Souls to the polls rally spurs Cleveland churchgoers
Cleveland pastors led a Sunday drive to vote as part of a souls to the polls effort two days before Election Day. About 100 people queued at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections as lines grew inside and outside the building, with organizer Rev. Jimmy Gates noting low early voting numbers. Local church figures like Antioch Baptist Church veteran Lang Dunbar urged renewed political activism amid mixed progress for the black community.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cuyahoga County
Jimmy Gates
Elections Board
Gates
Mary Hunter
East Cleveland
Lang Dunbar
Board of Elections
Antioch Baptist Church
Dunbar
Forty-Two Ohio Ebola Contact List Removed
Forty-two people were removed from Ohio's Ebola contact list as of Sunday, leaving 122 monitored for symptoms. Three individuals remain quarantined at home, including the Akron area nurse's stepfather. Officials expect the list to be cleared by Tuesday and note affected travelers flew with Amber Vinson to Cleveland and Dallas. Vinson recovered from Ebola.
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Cleveland
Akron bridal shop to reopen after Ebola nurse visit
The Com ing Attractions Bridal and Formal shop in Akron plans to reopen Tuesday after Amber Vinson, who later tested Ebola positive, visited Oct. 11. The store closed Oct. 16 following news of her diagnosis. Vinson has recovered and the owner says tens of thousands of dollars were lost. A New Jersey cleaning firm was reportedly hired.
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Akron
Dallas
Akron Beacon Journal
Amber Vinson
Vinson
U.S
New Jersey
Ohio coal firm seeks to mine beneath Barkcamp State Park
Ohio Valley Coal Co. asks the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to expand its underground Powhatan mine beneath 16 acres of Barkcamp State Park in Belmont County and add 314 acres of room and pillar mining outside the park. Murray Energy Corp. owns the contractor. Donna Carver of Buckeye Forest Council urges careful review of mining under public park lands.
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Belmont
Barkcamp State Park
Ohio
Ohio Valley Coal Co
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Belmont County
Columbus Dispatch
Ohio Valley Coal
Murray Energy Corp
St. Clairsville
Donna Carver
Buckeye Forest Council
Community fish fry and bake sales across area churches
A sweep of church fundraisers lists Swiss steak suppers at Brighton UMC in Wellington and barbecue dinners at Lorain, plus annual turkey suppers, bake sales, and holiday crafts in Avon Lake Elyria Grafton Lorain and surrounding communities with prices from free to 14 dollars and multiple pickup options. Proceeds support church repairs and local programs.
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Brighton United Methodist Church
Wellington
Reeves Ave
Lorain
Florence Congregational Church
Florence
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lake Road
Avon Lake
Wowway
Folger
East Oberlin Community Church
Oberlin- Elyria Road
Oberlin
Lake Shore United Methodist Church
Electric Blvd
Boy Scouts of America
St. Agnes Church
Lake Ave
Elyria
Netcom
Belden
Magyar United Church of Christ
West River Road
Magyar Ucc
P.O
Miller Nature Preserve
Center Road
Avon
Firelands Winery
Sandusky
Klingshima
Matus Winery
Wakeman
Paper Moon Vineyards
Vermilion
OhioWines.org
Monteith Hall
Elyria Woman’s Club
East Ave
Wakeman Masonic Lodge
Pleasant St
St. Paul United Church of Christ
East River Road
St. Frances Cabrini Altar and Rosary Society
Homewood Drive
Pat
New Haven Baptist Church
French Creek Road
Sheffield
North Eaton Christian Church
Royalton Road
Grafton
Santa
Linda
American Legion Post
Walker Road
EZ Lovin
Guitars4vets.org
Westwood
Westwood Middle School
Adelbert St
Ralloncejames
Elyriaschools
South Amherst Middle School
W. Main St
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State Park
Anna Norris
Chronicle
Donna Backs
Temple
B’nai Abraham
Gulf Road
Donna
St. Vincent de Paul Altar
Rosary Society
North Ridge Road
Black River
County Road 40
Sullivan
Marcus
Madison
STATE
Senate
Saancus
Huron Counties
Democrat
Marcus Madison
S. Maple St
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