With twenty games left in Spring Training, it’s looking like the Guardians are going to be pushed to put their money where their mouths have been when it comes to not blocking young players.
Cleveland, OH
Northeast Ohio schools cancel classes ahead of winter storm: See the list
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A winter storm expected to dump as much as 11 inches of snow beginning late Thursday night has led to a long list of Northeast Ohio school districts canceling classes for Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.
Forecasts from the National Weather Service show that heavy snow is expected to begin very early Friday morning and continue throughout the day. A winter storm warning has been issued for Cuyahoga, Ashtabula, Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Medina and Summit counties. Portage, Stark and Trumbull counties are under a winter weather advisory.
The Weather Service warns that travel could be very difficult for commuters Friday morning and during the evening commute.
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Akron’s Mason Park Community Center to serve as warming center Saturday
Akron Public Schools have canceled classes for Friday, along with several other large districts in Northeast Ohio.
See below the list of area school closings from WKYC Channel 3. Schools listed have canceled classes unless otherwise indicated. A more expansive list, including daycares, preschools and church events, can be seen at WKYC.
Absorbent Minds Montessori (Cuyahoga Falls)
Academy of St. Bartholomew
Agape Christian Academy
Akron Barber College
Akron Montessori School
Akron Public Schools
Akros Middle School
Albert Einstein Academy (all campuses)
Alpha Care (Lorain)
Amherst Exempted Village Schools
Archbishop Hoban High School
Archbishop Lyke
Ashtabula Area City Schools
Ashtabula County Tech Campus
Assumption Academy (Broadview Heights)
Avon Lake City Schools
Avon Local Schools
Barberton City Schools
Bay Village City Schools
Beachwood City Schools
Beaumont School
Benedictine High School
Berea City Schools
Berkshire Local Schools
Bethel Christian Academy (Parma)
Birchwood School
Black River Local Schools
Brecksville-Broadview Heights Schools
Broadway Academy
Brooklyn City Schools
Brunswick City Schools
Buckeye Local Schools (Ashtabula County)
Buckeye Local Schools (Medina County)
Building Bridges
C.A.S.T.L.E High School (Parma)
Canton Local Schools
Cardinal Local Schools
Central Christian School
Chapel Hill Christian School (North and South)
Chardon Local Schools
Chippewa Local Schools
Christian Community School
Cleveland Arts & Social Sciences Academy
Cleveland Central Catholic High School
Cloverleaf Local Schools
Constellation School Westpark Community Elementary
Constellation Schools Eastside Arts Academy
Constellation Schools Stockyard Community Middle
Constellation Schools Elyria Community Elementary
Constellation Schools Elyria Community Middle
Constellation Schools Madison Community Elementary School
Constellation Schools Old Brooklyn Community Middle School
Constellation Schools Old Brooklyn Community Elementary School
Constellation Schools Parma Community Elementary School
Constellation Schools Parma Community Middle School
Constellation Schools Parma Community High School
Constellation Schools Parma Community Intermediate School
Constellation Schools Puritas Community Elementary School
Constellation Schools Puritas Community Middle School
Constellation Schools Stockyard Community Elementary School
Constellation Schools Westpark Community Middle School
Constellation Schools Westside Community School of Arts
Constellation Schools Pearl Road Elementary
Copley-Fairlawn City Schools
Cornerstone Christian Academy
Corpus Christi Academy
Coventry Local Schools
Cuyahoga Falls City Schools
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
Edge Academy
Education Alternatives (Painesville)
Education Alternatives (Brook Park)
Education Alternatives (Elyria)
Elyria Catholic High School
Elyria City Schools
Fairlawn Lutheran School
Fairview Park City Schools
First Baptist Christian (Elyria)
Footprints Center for Autism
Garfield Height City Schools
Global Ambassadors Language Academy
Grand Valley Local Schools
GSCELC SCOPE Academy
Hametown Christian Academy
Hamrick School
