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Ohio expands in-person early voting hours a week ahead of Aug. 8 special election

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1 year ago

July 31, 2023

Ohio expands in-person early voting hours a week ahead of Aug. 8 special election

CLEVELAND — With a week to go before the Aug. 8 special election in Ohio, early voting hours have expanded at the state’s 88 county boards of election.

Hours this week through Friday are from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., except for Tuesday, when the doors will stay open until 8:30 p.m. There will also be hours this weekend on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Remember there will be no early voting hours on Monday, Aug. 7, one of the changes enacted by the legislature earlier this year, along with the deadline to apply for a vote by mail ballot which is Tuesday, Aug. 1; applications must be received at your local Board of Elections by 8:30 p.m.

Turnout for August elections is always challenging to predict. Vacations can physically take some voters away, while summer, in general, can mentally distract others.

“Just get it out of the way to make sure I don’t forget,” said Darlene White of Cleveland Heights, who came out on Monday to cast her ballot. “I’ll be in town, but I just wanted to make sure that it wasn’t an oversight.”

She’s not alone. Issue 1, the question of whether to make it harder to amend the state constitution, is generating something August elections don’t typically do: interest. Heading into the final week of in-person early voting, 10,253 had voted early in Cuyahoga County. That’s already roughly three times the 3,094 who voted early in the special election in August of last year, and that’s with a week still to go.

The number of early votes and absentee ballot requests (86,949) is almost equal to all of the votes cast in the county last August (92,042), including Election Day.

“These August elections can be pretty unpredictable,” said Congresswoman Shontel Brown, who rallied Monday with area Faith Leaders to urge voters to reject Issue 1. Brown, of course, won a bitter Democratic primary in another special August election in 2021. She says the key is to identify your voters and lock them in early.

“These are the types of elections that slide under people’s radar, that they might tend to forget about, you think, ‘oh I’m going on vacation,’ next thing you know Election Day has come and gone, so we really want to push the early vote,” Brown said.

In Cuyahoga County, roughly one out of four Democrats (24.5%) has already requested a vote by mail ballot compared to 19% of Republicans. But while Republicans have shied away from early voting in recent years, Republican leaders who are urging a yes vote on Issue 1 say they shouldn’t.

“You know this myth of voter suppression is exactly that it’s a myth,” said Ohio GOP Chair Alex Triantafilou. “You have an entire month to cast your ballot; we want Republicans to lock in their votes early. We think it makes sense for all Ohioans to get their ballot, educate themselves and then cast a vote early.”

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Cleveland, OH

Cleveland woman killed crash on West Virginia Turnpike

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6 hours ago

January 6, 2025

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Cleveland woman killed crash on West Virginia Turnpike

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ/WOIO) – West Virginia State Police said Monday a Cleveland woman has died after she was involved in two crashes Sunday on the West Virginia Turnpike.

Alexis Vega, 25, of Cleveland, has been identified as the victim.

The incident happened near mile-marker 87 of I-77 and I-64 in the Chesapeake area.

Troopers say the first crash happened in the southbound lanes.

According to police, Vega’s vehicle struck the concrete median barrier and came to rest sideways in both lanes of travel.

Vega got out of the vehicle and was walking in the traffic lanes, troopers said, when another driver stopped and tried to help her off the roadway.

Sadly, troopers say the driver of a southbound tractor-trailer was unable to stop and hit the witness’s car, as well as Vega.

She was taken to a hospital, where troopers say she later died.

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Live updates: Winter storm hits Ohio

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14 hours ago

January 6, 2025

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A powerful winter storm began to hit many areas of Ohio Sunday night, especially central down to southern Ohio.

Widespread snow totals of 6 to 8 inches are likely, with isolated higher amounts around a foot possible. Additionally, there’s a threat of sleet and freezing rain/drizzle. This will impact some local snowfall totals but pose another threat for travel conditions.

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A new restaurant has opened in Cleveland, Ohio – NewsBreak

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21 hours ago

January 6, 2025

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A new restaurant has opened in Cleveland, Ohio – NewsBreak

CLEVELAND, OH – A new restaurant has come to the city.

Are you in the mood for fried chicken and/or fish? If you answered yes to that question, you might want to check out MVP’s Chicken & Fish, which recently opened a new restaurant in Cleveland at 6241 Broadway Ave. According to the restaurant’s social media account, the new location opened its doors last month.

MVP’s menu includes appetizers like Jamaican beef, pizza puffs, jalapeno poppers, onion rings, fried okra, fried mushrooms, mozzarella fries, hushpuppies, chicken nuggets, French fries, and egg rolls. Also on the menu is fried chicken. Customers can get whole wings, tenders, party wings, legs, thighs, gizzards, and livers.

In addition, the restaurant offers a variety of fried seafood. Customers can get catfish, tilapia, Boston blue, perch, whiting, orange roughy, catfish nuggets, shrimp, and jumbo shrimp. Furthermore, MVP’s has sandwiches like a Philly steak (which comes with peppers, onions, mayo, cheese, and mushrooms; the restaurant also offers a version with chicken instead of steak), Chicago-style Italian beef, NY-style chopped cheese (which comes with peppers, onions, mayo, ketchup, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese), fish sub (which comes with your choice of fried fish, tartar sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and banana peppers), gyro, chicken gyro, cheeseburger, buffalo chicken sandwich, teriyaki chicken sandwich, hot chicken sandwich, and BBQ chicken sandwich.

As for sides, the restaurant has options like mac & cheese, coleslaw, greens, baked beans, and honey biscuits. If you have room for something sweet, the restaurant offers desserts like cheesecake, chocolate cake, Oreo cake, banana pudding, sweet potato pie, and lemon cake.

Here is what a customer had to say about the new restaurant in a Google review:

Fast service! Great prices. Chicken was hot and tender was very good and fresh. Able to go inside and order. Help was very professional. Clean restaurant. Inside & out. Will be back. I Stopped 12/22/24 and the chicken was out of site and so delicious I had to thank the cook

Another customer wrote:

This place has the best chicken & fish, crispy & flavorful and my kids love it too

If you want to check out the new restaurant, you can find it at 6241 Broadway Ave, Cleveland, OH 44127.

The new restaurant is open 7 days a week, Monday to Thursday from 11 AM to 11 PM, Friday to Saturday from 11 AM to 12 AM, and Sunday from 12 PM to 9 PM.

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