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By The Associated Press  ¦   At the Summer Olympics on Monday in London, the British men's gymnastics team won bronze in the artistic gymnastics competition, the United States volleyball beat Brazil, and two U.S. swimmers won gold medals.

Therapy dogs, along with volunteers, visit patients at Rusk Rehabilitation Center every Thursday.

By Amy Bruer  ¦   The Show-Me State Games fencing competition was held Sunday at Southern Boone High School in Ashland.

By Amy Bruer  ¦   Members of the One Hit Wonders volleyball team competed Sunday in the Show-Me State Games.

By The Associated Press  ¦   At the Summer Olympics on Sunday in London, the U.S. team won the silver medal in the 400-meter freestyle relay in swimming and the U.S. team beat France in men's basketball.

Even though Kari Stromhaug moved to New York last August, she returned to Columbia to compete in the Show-Me State Games with her friends and teammates. This is Stromhaug's third time competing in the games and her ninth year practicing gymnastics.

The Show-Me State Games continued on Saturday at the Hearnes Center, where young Missouri gymnasts competed and showed off their talent.

Johnathon Swymeler, a 14-year-old who has only competed in six track meets, won the Show-Me State Games 400-meter dash Saturday at MU's Walton Stadium. In addition to the gold medal he won in the 400m, Swymeler also won a silver medal in the boys' 200-meter dash.

By Robert Swain  ¦   Missouri archers of vastly different ages compete in the target archery competition at the Show-Me State Games on Saturday.

Infants were judged at the Boone County Fair Baby Contest on Saturday. The babies were judged on health, appearance and personality.

By Pinar Istek  ¦   Adam Morrison was among the Show-Me State Games Disc Golf Tournament competitors Saturday at Oakland Park disc golf course. Morrison, who won the 2012 PDGA 19-and-under World Championship last Saturday, finished second.

Ryan Lochte took home the United States' only gold medal for the day, Elizabeth Beisel won silver in the 400-meter individual medley and the U.S. women's soccer team defeated Colombia 3-0.

More than 350 people came out to the Boone County Fair ham breakfast on Saturday morning. Ten-year-old Audrey Brush had the prize-winning ham, which was auctioned off for $1,000.

By Amy Bruer  ¦   A Show-Me States baseball game was held Friday at Cosmopolitan Park.

By Tatiana Fernandez  ¦   Kids from 4-H clubs organized a dinner for livestock buyers from previous and present years as a thank you gift on Friday in the Boone County Fair multipurpose room.

By Robert Swain  ¦   Stacey Robinson carves the shape of an eagle into a walnut log on Friday afternoon at the Boone County Fairgrounds. It takes him one hour to complete the sculpture.

The Opening Ceremony kicked off the start of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London on Friday.

John Lucas has authored over 200 articles and books about the Olympics. He coached cross-country, indoor, and outdoor track and field teams at Penn State from 1962-1968, and then he taught the “History, Philosophy, and Politics of the Modern Olympic Games” course for almost 30 years before retirement.

The Loyal Vaulting Equestrian Show features Timi and Elizabeth Loyal and their two daughters, Aurora and Suri. They perform nightly at the Boone County Fair.

Owners showed off their animals in competitions Thursday at the Boone County Fair. Lots of preparation is put into the meat market show. Before cattle are shown, they are bathed, dried, trimmed, and hair sprayed.