🌱 Mayor Seeks To Eliminate Pocket Veto + 24 Ill From E. Coli In Ohio

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Cloudy and humid. High: 80 Low: 57.

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Here are the top four stories today in Cincinnati:

1. Yesterday, Sep. 6, Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval and several council members announced a charter amendment that would eliminate the pocket veto, one of the Cincinnati mayor's special powers. The amendment is expected to garner approval from council and be on the ballot this November. (Subscription: The Cincinnati Enquirer)
2. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 24 Ohioans are or have recently become ill from E. coli. The CDC said there is still no definitive source, but many of the affected people have reported eating sandwiches with romaine lettuce from Wendy's restaurants. As of Sep. 6, none of the reported cases have been in Hamilton County, but the location of five of the cases is unknown. (Subscription: The Cincinnati Enquirer)
3. Yesterday, Sep. 6, Shawn Pierson was arraigned on a felonious assault charge. Pierson allegedly shot a man in the face on McHenry Avenue near Westwood Northern Boulevard in Cincinnati on Labor Day. (WKRC TV Cincinnati)
4. Yesterday, Sep. 6, an 18-year-old Cincinnati driver was arrested and charged with six felonies after leading state troopers on a chase from Warren County to Cincinnati. According to Sgt. Stanfield, Trooper Mike Shuler tried to pull over Edward Mumphrey Jr. of Avondale after clocking the Jeep speeding 113 mph, in a 65 mph speed limit zone, on northbound I-75 Monroe near Ohio 63. Mumphrey fled, which began a high-speed chase through three counties. The chase ended at St. Clair Heights Park in South Fairmount, where Mumphrey got out of his vehicle and ran on foot before being caught. As of Sep. 6, he is being held at the Warren County Jail and scheduled to appear in a Warren County courtroom at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. (Fox 19)

Today in Cincinnati:

• Tai Chi Class At Springfield Township Community Arts Center (11:00 AM)
• Watercolors Class At Springfield Township Community Arts Center (1:00 PM)
• Odesza: The Last Goodbye Tour At Andrew J. Brady Music Center (5:00 PM)
• Preview Performance: King Lear At The Otto M. Budig Theater (7:30 PM)
• Hamilton: The Musical At Aronoff Center: Procter And Gamble Hall (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• "Rydder's Ride," a benefit ride with several motorcyclists from Queen City Harley Davidson in West Chester, will take place on Sep. 17. The ride plans to raise awareness for Hamilton 7-year-old Rydder Ames and diffuse midline glioma, a rare and aggressive brain tumor that Ames has been fighting since April when he was diagnosed at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. (WCPO ABC 9 Cincinnati)
• On Monday, Sep. 5, a statewide high school football poll, released by the Ohio Associated Press, showed that 11 Cincinnati-area teams are in the top 10 of their respective divisions. The 11 teams include Moeller, Elder, Winton Woods, Kings, and Lakota West. View the link to see the 11 Cincinnati-area teams and their ratings within the divisions. (Subscription: The Cincinnati Enquirer)
• Looking for a good place to retire? You're already there! A new report ranked Cincinnati as the third-best city in the U.S. to retire. View the link to read the full article. (Subscription: The Cincinnati Enquirer)

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— Sean Peek

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