Heritage Classical Academy (Northfield)
Heritage Classical (Bainbridge Township)
Heritage Classical (Peninsula)
Hershey Montessori (Concord Township, Huntsburg Township)
Highland Local Schools
Holy Cross Lutheran School
Holy Family (Stow)
Holy Name High School
Hondros College of Nursing (Akron, Independence)
Hope Academy North Coast
Hudson City Schools
Immaculate Heart (Cuyahoga Falls)
Incarnate Word Academy Elementary School
Invictus High School
iSTEM Geauga Early College High School
Julie Billiart School (Akron)
Kenston Local Schools
Kent City Schools
Keystone Local Schools
Kingsway Christian School
Lake Catholic High School
Lakeland Community College (all campuses)
Lakewood Catholic Academy
Lakewood City Schools
Lawrence School (Lower and Upper)
LEAP Program (Crestview, Garfield Heights, Kent, Rittman)
Lorain Preparatory School
Lutheran West High School
Madison Local Schools (Lake County)
Magnificat High School
Maple Heights City Schools
Mayfair Christian School
Medina Christian Academy
Medina City Schools
Medina County Career Center
Messiah Lutheran School
Midview Local Schools
Mogadore Local Schools
Monroe Preparatory Academy
Montessori Childrens School
Nativity of the Lord Jesus (Akron)
New Life Christian Academy
Nordonia Hills City Schools
North Olmsted City Schools
North Ridgeville City Schools
North Royalton City Schools
Northside Christian Academy
Norton City Schools
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Schools
Oberlin City Schools
Old Trail School
Olmsted Falls City Schools
Orchard Park Academy
Our Lady Mount Carmel (Cleveland)
Our Lady of Elms
Padua Franciscan High School
Painesville City Local Schools
Painesville Riverside Local Schools
Parma City Schools
Pathways to Success
Perry Local Schools (Lake County)
Portage Learning Center
Pymatuning Valley Local Schools
Redeemer Christian Elementary
Revere Local Schools
Rittman Exempted Village Schools
Rocky River City Schools
Royal Redeemer Lutheran
Ruffing Montessori (Rocky River)
S.U.P.E.R. Learning Center
Seton Catholic School
South Suburban Montessori
Spring Garden Waldorf School
Springfield Local Schools (Summit County)
St. Adalbert (Cleveland)
St. Albert the Great Elementary
St. Ambrose (Brunswick)
St. Angela Merici
St. Anselm School
St. Anthony of Padua (Akron)
St. Anthony of Padua (Lorain)
St. Anthony of Padua (Parma)
St. Benedict Catholic School
St. Brendan School
St. Charles Borromeo School
St. Christopher Elementary
St. Columbkille Elementary
St. Helen School (Newbury Township)
St. Hilary Elementary (Fairlawn)
St. Ignatius High School
St. Ignatius of Antioch
St. Joan of Arc (Chagrin Falls)
St. John Lutheran (Cleveland)
St. John School (Ashtabula)
St. Joseph Academy
St. Jude Elementary (Elyria)
St. Leo The Great (Cleveland)
St. Mark Catholic School
St. Mary Byzantine Elementary
St. Mary Elementary (Berea)
St. Mary Elementary (Chardon)
St. Mary Elementary (Elyria)
St. Mary Immaculate (Avon)
St. Mary of the Assumption
St. Mary (Akron)
St. Michael (Independence)
St. Patrick Elementary (Kent)
St. Paul Lutheran (Westlake)
St. Peter Elementary (Lorain)
St. Peter (North Ridgeville)
St. Raphael Elementary
St. Rita Elementary
St. Rocco Elementary
St. Sebastian Elementary
St. Stanislaus Elementary
St. Thomas Lutheran Elementary
St. Thomas More Elementary
St. Vincent-St. Mary High School
STEAM Academy (Warrensville)
Step Forward Head Start
STEPS Academy
Stepstone Academy
Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools
Strongsville City Schools
Sts. Joseph and John (Strongsville)
Summit Academy Elementary (Lorain)
Tallmadge City Schools
Tallmadge Kiddie Kollege/FAC Christian School
The Lyceum
Towpath Trail High School
Trinity High School
Twinsburg City Schools
University of Akron (Lakewood)
University of Akron (Wayne College)
University of Akron (main campus)
Valley Christian Academy (Aurora)
Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School
Wadsworth City Schools
Walsh Jesuit High School
Washington Park Community School
West Geauga Local Schools
Westshore Montessori
Willow Farms
Windfall School
Woodridge Local Schools
Wright Preparatory Academy
Cleveland, OH
More than 30K FirstEnergy customers without power in Cuyahoga County
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Thousands of FirstEnergy customers are without power in Cuyahoga County this Tuesday.
