Best of Canfield Fair winners announced

Best of Canfield Fair winners announced

CANFIELD

Richard’s Famous Stuffed Hungarian Peppers and Andrews Sausage were the big winners in the 2015 Canfield Fair’s annual Best of Fair contest, sponsored by Fred Martin Ford.

Best of Fair gave fairgoers with Facebook accounts the chance to vote on their favorite food vendors or attractions at the 169th Canfield Fair.

Richard’s and Andrews both received at least five times as many votes as their nearest competitors, with Richard’s getting the victory by just seven votes. Rounding out the Top 5 were: Roxbury Pizza Co., Bam Bam’s Backyard BBQ and Molnars Cinnamon Rolls.

Symposium targets emergency workers

HERMITAGE, PA.

Sharon Regional Health System’s Emergency Care Center, in collaboration with Allegheny Health Network, is hosting a regional lecture titled “Acute Emergency and Critical Care Symposium” from 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Friday at the Park Inn by Radisson, 3377 New Castle Road.

Registration will take place at 7:30 a.m. The cost is $40 per person. Breakfast and lunch are included. Continuing education and nursing credits will be awarded.

The event is open to registered nurses, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, certified registered nurse practitioners, physician assistants and physicians in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

A pre-conference lecture, “Amorous Injuries,” will be presented by Dr. Jason Kodat from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday followed by a networking event. For information and to register, call 724-983-3911, ext. 4180.

Average cost of gas in Ohio about $2.29

COLUMBUS

The average cost of gas for Ohio drivers has increased again from the previous week but is significantly less than it was a year ago or even a month ago.

The average for a gallon of regular gas in Ohio was about $2.29 in Monday’s survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and WEX Inc.

That’s 7 cents more than a week earlier. But it’s down 46 cents from a month ago, after prices temporarily spiked because of a partial shutdown at a refinery.

A year ago, the state average was $3.20.

The national average matched Ohio’s at $2.29 on Monday, down from about $2.33 a week ago and $3.34 at this time last year.

US home sales fell 4.8 percent in Aug.

WASHINGTON

U.S. home sales slid in August by the most since January as tight supplies and rising prices discouraged potential buyers.

The National Association of Realtors said Monday that sales of existing homes fell 4.8 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.31 million, the lowest level since April.

That’s down from 5.58 million in July, which was the highest in more than eight years.

Staff/wire reports