WAPAKONETA- Fair season kicks off in the Grand Lake Region on Sunday with the start of the 172nd Auglaize County Fair which will be held from July 28-Aug. 3 at the county fairgrounds.

Known as the "The Family Fair," the weeklong celebration of the county's rural heritage will spice things up this year with a new country concert on Aug. 3 featuring emerging country singer Conner Smith, a 24-year-old Nashville native who released his full-length debut album, "Smokey Mountains," in January. [More]