The baseball tournament held at Meridian Saturday attracted

a large crowd. At the morning game, Meridian defeated the Lamson club. The first game in the afternoon was won by Elbridge over Lysander.

Aug. 21, 1946

Tito defends downing of two U.S. planes. He says he wants peace but not at any price.

Aug. 21, 1996

For the past two years, Central New York goose hunters have not had the opportunity to enjoy a regular-length season. Canada geese have undergone an alarming decline in recent years especially along the Atlantic flyway.

Aug. 21, 2001

The state's audit of the Auburn school district shows that the district has had a written purchasing policy for years, but the school board never officially adopted it, and some purchasing officials weren't aware it existed.

- Linda Simmons

The audit will be released at 4 p.m. today on the front lawn of East Middle School at a news conference with state Comptroller H. Carl McCall, who will answer questions about the findings. The Citizen obtained a copy of the audit's findings in advance.

Former Superintendent William Miller knew the policy existed, and also knew that it was never adopted. He said as much in April, during an interview with The Citizen. In addition, for five years in a row, independent auditor Raymond Wager also recommended that Auburn establish official biddi