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Today’s edition · Tues., Nov. 10

Mentor hosts Canton McKinley in a Friday regional football game

Plus, Orange schools buy a Mentor nonprofit's former property, and Watson looks ready for the Browns.

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Football

Mentor hosts Canton McKinley at 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 13, at Jerome T. Osborne Sr. Stadium in an OHSAA Division 1, Region 1 regional round 3 game. Student tickets are sold online starting three hours before kickoff or at the gate. Hometown Ticketing

Orange schools

The Orange Board of Education approved a purchase agreement Monday, Nov. 9, to buy the former New Directions property at 30800 Chagrin Blvd. from , a nonprofit based in Mentor. The district plans to use the site for Orange Community Education and Recreation programming. Cleveland.com

Browns

Todd Monken wouldn't name a starting quarterback Monday, but Deshaun Watson appears ready to play after missing Sunday's loss in New Orleans. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported Watson would start against the Houston Texans at 1 p.m. Sun., Nov. 15, at Huntington Bank Field. Cleveland 19 News

Sanders threw for 297 yards in the Browns' loss in New Orleans

297
passing yards for Shedeur Sanders in New Orleans
2
touchdowns for Sanders after a slow start
1 p.m.
kickoff Sunday against the Texans

Source: Cleveland 19 News

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  1. Mon., Nov. 9Eastlake North's season ends at Nordonia; Mentor moves on
  2. Sun., Nov. 8Mentor hosts Canton McKinley as Perry and Kirtland roll on
  3. Sat., Nov. 7Morton Salt mine closure puts Northeast Ohio road salt in doubt
  4. Fri., Nov. 6Euclid's school levy fails by 61 votes
  5. Thurs., Nov. 5Mentor Schools' levy passes by 171 votes; neighbors have a harder night
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Mentor hosts Canton McKinley in a Friday regional football game

Plus, Orange schools buy a Mentor nonprofit's former property, and Watson looks ready for the Browns.

The TLDR

  1. Mentor hosts Canton McKinley at 7 p.m. Friday
  2. Orange schools approve buying Crossroads Health's old site
  3. Watson appears ready for the Browns' Sunday game
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