Suspicious Mail Clears Elections Office

A suspicious substance in the mail forced a brief evacuation of the Hamilton County Board of Elections administrative building in Norwood on Saturday morning.

Someone spotted the substance around 10:50 a.m., according to board spokesperson Stacey Moher. Police and a hazmat team evaluated it and cleared the building for re-entry.

The Early Voting Center wasn’t affected, and voters kept casting ballots through the scheduled 4 p.m. close. Election Day is Nov. 3.

“The safety of our employees and of the public is our highest priority,” Director Sherry Poland and Deputy Director Raquel Burgos said in a statement. Details remain under investigation.

EPA Releases Toledo Air Data

U.S. EPA air monitoring data from last week’s North Toledo chemical leak show elevated concentrations of inhalable particles near the site.

The leak began Oct. 20 when, officials say, an MC Tank Transport employee’s error during a transfer set off a reaction in a 5,500-gallon tank of glycidyl methacrylate. Area hospitals treated 57 people for related symptoms.

Officials lifted the evacuation order Oct. 23, and the EPA’s mobile lab later found no detectable glycidyl methacrylate in surrounding neighborhoods.

Some residents of the Raintree Village manufactured home community, about half a mile away, still want answers. Environmental testing advocate Scott Smith urged officials to combine their testing data rather than rely on private contractors.

It’s the city’s second chemical emergency in two months, following an August fire at Brent Industries. The EPA says monitoring will continue.

Historic Shaker Train Stations Hit Market

Shaker Heights has put two historic rapid transit stations on the market for sale or long-term lease, the first time either century-old depot has been available to buy.

The Coventry and Lynnfield stations are the last of their kind in Greater Cleveland outside Tower City, and both have sat empty for about a decade.

The listing pitches the 700- and 1,000-square-foot depots to buyers and tenants as boutique shops, cafés, offices, or studios.

Past tenants include Standard Oil, a floral shop, an insurance agency, a newsstand, a soda shop, and a day spa. You can view the listing here.

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➤ Statewide: Former President Obama rallied thousands in Cleveland on Saturday for Democrats Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown, while Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy campaigned in southwest Ohio with Sen. Jon Husted. (See Details)

➤ Girard: A two-alarm fire late Friday heavily damaged Prisma Integration, a manufacturer of electrical control panels on Harry Street. Eight fire departments helped fight the blaze. (More)

➤ Warren County: A 35-year-old bull rider, Jason Blake Saylor, died Saturday night after a bull kicked or stepped on him at the Fox Hollow Rodeo in Clearcreek Township. He was wearing chest protection but suffered a traumatic chest injury, and police are investigating his death as an accident. (More)

➤ Stark County: A single-engine plane lost engine power approaching Akron-Canton Airport on Saturday night and made an emergency landing in a Metallus steel plant parking lot in Perry Township, striking a concrete pole. The pilot and passenger, both from East Sparta, weren’t hurt. (More)

➤ Champaign County: The Mechanicsburg Fire Department hosted a large-scale ordnance response training with the Columbus Division of Fire Bomb Squad on Saturday, including live detonations in Goshen Township. Crews from six counties took part. (More)

➤ Columbus: Ohio Village welcomed thousands back for the first All Hallows’ Eve celebration in recent years, and organizers said the two-night Halloween event reached capacity. The living history village closed for renovations in 2024. (See Details)

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➤ The Cleveland Browns improved to 5-2 with a 27-24 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. Deshaun Watson threw for 308 yards and set up Andre Szmyt’s game-winning field goal as time expired. (More)

➤ The Cincinnati Bengals improved to 4-2 with a 35-13 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. Joe Burrow threw four second-half touchdown passes as Cincinnati erased a 13-0 halftime deficit. (More)

➤ Ohio State moved up one spot to No. 2 in the latest AP Top 25 after an idle weekend. The Buckeyes visit USC on Saturday. (See Full Rankings)

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➤ Ohio ranks ninth nationally for searches for candy, according to an Innerbody study of online search data, with Skittles its most-searched treat over the past year. In the three weeks before Halloween, though, candy corn took the top spot. (See List)

➤ About 80,000 people are expected Nov. 20-22 for Christmas in Historic Springboro, which fills a seven-block stretch of South Main Street with more than 35 food stands and 75 craft vendors. A holiday parade steps off at noon Nov. 21. (See Details)

➤ Destination Cleveland added two murals by local artists Tessa LeBaron and Naijal “DAYZWHUN” Hawkins to its Murals Across the City” project. The Ohio City piece honors salt miners, steelworkers, and inventor Garrett Morgan, and a third mural is due at the Pivot Center for the Arts by spring 2027. (See Photos)

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