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Bitter cold, snow hits NE Ohio: Warming centers, parking bans, and your safety

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11 months ago

January 21, 2025

Bitter cold, snow hits NE Ohio: Warming centers, parking bans, and your safety

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Cities across Northeast Ohio have opened warming centers and overnight shelters for those in need of escaping the cold snap.

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Cleveland city officials will have warming centers open through Tuesday for residents needing shelter.

Michael Zone Recreation Center, 6301 Lorain Ave.
Lonnie Burten Recreation Center, 2511 E. 46th St.
Collinwood Recreation Center, 16300 Lakeshore Blvd.
Zelma George Recreation Center, 3155 MLK Blvd.

All four shelters will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Monday and from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Anyone who needs overnight shelter should call 211.

Akron

Mayor Shammas Malik extended the hours at Summit Lake Community Center, located at 380 W Crosier St.

The community center will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Wednesday.

The Emergency Overnight Shelter located at 111 East Voris St. will also be open through Wednesday.

Alliance

The Rodman Library at 215 E. Broadway St. in Alliance is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

The Salvation Army at 57 W. Main St. in Alliance is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays.

The Commons at 405 S. Linden Ave in Alliance is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays.

The Clothed in Righteousness at 55 E. Main St. in Alliance is open from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. It is also open from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday and Thursday.

Avon Lake

The Anchor Recreation Facility, at 33483 Lake Road, will be open Monday and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. as a temporary warming center.

Canton

The Crossroads United Methodist at 120 Cleveland Ave. in Canton is open form 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. as needed.

Edward “Peel” Coleman Community Center is open at 1400 Sherrick Road SE from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. Monday through Wednesday.

The Refuge of Hope at 715 Second St. is open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Creston

The Creston Branch of the Wayne County Public Library at 116 S. Main St. will serve as a warming center through Jan. 23.

The library is open from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; and from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Wednesday.

Cuyahoga Falls

Mayor Don Waters activated the Natatorium as a warming center on Monday through the extreme temperatures.

Check-in for the warming center is at the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department at 2310 2nd Street and use the entrance near the Oakwood Drive intersection.

The Amenities available will be restrooms, water and a warm, safe area. There will not be food, cots or showers.

Dalton

The Dalton Branch of the Wayne County Public Library at 127 S. Church St. will serve as a warming center through Jan. 23.

The library is open from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; and from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Wednesday.

Doylestown

The Doylestown Branch of the Wayne County Public Library at 169 N. Portage St. will serve as a warming center through Jan. 23.

The library is open from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; and from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Wednesday.

Elyria

The city will open an emergency warming center at 101 South Park Dr. from Monday to Wednesday.

The warming center will be open at 7 a.m. on Monday.

Call 211 for warming shelter locations and information.

Jefferson

The Jefferson Rec Center will be open from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Kent

The Shepherd’s House of Portage County, 2645 State Route 58, in Ravenna, is open for a day and night shelter through Wed., Jan. 22.

Lakewood

Lakewood’s Department of Human Service activated Cove Community Center as a warming center.

The center will be open Jan. 21 and 22. from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Lorain

The warming centers will open at 6 p.m. on Sunday through 11 a.m. on Monday at Lorain High School.

If school is closed on Tuesday, the warming center will remain open until 11 a.m.

A warming center at Faith Ministries Church will be open from Monday at 11 a.m. through Thursday at 11 a.m.

A release from Lorain County said anyone is welcome at the shelters.

Orville

The Orville Public Library at 230 N. Main St. will serve as a warming center through Jan. 23.

The library is open from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; and from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

Ravenna

Ravenna Police posted to Facebook that Shepard’s House of Portage County will be a night and daytime shelter from Sunday to Wednesday.

People can get a hot meal, shower and a load of laundry.

“When the temperature falls below 20 degrees, we open our warming center at which time individuals who are not registered with back ground checks, may come in. In the event the temperatures during the day fall below 20 degrees, then the warming center is open during the day,” the post read.

