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Mentor hosts Strongsville Friday in the OHSAA playoffs' second round

Plus, Morton Salt files to lay off 77 workers at its Fairport Harbor mine after a water breach.

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Mentor hosts Strongsville in the second round of the OHSAA playoffs Friday

Three nearby teams host second-round games Friday

  • Strongsville
    Mentor
    Fri., Nov. 6, 7 p.m.Division I, Region 1: No. 6 Strongsville (8-3) at No. 3 Mentor (8-2)
  • Ursuline
    Willoughby South
    Fri., Nov. 6Division III: No. 8 Ursuline (7-4) at No. 1 Willoughby South (10-0)
  • Brookfield
    Kirtland
    Fri., Nov. 6Division VI: No. 8 Brookfield (8-3) at No. 1 Kirtland (9-1)

Sources: FOX 8 News, WKBN.com, WFMJ

If you're planning Friday night around football, Mentor (8-2) is the No. 3 seed in Division I, Region 1 and hosts No. 6 Strongsville (8-3) on Fri., Nov. 6. The 's second round is Nov. 6, with games at 7 p.m. unless noted. Nearby, WKBN lists No. 8 Ursuline (7-4) at No. 1 Willoughby South (10-0) in Division III and No. 8 Brookfield (8-3) at No. 1 Kirtland (9-1) in Division VI. WFMJ's pairings match.

  • Home team: the higher seed hosts through the third round
  • Third round: Fri., Nov. 13
  • Tickets: playoff tickets go on sale starting Mondays

After the third round, regional finals and state semifinals move to neutral sites. The state championship games kick off at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton.

The playoffs run from Nov. 6 to the title games in Canton

  1. Nov. 6Second round is played; higher seeds host.
  2. Nov. 13Third round is played; higher seeds host.
  3. Nov. 20Regional finals are played at neutral sites.
  4. Nov. 27State semifinals are played at neutral sites.
  5. Dec. 3State championship games begin at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, through Dec. 5.

Source: FOX 8 News

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Morton Salt files to lay off 77 workers at its Fairport Harbor mine after a water breach

If you or someone you know works at Morton Salt's , here's where things stand. A notice filed with the state covers 77 employees after the company suspended underground operations following a significant influx of water. Morton Salt has not said when underground operations will resume or whether more layoffs are coming.

Most of the 77 affected Morton Salt workers are hourly union employees

Sources: Wooster Daily Record, News 5 Cleveland WEWS

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AmountShare
Hourly union employees6989.6%
Salaried non-union employees810.4%
  • Mine: Fairport Harbor, northeast of Cleveland
  • : at least 60 days before a layoff date
  • WARN rule: employers with 100 or more full-time employees, layoffs over six months, 50 or more affected

The Morton Salt filing is one of Ohio's October WARN notices. The Wooster Daily Record says six companies filed, affecting more than 420 workers statewide. The largest on its list is The Blade, a Toledo newspaper, in Northwood, at 116 workers.

Morton Salt's 77 workers are the fourth-largest of five October notices listed

Source: Wooster Daily Record

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The Blade116
Packaging Corp. of America91
Markdom Plastics USA82
Morton Salt77
Pixelle Specialty Solutions61

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Milestone Auctions in Willoughby says its Oct. 17 antique and vintage toy auction brought in $1.8 million, with bidders from around the world. The top-grossing toy was a Machine Man Robot. FOX 8 News

$1.8 millionraised at Milestone Auctions' Oct. 17 toy auction

Milestone Auctions says it was the company's highest-grossing auction in more than a decade.

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Ohio's fall burn ban remains in effect after an Oct. 26 brush fire near Interstate 90 in Willoughby Hills, where residents burned wood outside their home. Fire Chief Robert Gandee said it had the potential to become catastrophic, so we'd hold off on backyard burning for now. FOX 8 News

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Enjoy the lower 70s today, which is way above normal for early November. Widespread rain moves in Wednesday and could come down heavy at times, and leaves are covering yards, streets and storm drains right now. We'd clear your gutters before it hits. Warm today, soggy tomorrow.

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  1. Sun., Nov. 8Mentor hosts Canton McKinley as Perry and Kirtland roll on
  2. Sat., Nov. 7Morton Salt mine closure puts Northeast Ohio road salt in doubt
  3. Fri., Nov. 6Euclid's school levy fails by 61 votes
  4. Thurs., Nov. 5Mentor Schools' levy passes by 171 votes; neighbors have a harder night
  5. Wed., Nov. 4Mentor's school levy leads narrowly in early results; salt mine stays shut
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Mentor hosts Strongsville Friday in the OHSAA playoffs' second round

Plus, Morton Salt files to lay off 77 workers at its Fairport Harbor mine after a water breach.

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  1. Mentor hosts Strongsville in the OHSAA second round Friday
  2. Morton Salt files to lay off 77 at its Fairport Harbor mine
  3. A Willoughby toy auction raised $1.8 million
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