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🌱 How did a playground dispute at Grindstone Elementary escalate to weapons?

Berea, Ohio Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi Berea! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How did a playground dispute at Grindstone Elementary escalate to weapons?
  • What Joe Thomas really thinks about Shedeur Sanders’ future in Berea
  • Northbrook grad chooses Berea’s Baldwin Wallace for music theatre degree

Also on today's calendar: TRIVIA WITH QUIZZARD and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What has more lives than a cat? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 72.
  • Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Boy pulls knife & stun gun on younger boys outside school in Berea (cleveland.com) — Police are investigating a June 28 confrontation outside Berea’s Grindstone Elementary School where an 11-year-old reportedly displayed a knife and stun gun toward two younger local boys. Officers interviewed the children, spoke with the older boy’s mother about alleged prior threats, and recovered both weapons, underscoring ongoing safety concerns around the school’s playground area.
   

• Browns Legend Joe Thomas Not Happy With Shedeur Sanders Speculation (macon.com) — Berea is again in the NFL spotlight as the Browns’ quarterback battle between Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders plays out at the team’s CrossCountry Mortgage Campus. While Joe Thomas urges patience with Sanders as a long-term project, coaches continue splitting reps in Berea, with training camp expected to decide who leads Cleveland’s offense this fall.
   

• Northbrook Student Graduates From Baldwin Wallace; Others Earn College Honors (patch.com) — A Northbrook native has just earned a Bachelor of Music in Music Theatre from Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, highlighting the city’s role as a regional higher-education hub. The roundup also lists several other Northbrook students earning dean’s list honors and degrees from colleges around the country.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Saw my first monarch butterfly yesterday on my milkweed.
    I wasn’t fast enough to get a picture. I was surprised. I thought they didn’t come to this area until August. (Nextdoor Baldwin)
  • Found Pet Alert: Looking to Reunite Dog with Owner
    This dog was picked up as a stray and is located at the Cuyahoga County Animal Shelter (CCAS) and is looking for its owner. Please contact us… (Nextdoor )
  • CDS (Club Demonstration Services) posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in Olmsted Falls. Apply here.
  • Lowe's posted a job opening for Full Time - Receiver/Stocker - Day in Strongsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Berea here.

🗞 Nearby News

Olmsted Falls

  • More than 3,000 homes without power in Northeast Ohio (cleveland.com)
  • Trump's actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warn (morningjournal.com)
  • Explaining the HS picture that makes LeBron James to the 76ers seem real (sportingnews.com)

Middleburg Heights

Brook Park

  • I-Team: 2 hurt at Browns stadium site in gas incident (fox8.com)

Ok Berea! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A frog. Its croaks all day (Thank you Janice W. for sending it in!)
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