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Northeast Ohio road construction: What delays can driver’s expect?

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May 31, 2024

Northeast Ohio road construction: What delays can driver’s expect?

CLEVELAND, Ohio — There are new traffic diversions, detours and closures for Northeast Ohio drivers to deal with as road construction projects continue to progress.

The Ohio Department of Transportation has released its list of upcoming detours for Cuyahoga County and other areas of Greater Cleveland. See the latest updates below:

I-90 east/I-490 west to I-71 south/Ohio 176 south will have various shoulder closures and off-peak lane restrictions between 8 p.m. through 6 a.m. through Saturday for striping.

The following closures will be in place at 9 p.m. today through 5 a.m. Saturday for striping:

The ramp from West 14th Street to I-71 southbound: The detour is Valentine Avenue west to Scranton Road south to MetroHealth Drive west to U.S. 42 south.

The ramp from West 14th Street to Ohio 176 south: The detour is Valentine Avenue west to Scranton Road south to MetroHealth Drive west to U.S. 42 south to I-71 south to Fulton Road south to Denison Avenue east.

I-490 east and westbound just west of I-77 will have various shoulder closures for bridge repairs and pavement work beginning Wednesday and continuing through November.

Buhrer Avenue pedestrian bridge over I-71 was closed to all pedestrian traffic Thursday and will remain closed through August. The pedestrian detour uses Clark Avenue.

Ohio 14 (Broadway Avenue) to I-480 westbound ramp closes at 7 p.m. Friday through 1 a.m. Monday for bridge repairs. The detour is I-480 east to Warrensville Center Road to I-480 west.

Miles Road entrance ramp to I-480 west closed Thursday night and will remain closed through 5 a.m. June 6. The detour uses Warrensville Center Road.

I-480 westbound between Miles Road and Northfield Road will be reduced to two lanes at 9 p.m. June 7 until 5 a.m. June 10.

I-90 over East 105th Street will have various lane restrictions beginning 7 p.m. today through 5 a.m. Monday for bridge repairs. There also will be lane restrictions beginning 7 p.m. June 7 through 5 a.m. June 10.

The following ramps will be closed for a short duration between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. on June 6 for resurfacing. The ramps will not be closed at the same time.

Ohio 21 northbound to Ohio 17 westbound: Detour is Ohio 21 north to East 71st Street south to Canal Road east to Warner Road south to Ohio 17.

Ohio 21 northbound to Ohio 17: The detour is Ohio 21 north to East 71st south to Canal Road east to Warner Road south to Ohio 17.

Ohio 21 southbound to Ohio 17 westbound: The detour is Ohio 21 south to Old Brecksville Road west to Schaff Lane west to East Schaff Road north to Ohio 17.

Ohio 21 southbound to Ohio 17 eastbound: The detour is Ohio 21 south to Old Brecksville Road west to Schaff Lane west to East Schaff Road north to Ohio 17.

Ohio 17 westbound to Ohio 21 northbound: The detour is Ohio 17 westbound to Warner Road north to Canal Road west to East 71st Street north to Ohio 21.

Ohio westbound to Ohio 21 southbound: The detour is Ohio 17 west to East Schaff Road south to Schaff Lane east to Old Brecksville Road east to Ohio 21.

Ohio 17 eastbound to Ohio 21 southbound: The detour is Ohio 17 east to East Schaff Road south to Schaaf Lane east to Old Brecksville Road east to Ohio 21.

Ohio 17 eastbound to Ohio 21 southbound: The detour is Warner Road north to Canal Road west to East 71st Street to Ohio 21.

U.S. 422 at Main Market Road will have various lane restrictions maintained by a temporary traffic signal beginning on Monday and continuing through mid-August for a culvert replacement.

Liberty Street between Ohio 84 and Washington Street will be restricted to southbound traffic only beginning June 10 and continuing through August for resurfacing. The northbound detour is Bank Street to State Street to Erie Street.

