EVART, Mich. (AP) — Alison Smith stared at the virtually empty dairy barn inside the Osceola County Fairgrounds, once bustling with teens and preteens preparing to show their prized animals but now eerily silent as an invisible virus once again interfered with a cherished summertime rite.

BRYAN — Celina opened the first 10 minutes of Saturday’s nonleague girls soccer match against Bryan with five corners.

WASHINGTON — A divided U.S. Supreme Court refused for now to bolster the Biden administration’s ability to extend school discrimination protections to transgender students nationwide.

COLUMBUS (AP) — Backers of a fall redistricting amendment in Ohio vowed swift legal action Friday, after the state ballot board approved language describing their proposal for voters that they decried as inaccurate, devious and manipulative.

The trend of the real estate market in Allen County is shown by the following report, for the week running Aug. 8 through 14. Figures reflect the selling price of the property, along with the address or lot number of same and are courtesy of Allen County Recorder Mona Losh’s Office.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — As mediators expressed optimism for an imminent cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, violence raged on Saturday in the Gaza Strip, where an Israeli airstrike killed at least 18 people, all from the same family.

This time of year, most families with minor children are starting to plan for school to start back up. Families are wrapping up their summer vacations and are starting to think about getting their school supplies.

You might think it gets easier by the time your second child goes through her final year of high school.