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| What you need to know Friday, Dec. 10, 2021 WEATHER
Mild temperatures are in the forecast, with highs in the low 50s. It will rain overnight. Highs could reach 60 on Saturday with more rain, but then will drop back to the low 40s on Sunday. Read more.
NFL: Browns vs. Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m. Sunday, FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland. TV: WOIO Channel 19. Radio: WKRK FM/92.3, WNCX FM/98.5, WKNR AM/850. OVERNIGHT
Elections law: County prosecutors and voter-outreach advocates are questioning whether a low-profile elections-law change tucked into last year’s state budget could be used to charge elections officials with a crime for performing routine voter outreach. State lawmakers have said that’s not what they intended to do when they passed the law, a response to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s providing millions of dollars for Ohio elections administration in 2020. But Andrew Tobias reports that in a recent letter to Attorney General Dave Yost, the Seneca County prosecutor said the law is written so broadly that it conceivably could make it a first-degree misdemeanor for law enforcement to perform standard duties of protecting ballots or for elections officials to work with groups to explain how voting works.
Anti-vaccine mandate: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has rejected petition language from a group seeking a possible statewide vote on banning vaccine mandates, saying the group’s summary language fails to accurately describe to possible petition signers what the law would do. Andrew Tobias reports that Yost directed the group behind the proposal to address numerous technical issues his office identified with the language before resubmitting with a new batch of 1,000 signatures.
Seasonal workers: The busy holiday season is here, but the seasonal employees retailers need to meet the rush don’t seem to be arriving in time. Sean McDonnell reports retailers across the country seem to be thousands of workers short of their hiring goals. And while retailers have plenty of technology — like self-checkouts, computer systems doing ordering, phone apps for curbside pickup and even bots that scan the shelves — it isn’t making employees less needed.
TODAY IN OHIO At the Ohio Supreme Court hearing of a lawsuit that seeks to throw out the state’s new House and Senate maps as illegal gerrymanders, Republican Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor asked several skeptical questions about the maps and the process behind them. We’re talking about how the case could go on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. STATEHOUSE & POLITICS Amish guns: Many Amish people shun technology and believe that having their photograph taken violates the Biblical Second Commandment. In an effort to resolve a conflict between his Amish constituents’ desire to comply with the Second Commandment while taking advantage of the Second Amendment, Sabrina Eaton reports Holmes County Republican Rep. Bob Gibbs introduced legislation that would let people whose religious beliefs interfere with possessing photo identification buy guns with state-certified IDs that lack pictures.
Special elections: The Ohio House has voted to end most August special elections, a change that could make it more difficult for schools and other local governments to pass tax levies. House Bill 458 would only allow August special elections to fill vacant congressional seats. That means Ohio largely would shift to only holding two elections a year: the primary, typically in March or May, and the general election in November, Andrew Tobias reports.
Coronavirus spending: The Ohio House sent Gov. Mike DeWine a bill Thursday afternoon clearing the way to $4 billion in federal coronavirus relief, including $300 million for Ohio nursing homes and $639 million for child care. Laura Hancock reports on the details on how the money will be spent.
Miller subpoena: Republican congressional candidate Max Miller of Rocky River announced Thursday that he’s received notice that the January 6th Select Committee will issue him a subpoena. Sabrina Eaton reports Miller's spokesmen did not respond to inquiries on how he’ll respond to the subpoena and whether he had any role in the Jan. 6 rally in Washington whose participants eventually breached the U.S. Capitol.
METRO Water department: The Cleveland Water Department has been actively replacing lead water lines that serve licensed childcare centers in and around the city, but many such facilities that likely have lead lines still need to be inspected, reports Peter Krouse. This year the city identified 436 childcare centers eligible to participate in a state-funded line replacement program. The city would like to hear from more.
Shoved: The judge accused of shoving a man out of a Justice Center elevator on Nov. 29 is veteran Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge John Sutula, according to three courthouse sources. Cory Shaffer reports Sutula joined bench in 2001 and has been re-elected three times, most recently in 2018.
