Gun Bill Heads to DeWine

Ohio lawmakers sent Gov. Mike DeWine a bill that would strike short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and suppressors from the state’s “dangerous ordnance” list, which also includes grenades, rocket launchers, and dynamite.

The Senate passed a suppressors-only version 31-1 in March before the House later added short-barreled guns. This week’s final votes were 69-27 in the House and 21-9 in the Senate.

Supporters say the bill brings Ohio in line with federal law after the $200 federal tax on such items was eliminated. Buyers would still need to pass a background check.

Opponents pushed back, as Sen. Bill DeMora, D-Columbus, called the House additions “a bad precedent.”

Rail Strike Ends After Nine Hours

A strike against the Brewster-based Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway ended after about nine hours, when the railroad agreed to honor its union contract.

About 140 engineers and conductors picketed in Brewster and Akron, bringing traffic at the railroad’s normally busy Brewster yard nearly to a halt.

The union claimed that two managers had run a train in place of federally certified crew members, the same dispute behind the railroad’s 2013 strike.

The union’s national president accused railroad management of having “thumbed their nose at the federal courts.”

State Parks Plan Thanksgiving Feasts

Nine Ohio state park lodges will serve Thanksgiving meals Nov. 26 against a backdrop of lake views and wooded hillsides, and families will need reservations to claim a seat.

Guests can enjoy their holiday meals in a park system that was named the nation’s best last year by two national park groups, which picked Ohio over Florida and Wyoming.

Hueston Woods has reached capacity and opened a waitlist, Mohican has limited its buffet to registered overnight guests, and Shawnee has warned that space is limited. Burr Oak requires reservations by Nov. 19, and Maumee Bay will seat walk-ins in its Ice Breaker Lounge.

You can find more information on the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ website.

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➤ Statewide: Phone companies plan to retire aging copper landlines after federal regulators streamlined approvals, worrying rural Ohioans with spotty cell service. (More)

➤ Toledo: The city’s firefighters union says only two of its seven ladder trucks were recently operational and is calling for more than $25 million to buy new rigs. (More)

➤ Geauga County: A person with measles visited seven sites in Geauga and Lake counties Nov. 2-7, including Berkshire Middle School and Kent State’s Geauga campus. (See Locations)

➤ The Plains: A water main break drained the Athens County community’s water supply, leaving residents without water for much of Veterans Day. A boil order remains through today. (More)

➤ Columbus: The Ohio Nurses Association plans to file state complaints against Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center CEO and The James’ chief nursing officer over staffing shortages it says contributed to canceled open-heart surgeries and ICU bed closures. (More)

➤ Springboro: Hundreds gathered on Veterans Day to dedicate a privately funded memorial honoring Ohioans who died in the Vietnam War and Vietnamese who died in postwar reeducation camps. (More)

➤ Vandalia: More than 200 students who paid up to $20,000 were left in limbo when the Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology abruptly closed this week. (More)

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➤ Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz made the All-MLB Second Team after a 30-homer, 30-steal season, becoming the franchise’s first 30-30 player since Brandon Phillips in 2007. (More)

➤ Cleveland Guardians closer Cade Smith made the All-MLB Second Team after tying for the MLB lead with 41 saves and posting a 1.95 ERA in his first full season in the role. (More)

➤ Ohio’s high school football playoffs feature matchups tonight between Archbishop Moeller and Princeton, St. Xavier and Elder, and Massillon Washington and Big Walnut. (See Pairings)

➤ Dayton’s women’s soccer team rallied from a second-minute deficit to beat La Salle 3-1 Wednesday in the Atlantic 10 semifinals. The Flyers will visit top-seeded Saint Louis on Sunday for the title. (More)

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➤ Black bear sightings in Ohio hit a record 537 last year across 69 of the state’s 88 counties. This July, one raided freezer-burned ice cream from a Coshocton man’s trash. (More)

➤ A runaway sheep that eluded Wadsworth volunteers and sheriff’s deputies for weeks was finally roped by a 14-year-old on horseback. The American Blackbelly, now named Gerry Reagan, will stay at a local sanctuary unless her owner comes forward. (More)

➤ Night of Lights, the drive-through light show that started at Coney Island, will move to the Warren County Fairgrounds with more than 2 million lights synced to holiday music. (More)

➤ Easton Town Center will kick off the Christmas season tonight by lighting a 56-foot tree and more than 2 million lights, with Santa arriving this evening and a drone show following on Dec. 10. (See Details)

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Do you still have a landline at home?

1. Yes, and I use it
   
2. Yes, but rarely use it
   
3. No, cellphone only
   
4. No, but I miss it

Yesterday’s Results:

Which John Williams movie score is your favorite?

1. Star Wars: 37%
2. Indiana Jones: 21%
3. Home Alone: 16%
4. Jaws: 12%
5. Jurassic Park: 7%
6. Harry Potter: 5%
7. Other: 2%

Which Ohio city has a “Field of Corn” featuring 109 concrete ears of corn, each weighing 1,500 pounds?

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