Summit County Fair

The Gun Control Issue Group for the Summit County Progressive Democrats is protesting gun shows at the Summit County Fairgrounds.

Despite concerns about the COVID-19 Delta variant, particularly among the unvaccinated, the Summit County Fair is starting this Tuesday with zero health restrictions on masks or social distancing.

Ohio is following federal guidance and resuming use of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine; a spokeswoman for Summit County Public Health says they have at least a couple thousand doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine ready to go; new cases of COVID-19 have been on a downward trend over the past few days and on Sunday the state health department reported under a thousand new cases for the first time in the last three weeks; and more stories.

The state health department approved Summity County's COVID-19 mass vaccination site move from the Chapel Hill Mall to the Summit County Fairgrounds.

Summit County Fair Director Howard Call says he is confident in the safety of attendees at his fair.A ride accident at the Ohio State Fair killed one and…