COVID-24 Case numbers: The number of coronavirus cases per 100,000 Ohio residents on Thursday was 718.5, a high that exceeds the peak reached during the first part of this delta wave. Laura Hancock reports that last week, there were 601.1 cases per 100,000 residents. The state of Ohio on Thursday reported 8,500 new cases of COVID-19, much higher than the 21-day average of 6,379.
School cases: The Cleveland Metropolitan School District again reported the most new COVID-19 cases among students and staff as numbers continue to rise across the state, Alexis Oatman reports.
Hospitalizations: An analysis of the state’s coronavirus hospitalizations over the past two weeks found that 62% of new admissions occurred in Northern Ohio, Laura Hancock reports.
BUSINESS Hotel ownership: Two downtown Cleveland hotels – one of which is scheduled for a major overhaul – will get new owners if a deal to create a new publicly traded company in Canada goes through, reports Eric Heisig. VM Hotel Acquisition Corp. said it has a tentative deal to buy the 491-room Renaissance Cleveland and the 293-room Hyatt Regency Arcade.
CRIME National park murder: A Florida woman was charged Thursday in the slaying of a Cleveland resident who was found dead in March in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, John Caniglia reports. Chelsea Perkins, 31, of Pensacola, is accused of murder in the death of Matthew John Dunmire.
Goodwill threats: A man who is an employee of Goodwill Industries has been arrested after police say he threatened to “shoot up” a store, resulting in the temporary closure of several Goodwill locations in the area for safety reasons, Cliff Pinckard reports. Giovanni Stanley, 29, of Canton, has been charged with making terroristic threats and inducing panic, both felonies, according to police.
Kalyn Moore: An East Cleveland man is accused of killing his girlfriend and leaving her body at a park, then dropping her 2-year-old child off at a random resident’s apartment, reports Kaylee Remington. Lexx Zaveir Meeks, 27, is charged with aggravated murder in the Sunday killing of Kalyn Moore.
Solon crash: A Berea man has been indicted in connection with a crash last week that killed an 85-year-old woman and injured three others during a Solon police chase. Jaymarlon Hayes, 19, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, aggravated vehicular homicide, two counts of aggravated vehicular assault and other offenses, Olivia Mitchell reports.
Gun recovery: Law enforcement recovered and traced significantly more guns last year in Ohio than in previous years, according to a report from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The report revealed there were 16,562 firearms recovered last year in the Buckeye State. The total represents a 19.5% increase over the 13,853 recovered in 2019, Olivia Mitchell reports.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Evergreens: When it comes to a Christmas tree, maybe you’re looking for branches strong enough to hold heavy heirloom ornaments. Or perhaps you have small children and want to ensure the needles are soft to the touch and stay on the tree. Whatever your priority, Hannah Drown has a guide to help you decide between a fir, pine and spruce tree, the three most popular Christmas tree varieties in Northeast Ohio.
Ski season: Things are looking up on the ski slopes this year. With a few exceptions, most of the pandemic-related rules from a year ago won’t be in place during the upcoming ski season. Susan Glaser compiles resort information, including new features, prices and more, for 14 parks within a half-day drive of Northeast Ohio.
Starry Night: Art lovers can fall asleep under Vincent Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” in a newly designed suite at the Kimpton Schofield Hotel in downtown Cleveland. Susan Glaser reports the room is a collaboration between the hotel and the Original Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit Cleveland, the popular art installation on the city’s East Side that surrounds visitors in high-tech images from the artist.
Things to do: Grab your hat and mittens and get ready to get out this weekend in Greater Cleveland. Anne Nickoloff has 30 ways you can spend the weekend. OTHER HEADLINES Wrong-way driver crashes head-on into tractor-trailer on Interstate 90 in Cleveland Read more
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South Euclid set to start deer sterilization research program Dec. 11 Read more
Chagrin Falls school board approves new course proposals for 2022-23 Read more
North Olmsted human resources director leaving city to become Parma Heights mayor Read more
Parma City Council hopes to reduce side street speed limit to 20 mph Read more
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