You can ride for free to the shelter with PARTA.

Richmond Heights

The Richmond Heights Community Center at 27285 Highland Rd. is serving as a warming center for anyone in need of somewhere warm, especially those affected by the Chardon/Washington power outage.

Rittman

The Rittman Branch of the Wayne County Public Library at 75 N. Main St. will serve as a warming center through Jan. 23.

The library is open from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; and from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Wednesday.

The Rittman Rec Center at 200 Saurer St. is also open as a warming center through Jan. 23.

The rec center is open from 5:30 a.m. – 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Shreve

The Shreve Branch of the Wayne County Public Library at 189 W. McConkey St. will serve as a warming center through Jan. 23.

The library is open from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; and from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Wednesday.

West Salem

The West Salem Branch of the Wayne County Public Library at 99 East Buckeye St. will serve as a warming center through Jan. 23.

The library is open 1-7 p.m. on Monday and Thursday; 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Tuesday; and 1-5 p.m. on Wednesday.

St. Stephen’s Hackman Hall at 44 Britton St. is also open through Jan. 23.

The hall is open from 1-4 p.m. on Monday; and 1-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday.

Wooster

The Main Branch of the Wayne County Public Library at 220 West Liberty St. is open will serve as a warming center through Jan. 23.

The library is open from 9 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; and 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

OneEighty Oasis Recovery Club at 104 Spink St. will serve as a warming center through Jan. 23 for adults only, and additional restrictions may apply.

The club is open from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, and 3-9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.

Salvation Army at 437 S. Market St. will serve as a warming center this week.

Salvation Army is open 10 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, and hot meals are provided at noon and 5:30 p.m.

PARKING BANS

Drivers may face dangerous conditions during their travels in Northeast Ohio.

Several local officials have issued snow parking bans. Here’s a list of active parking bans and closures in our area. The list will be updated.

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Cavs vs Hornets: How to watch, odds, and injury report

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5 hours ago

December 22, 2025

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Cavs vs Hornets: How to watch, odds, and injury report

Who: Cleveland Cavaliers (15-14) vs Charlotte Hornets (9-19)

Where: Rocket Arena – Cleveland, OH

When: Monday, Dec. 22 at 7:00 pm EST

TV: Peacock, FanDuel Sports Network Ohio, FanDuel Sports App

Point spread: Not yet set

Cavs injury report: Donovan Mitchell – PROBABLE (illness), Sam Merrill – PROBABLE (hand), Craig Porter Jr. – PROBABLE (illness), Evan Mobley – OUT (calf), Larry Nance Jr. – OUT (calf), Max Strus – OUT (foot), Chris Livingston – OUT (G League), Luke Travers – OUT (G League)

Hornets injury report: LaMelo Ball – PROBABLE (WRIST), Ryan Kalkbrenner – QUESTIONABLE (elbow), Liam McNeeley – OUT (G League), Drew Peterson – OUT (G League), Antonio Reeves – OUT (G League), Collin Sexton – DOUBTFUL (quad), Grant Williams – OUT (knee)

Cavs expected starting lineup: Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Jaylon Tyson, Dean Wade, Jarrett Allen

Hornets expected starting lineup: LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, Kon Kneuppel, Miles Bridges, Ryan Kalkbrenner

Previous matchup: The Cavs lost in overtime to the Hornets on Dec. 14.

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Cleveland Heights to welcome only LGBTQ mayor in Ohio

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December 21, 2025

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Cleveland Heights to welcome only LGBTQ mayor in Ohio

CLEVELAND — Jim Petras is leading Cleveland Heights in turning the next page in its governance, assuming office as city’s newly-elected mayor in January.