Ohio 57, just north of Styx Hill Road, will close June 10 for a culvert replacement. The detour is Ohio 57 north to Interstate 76 west to Ohio 3 north to Ohio 162 east to Ohio 57, and reverse. Estimated completion is June 14.

The ramp from U.S. 224 west to I-77 north will close at 7 p.m. Wednesday through 6 a.m. Thursday. The detour is I-277/U.S. 224 west to Main Street to I-277/U.S. 224 east to I-77.

Various ramps on I-77 northbound at Wilbeth Road and Waterloo Road will close at 7 p.m. Wednesday through 5 a.m. Thursday for paving. The detour is Arlington Road to I-76 east or west.

Ohio 21 northbound under I-77 will close at 8 p.m. today through 5 a.m. Monday for bridge work. The detour is I-77 southbound to Ridgewood Road to I-77 northbound.

Ohio 21 northbound under I-77 will close at 4 a.m. June 8 through 5 a.m. June 10 for bridge work. The detour is I-77 southbound to Ridgewood Road to I-77 northbound.

Hines Hill Road will close between Boston Mills Road and Olde Eight Road beginning Monday and continuing through June 7 for bridge joint replacement. The detour is Boston Mills Road to Hines Hills Road.

Ohio 21 northbound under I-77 will close at 4 a.m. June 8 through 5 a.m. June 10 for bridge work. The detour is I-77 southbound to Ridgewood Road to I-77 northbound.

I-271 between the Cuyahoga Valley bridge and Ohio 82 has various lane restrictions until July.

Ohio 18 between Hametown Road and Cleveland Massillon Road will have various nightly lane restrictions between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. beginning Sunday. The restrictions will continue until late September.

State Street between Hiram Street and Fifth Street, and Wooster Road between Burt Street and Glenn Street are reduced to one lane in each direction through September.

Wooster Road eastbound will close Monday through late summer 2025. The detour is 31st Street to Norton Avenue to Wooster Road.

Beginning Wednesday, the following closures will be in place through early July:

State Street northbound: The detour is Wooster Road to the I-76 access road to State Street.

Romig Avenue at State Street: The detour is Hiram Street.

Left turns from New Street and Swigart Street: The detour is Wooster Road to Glenn Street to State Street.

Ohio 7 just north of Ohio 88 will close Monday through late July. The detour is Ohio 88 to Ohio 5.

Ohio 534 just south of Ohio 5 will close Monday through Thursday for a culvert replacement. The detour is I-76 to Ohio 225 to Ohio 5.

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Ohio cannabis festival hiring joint-rolling judges at high hourly rate

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June 18, 2024

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Ohio cannabis festival hiring joint-rolling judges at high hourly rate

View a Yellow Springs growing facility’s inaugural crop of recreational marijuana in the video player above.

POMEROY, Ohio (WCMH) — As an Ohio cannabis festival prepares for launch, it’s also looking to make multiple hires with a high pay grade.

Chad Thompson, the organizer behind the Stargazer Cannabis Festival, told NBC4 that he was planning to hire multiple judges for the event’s joint-rolling contest on July 27. The festival, weeks away from its inaugural three-day run at Wisteria Campground, is taking place in the first full year that Ohio has legalized recreational marijuana, and a little over a month after the state opened applications for sales at dual-use dispensaries. Thompson launched the job posting online late Monday.

“There’s two divisions, a classic division and artistic division,” Thompson said. “And in both of those divisions, one of the criteria is, ‘How does it smoke?’ The potential smokability.”

While the classic division will focus on traditional joints, Thompson said the artistic division could see intricately designed joints shaped like “tanks, cars and birds.” He also broke down several other factors the judges would be expected to review, as well as the eyebrow-raising dollar amount offered for their time.

“We’re going to be checking for the draw of the joint and the joint stability, like checking for runs and so forth and all that’s going to go into the judging process,” Thompson said. “And we’re hoping that the pay will be enough to get a large pool of potential candidates. … We are paying $100 an hour, you know, to just smoke joints.”

