? Snow Snooze Means Job Lost + Thayer’s Meats + Mr. Cars Killer

Catching Z’s on the job when the snow is flying will get you fired. We have some unhappy information out of Parma right now — a neighborhood enterprise open greater than half a century is closing up store. We have the information you want and three issues to do that weekend, too.

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1) Cleveland Plow Driver Snoozed Throughout Season’s Greatest Storm: Fox 8 I-Group

A Cleveland metropolis snow plow driver was snoozing for hours through the greatest snowstorm of the season, metropolis data present. From midnight to five a.m., the plow driver ought to have been plowing the muni lot. As an alternative, Douglas McKenzie’s truck was parked within the storage, with the motive force tucked in for an extended, lengthy nap. That very same February morning, based on the Fox 8 I-Group, the motive force was caught on digital camera plowing a personal driveway.

Investigative data revealed by the I-Group get proper to the purpose:

• “You had been asleep throughout your shift.”
• “… your whereabouts can’t be accounted for.”
• “You might be being terminated.”

Metropolis Councilman Kevin Bishop says the council will demand solutions and enchancment.

Be taught extra from Fox 8 Information

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2) Butcher Closes After 5 Many years: Thayer’s Choose Meats in Parma introduced this week it’ll quickly shut. The household butcher store opened 56 years in the past and has served prospects from the identical location within the Nice Valley Procuring Heart at 7520 Broadview Highway ever since.

• “Extensively recognized for its recent cuts and the indelible personalities of the household that owns it, loyal and longtime prospects have swarmed to the neighborhood butcher store to say one final goodbye,” writes Jordan Vandenberge for Information 5 Cleveland.
• “It is simply unhappy I’ve to make this determination,” mentioned Maureen Thayer-Funfgeld, who took over the store from her father, Robert. He began the enterprise. “I am sorry for the Parma residents. I do not wish to say there are different meat markets, as a result of I am actually (mad) they’ll be getting my enterprise.”
• The going-out-of-business sale at Thayer’s will final for a number of weeks till all the pieces is gone.

Learn extra on Information 5 Cleveland and cleveland.com

3) “Mr. Vehicles” Killer Cannot Escape Loss of life Row: The demise sentence imposed on Joseph McAlpin in 2019 stays, the Ohio Supreme Court docket dominated on Thursday. McAlpin shot and killed Mike and Trina Tomola Kuznik in April 2017 of their Cleveland automotive dealership on East 185th Avenue. He additionally killed their canine. The case grew to become often called the “Mr. Vehicles” murders, so referred to as due to the dealership’s identify. McAlpin defended himself at trial, then tried to assert the legal professionals appointed to help him disrupted his authorized technique.

Extra on WKYC.com

4) Covidball: Seven Cleveland Guardians coaches, together with supervisor Terry Francona, are on the MLB well being and security protocol for COVID-19 after testing optimistic this week. Wednesday’s postponed recreation towards the Chicago White Sox will likely be made up on July 23 as a cut up doubleheader. Pitching coach Carl Willis will handle Friday’s recreation at Minnesota.

Cleveland.com has the main points, and WKYC.com has extra

• Ohio experiences 15,970 extra COVID-19 circumstances as nation marks 1 million coronavirus deaths (cleveland.com)
• DeWine orders flags at half-staff in reminiscence of 1 million US COVID deaths (Information 5 Cleveland WEWS)

5) Evening Sky Watching: The Eta Aquariids meteor bathe peaked early Friday morning, however there’s nonetheless loads of time to scan the heavens this month and catch some stellar sights over Ohio, together with a complete lunar eclipse and, probably, the Tau Herculids meteor bathe. Via Might 28 or so, do not rule out seeing a number of extra Eta Aquariids meteors — or meteors that don’t have any obvious supply, as a result of meteors fly on any given night time, based on NASA.

Extra spacey particulars on Patch

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Social Scene

• Nextdoor Neighbor, East 185th St: “So I used to be so excited to lastly have a fenced in yard, now I see I’ve a groundhog dwelling beneath my deck (removing in course of) A raccoon that visits periodically and a black cat that appears fairly comfy! – Oh birds a number of birds.” (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Parma North: “Howdy. – I am trying to do a commerce. A seasons price of garden upkeep for a generator. On the lookout for 3 to five thousand watts operating energy.. can do weekly for a mow, weeding, edging and if wanted hedges” (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Puritas/ W. a hundred and fiftieth: “A blind pet – My associate adopted this pet. After I first heard about it I did not know what to assume. Now that I’ve met her, I get it it. She is so cute!” (Nextdoor)

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