What You Need To Know

Petras took over as the new Cleveland Heights mayor after residents voted to recall the municipality’s first elected mayor, Khalil Seren, in September

Seren was involved in several controversies throughout his first term, including allegations of reading council members’ emails and allowing his wife to get involved in city business

Tony Cuda, former Cleveland Heights city council president, has served as interim mayor in place of Seren

“[I’m] very grateful to our current mayor, Tony Cuda, for allowing me total access to our city staff. I’ve been listening and learning from them, and I look forward to taking over on Jan. 1,” Petras said.

Petras is a longtime Cleveland Heights resident and lifelong midwesterner, growing up in Pittsburgh and moving to Ohio to attend Case Western Reserve University. He’s served on city council since 2024, and now, is marking a pivotal moment in the city’s history.

Beginning next year, Petras said, he will become the only openly LGBTQ mayor in Ohio.

“Here in Cleveland Heights our motto is, ‘All are welcome.’ And so I look forward to being a good leader for that motto, and helping us to live up to that motto,” Petras said.

Around 400,000 LGBTQ adults live in Ohio, but the community continues to facing underrepresentation in state and municipal government. Petras’ win could soon help bridge that gap.

Constituent Harriet Applegate said she’s looking forward to seeing more representation of the community in local government.

“We have as much diversity of talent as we have diversity of ethnicities and people and lifestyles,” she said. “We’ve got so much talent, and much of that talent is willing to give up itself and help out the city.”

Cleveland Heights has a number of LGBTQ inclusive policies, including a ban on conversion therapy, gender-neutral parental leave and declaring itself a “safe haven” for gender-related care.

Still, Applegate said, Petras’ win could lead to major changes across all communities.

She said she’s hoping to see Petras address several longstanding issues around the city.

“There’s something of a racial divide, and I think that needs to be addressed. I think the new mayor has plans to do that,” Applegate said. “… He campaigned on, you know, fixing the streets, and that’s huge for people. I mean, just the basic city services have not been met for the last few years.”

Petras’ mayoral campaign included improving city infrastructure and boosting the local economy, which he said, continue to be among his top priorities.

“I’m focused on getting our 2024 audit completed, and I’m also very interested in our core city services,” he said. “So that means improving our snow plowing leaf pickup, doing a better job with resurfacing streets. And I also want to build relationships with nearby cities and other organizations.”

And while his term hasn’t officially begun, Petras said, he’s already kickstarting plans for building a better future for the city.

“We’re sitting down with staff to learn more about our current snow removal process. I look forward to diving in more deeply,” Petras said. “Also looking forward to putting together, for example, a five-year plan for our streets so that we can make sure that our streets are in good shape and that none of them get forgotten about.”

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Cleveland Browns vs. Buffalo Bills Week 16 Predictions – It’s not going to be pretty

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December 21, 2025

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Cleveland Browns vs. Buffalo Bills Week 16 Predictions – It’s not going to be pretty

“No, not necessarily. I mean, we want to try to field every single ball possible. I will say that there are times where if the ball doesn’t take…like say the ball does hit the ground and you don’t field it clean and it does end up rolling into the end zone, don’t make a bad play worse, because then you can still get the touchback at the 20. But ideally, we want to field every ball if possible and then obviously return it. It does affect the return when the ball gets to the ground, there’s more time that you have to sustain a block, there’s more space for the coverage player to be able to run around. So, the timing of the return doesn’t really match up if the ball is on the ground and you don’t get it clean. Now, if it hits the ground, you get it on, like, one hop, that’s just less time that it’s taking for the return, so everything impacts it. Now, the other thing that hurts, too, is like, when the ball does hit the ground, as a blocker, you don’t really know how long the ball’s on the ground for because you’re not watching the returner pick the ball up. So, as you go back, as you’re seeing the returner, ‘okay, the ball’s on the ground, my eyes go back to my guy – does he field it clean? Does he not?’ So, there’s some gray area there as a blocker, you don’t know how long. So, we give our guys some things that they use in their technique, so.”

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