That hourly rate won’t be for a short span either, according to Thompson. He estimated the judging would take “a couple hours, if not more,” and for that reason the applicants need to be experienced beyond casual users.

“If they’re somebody who smokes maybe once a month, maybe they might not be the best person,” Thompson said. “But you know, if they’re a pretty regular smoker, I think they’ll be able to handle it.”

Thompson previously clarified that no vendors at the festival — spanning July 26 to 28 — would be selling recreational marijuana, and a farmer’s market at the event would mainly sell hemp-derived products. However, he did note recreational marijuana will still have a presence at Stargazer in other forms. Vendors will be allowed to sell cannabis seeds, legal even at the federal level, and with which Ohioans can grow up to six plants under the state’s current law.

Festival-goers will be allowed to use their homegrown marijuana at the campgrounds as well, including in the joint-rolling contest.

“It’d be completely legal to be homegrown cannabis, or they may roll it with hemp or they may not, I’m not gonna ask,” Thompson said. “I’m sure that there will be attendees that have legal cannabis with THC and will be consuming it, but there’s going to be no person-to-person sales.”

He also noted that while festival tickets are still available online, they have been selling quickly. Thompson told NBC4 that the Stargazer team would have to decide whether to sell tickets on the weekend of the event “based on capacity,” but did say that they are no longer accepting new food vendor applications.

“If you definitely want to get into Stargazer, you definitely should buy your ticket as soon as possible,” Thompson said. “If you wait, there will be a likely chance you will not get in. I’m getting calls from all over the region.”

Thompson said applicants interested in applying to become joint-rolling judges, or just buying standard tickets, should visit the Stargazer festival website, and scroll all the way to the bottom for a link to the event’s job postings.

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Car catches fire following crash in Ohio; 2 left in serious condition

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June 18, 2024

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Car catches fire following crash in Ohio; 2 left in serious condition

DEFIANCE, Ohio (WANE) — Two are in serious condition after a flatbed trailer ran a stop sign, hitting another car in Defiance Monday evening.

According to a release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, at 5:15 p.m. Monday, officers were called to the intersection of Mansfield Road and Schubert Road on calls of an injury crash.

When officers arrived they found a flatbed trailer, driven by 45-year-old, Eugene Anderson of Gary, Ind., traveling westbound had run a stop sign and hit another car. Following the crash, the car, driven by a 17-year-old, caught fire on the side of the roadway.

Anderson was taken to an area hospital with a non-life-threatening condition, while the teen was taken in serious condition. The passenger of the car was flown from the scene with serious injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

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Ohio State to host key 2025 recruit Darryn Peterson on official visit

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June 17, 2024

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Ohio State to host key 2025 recruit Darryn Peterson on official visit

Ohio State has an official visit lined up with the state’s biggest recruit in 20 years.

Darryn Peterson, a five-star guard in the 2025 class, will take an official visit to check out the Buckeyes on August 1. Peterson posted the news to his Instagram account with a graphic also listing an official visit to Kansas on June 23.

A 6-5, 195-pound shooting guard, Peterson played his first two seasons of prep ball at Cuyahoga Valley (Ohio) Christian Academy before transferring to Huntington (West Virginia) Prep for the 2023-24 year.

The Buckeyes have long been recruiting Peterson, listed as the No. 3 prospect in the 2025 class according to 247Sports.com. Ohio State offered him a scholarship prior to his freshman year and has hosted him on multiple unofficial visits.

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On January 1, Peterson included the Buckeyes on a list of his final eight schools that also featured Arkansas, Baylor, Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, Michigan and North Carolina. In April, Peterson announced that he was reopening his recruitment. He has since been re-offered by Ohio State coach Jake Diebler, who had been recruiting him under coach Chris Holtmann.

Peterson took an official visit to Kentucky in March. He is regarded by many national recruiting analysts as the most talented Ohioan to come out of high school since LeBron James.

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