The total number reached 31,785 reported outages in Cuyahoga County at noon.
That number decreased to 16,486 as of 1:10 p.m.
There were just 2,751 still without power less than an hour later at 2 p.m.
FirstEnergy estimates power to be restored to most impacted customers between 2-4 p.m. Tuesday.
FirstEnergy spokesperson Brooke Conlan said this is due to small fires on poles.
According to Conlan, the misty rain combined with salt on the road can cause contamination on utility poles, which causes electricity to travel across the the pole and cause the fire.
Conlan added their crews are working as quickly as possible to restore power.
Due to the outages, the Parma Justice Center is closed, and all court proceedings are suspended for the remainder of Tuesday.
Copyright 2026 WOIO. All rights reserved.
Cleveland, OH
David Henry Obituary – Vermilion, OH
David Henry
OBITUARY
David G. Henry, 70, of Vermilion, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2026, at his home following a lengthy illness.He was born December 14, 1955, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and had made Vermilion his home for the past 42 years, moving from Irwin, Pennsylvania.Dave began his career with Westinghouse in Pennsylvania before relocating to Ohio in 1983. He was employed at Elyria Foundry for 20 years and later worked as a machinist for 14 years at Betcher Industries, where he retired. He was known throughout his career for his strong work ethic and skilled craftsmanship.In his free time, Dave enjoyed woodworking, taking pride in the projects he created with his hands. Above all, he cherished the time he spent with his family, especially his children and grandchildren.He is survived by his daughter, Alicia Parsons of Vermilion; his sons, David (Fiona) Henry of Bloomington, Indiana and Jonathan (Joanna) Henry of Vermilion and Anthony (Ashley) Cico of Amherst; and 13 beloved grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his wife, Darlene (nee Eckenrode) Henry in 2017; his parents, Charles and Gloria (nee Krider) Henry; his brother, Howard Henry; and his son-in-law, Cliff Parsons.The family will receive friends on Friday, March 20, 2026 from 3:00 p.m. until the time of the memorial service at 5:00 p.m. at the Riddle Funeral Home, 5345 South Street, Vermilion, Ohio.Memorial contributions may be made to Friendship Animal Protective League of Lorain County, Inc. 8303 Murray Ridge Road, Elyria, OH 44035 or Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 95000 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195Online condolences may be made at www.riddlefuneralhome.com
Cleveland, OH
Time for the Guardians to Do What They Said They’d Do
All offseason, President of Baseball Operations, Chris Antonetti, and General Manager, Mike Chernoff, have been clear about the plan to fix the Guardians’ hitting woes of 2025 without spending a dime in major league free agency in the attempt to do so:
“As we looked at a lot of the external the possibility of external additions, one of the questions we continually have to ask ourselves is, ‘whose opportunity does this impede’”? – Chris Antonetti, 1/23/2026.
“We need to get better offensively. …we believe that growth and development can come from the guys we have in the organization.“ – Antonetti, 1/30/2026
“One of our key goals was not to impede players with the most upside (from playing in Cleveland). We saw a glimpse of what Chase DeLauter could do in the playoffs. George Valera and C.J. Kayfus also showed up pretty well at the end of the season.” – Chernoff, 1/30/2026
Right now, projected to be on the Opening Day Guardians’ roster, there are two players who have over 1,000 plate appearances who are blocking younger players with less experience, eager to prove themselves as more valuable major leaguers: Nolan Jones and Gabriel Arias.
