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This year's butter cow display at the Ohio State Fair honors several notable Ohioans whose inventions improved lives around the world.

After 30 years with the Ohio State Fair, general manager Virgil Strickler is planning to retire near the end of the year. He is leaving a legacy of passion for agriculture and love for the state's fairs.

A nationwide search for the next general manager of the Ohio Expo Center & State Fair is now underway, after Virgil Strickler announced his retirement.

Ohio State Fair officials have announced the 2023 Ohio State Fair Junior Fair Board, which is comprised of 20 young Ohioans from 12 Ohio counties.

The Ohio Department of Agriculture released the dates for the 2023 fair season, including Ohio's 94 county and independent fairs and the Ohio State Fair.

The Ohio State Fair milking parlor is now at rest. However, it can boast over 50 years of service to literally hundreds of bovine beauties and their owners. 

The 2022 Dean's Charity Steer Show, held at the Ohio State Fair Aug. 2, raised $240,000 for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio. 

All 11 auctions at the 2022 Ohio State Fair Sale of Champions broke previously held records for the highest sale award on Aug. 7.

Seven Ohioans dedicated to the conservation and preservation of Ohio's natural resources were inducted into the Ohio Natural Resources Hall of Fame July 27.

For the first time since 2019, the American Dairy Association Mideast's annual butter cow display is back at the Ohio State Fair and is bigger than ever.