CANFIELD FAIR | Fair pumpkin record broken

CANFIELD — The 170th Canfield Fair has a record-breaking event on the books on its first day.

During today's fair board meeting, Craig Myers, head of farm products, granges and the pumpkin show, announced Jerry Snyder of Bessemer, Pa., broke the record for largest pumpkin with his 1,283-pound pumpkin. The record of a 1,277-pound pumpkin was set in 2010.

Alan Gibson of Salem took the reserve champion title with his 1,273.5-pound pumpkin.

A contestant from Michigan almost entered a 1,400-pound pumpkin, but a split in the pumpkin's bottom sent him home with no prize.