I am not writing this post to criticize the Cleveland front office for believing in Jones and Arias and for giving them their fair shot. Two years ago, I believed Arias had shown enough to get his fair chance, and last spring, I agreed with the idea of bringing Jones on board in a weak outfield group to see if he could regain his 2023 form at the plate. However, over the past two seasons Jones has now put up a 71 wRC+ in 700 plate appearances and Arias has put up a 75 wRC+ in 634 plate appearances. Jones will turn 28 years old this season and Arias just turned 26 years old; neither is likely to experience a breakout at this point in their major league careers.
In Arias’s case, replacing him involves putting Brayan Rocchio at shortstop. Rocchio is 10 and half months younger than Arias, has 100+ fewer plate appearances. He also finished 2024 with a league average 100 wRC+, while Arias finished with a 65 wRC+. There is still some slim hope remaining that Rocchio can be a league average bat – hope that no longer exists for Arias. So, the team needs to give Rocchio the reigns at shortstop and let him sink or swim, while also letting star prospect Angel Genao develop at short in Akron and, soon, Columbus. Most importantly, however, moving on from Arias with a designating for assignment, will allow the team to let Juan Brito try his hand as a full-time second baseman while the team allows Travis Bazzana to heat up at Columbus. Both Brito and Bazzana offer FAR more potential as hitters than either Arias or Rocchio and need to be featured in the Guardians’ lineup in 2026 as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, Daniel Schneemann offers a perfect utility bat, capable of playing any position except catcher, and not someone who needs to be given regular plate appearances (ahem, PLEASE catch that last part, Manager Stephen Vogt). Additionally, should an injury take place with Rocchio, Milan Tolentino is having an excellent Spring Training, has an exceptional glove at shortstop, and should be capable of providing something similar to Arias’s career 76 wRC+ at the plate if called upon in a pinch. Arias is not needed on this team; while right-handed, he has a career 50 wRC+ against left-handed pitching. He also looked horrendous when asked to play outfield in the past, so he isn’t as good of an option as Schneemann in the super utility role.
As for Jones, bringing him back as an option in centerfield made sense this offseason, but spring training is making clear that keeping him as that depth is not a priority. Both Kahlil Watson and Petey Halpin have looked very good at the plate and in the field in center. It’s one week of Spring Training, so, please, don’t think I am saying either will be good major league players. However, neither has to be good to surpass average (at best!) defense in center and a 71 wRC+ at the plate provided by Jones these past two seasons. With Steven Kwan gamely taking on the challenge of center field, DFA’ing Jones allows the team to get good, solid looks at George Valera and Chase DeLauter, as well as allowing CJ Kayfus to work on his corner outfield skills in Columbus should either of the above players get hurt. If Jones were capable of hitting left-handed pitching, he’d be a roster shoo-in, but give me Stuart Fairchild and his potential for above-average centerfield play and career 106 wRC+ vs. LHP over Jones’s fielding and career 76 wRC+ against southpaws in the fourth outfielder role. Alternatively, Angel Martinez is a fine choice in this role as well, as he has a 121 wRC+ against LHP in his brief time in the bigs – whichever the Guardians prefer is cool with me.
Finally, with the Guardians’ committed to Jones for $2 million for 2026, designating him for assignment makes it likely no team will claim him. Since Jones is short of five years of major league service time, Cleveland can option him to Columbus when he likely clears waivers and mix him into all three outfield positions there, hanging on to him for needed outfield depth. In effect, they will gain an option on a player who has potential to be a league average bat against RHP and a playable fielder in center. That’s worth retaining… but not at the expense of a roster and lineup spot needed to give exciting, young players like Valera and DeLauter a real chance at establishing themselves.
If the Guardians start the season – as I expect they will – with Jones and Arias on the roster, I will be disappointed. I know, I know… it’ll probably just be for the month of April, but April games count just as much as September games. The reps that players like Brito, Bazzana, Valera and DeLauter could get in April can help them work out early struggles to be prepared for summer success. Nothing against Jones and Arias, personally, as both seem like good dudes, but we need to be clear-eyed about what is best for this team. Giving further opportunities to two players who are extremely unlikely to be above-average major league contributors would be a mistake, given the strategy that Cleveland has espoused publicly all offseason.
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