🎡 Ohio Fairs Queen travels state celebrating agricultural heritage and community. Amberly Szczerbiak, a Miami University sophomore and former Fayette County Fair Queen, is spending her summer visiting county fairs across Ohio in her role as the 2025 Ohio Fairs' Queen. Following in her mother's footsteps as a former fair queen, Szczerbiak connects with local royalty, supports youth in agriculture, and celebrates Ohio's farming traditions. Her entire family, including her father (basketball Hall of Famer Wally Szczerbiak), joined her at the Ohio State Fair's ribbon-cutting ceremony as she balances her royal duties with farm life, summer classes, and a weakness for fried Oreos.
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🍝 Upscale steakhouse closes amid financial scandal and lawsuits. Primo Middletown, which received a $219,200 forgivable loan from the city in 2022, has permanently shuttered after operating issues and incomplete rent payments since January. Owner Nelson Castillo faces two lawsuits—one alleging he misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars from Cincinnati Restaurant Holdings, and another claiming he falsely represented himself as a part-owner to secure a $100,000 investment. The city is now seeking new tenants for the space and plans to use the restaurant equipment and fixtures for future occupants.
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🎓 Miami University slashes tuition for Indiana students across state lines. The university's Oxford campus has joined a reciprocity agreement allowing students from 29 Indiana counties to pay in-state Ohio tuition rates through 2027. This "game-changer" applies to undergraduate and graduate programs, making Miami's education more accessible to neighboring Hoosiers who previously might have ruled it out due to cost. The agreement reflects a growing trend among Ohio universities seeking to attract more out-of-state students through similar partnerships with schools in Indiana and Kentucky. Several other institutions including University of Cincinnati and Wright State also participate in such interstate tuition programs.
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