Traffic Crackdown Coming To Mentor + Unseasonable Heat Persists

Hello, neighbors! Another Monday down. You're on your way to a great week and we're here to help you start your day right, with a dose of local news.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with a shower in spots. High: 77 Low: 61.

Here are the top stories today in Mentor:

1. The Mentor Fire Department needs more firefighters. (News 5 Cleveland)
2. Mentor High football is battling a ton of injuries. How are the Cardinals adjusting?(News-Herald.com)
3. A new grant will support traffic enforcement in Mentor. (Mentor Patch)
4. Will this unseasonably hot weather persist in Mentor? (Mentor Patch)

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Today in Mentor:

• Urban Legends of Ohio - Lake Branch Library (10:00 AM)
• Storytime Stars at Lake - Lake Branch Library (10:30 AM)
• Preschool Story Time - Mentor Public Library (11:00 AM)
• Hunters Woods - Mentor Public Library (6:30 PM)
• Ghosts of the Civil War: Shades of Blue and Gray (6:30 PM)
• MHS Fall Choir Concert (Events) - Mentor High School (7:00 PM)

Mentor Patch Notebook

• Mentor Marsh: "Check out these #MondayMarshMarvels! These shrooms are stinkhorns named Stinky Squids, Pseudocolus fusiformis. They’re out of this world and apropos for the month of October, don’t you think?? For more natural history information on Stin..." (Facebook)
• City of Mentor, Ohio - Municipal Government: "The Mentor Fire Department is hiring a fulltime firefighter/paramedic. The City of Mentor Civil Service Commission is now accepting applications for a written exam to be conducted on November 18, 2021. Learn more. " (Facebook)
• Mentor Fire Department: "Do you have what it takes to join one of the top fire departments in the state? FULL-TIME POSITION AVAILABLE: *FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC The City of Mentor Civil Service Commission is accepting applications for a Written Exam to establish an..." (Facebook)
• City of Mentor, Ohio - Municipal Government: "Check out the City of Mentor Employment Opportunities. Open positions include Chief Building Official, full-time Maintenance Workers in our Public Works Department, and a part-time seasonal Facility Attendant at the Mentor Ice Arena. For..." (Facebook)
• Mentor Public Library: "Here’s a talk that will 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙬 you in! Award-winning author and pop-culture historian Martin Gitlin will discuss some of the greatest animated characters in history TONIGHT at our Main Branch. To sign up: https://mentorpl.libcal.com/ev..." (Facebook)
• Mentor Public Library: "A candy taste-test challenge? Sounds sweet! Kids taste-tested different candies and played fun food-related games on Friday at our Headlands Branch." (Facebook)

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— Chris Mosby

About me: Patch's Ohio Editor, casting my watchful gaze on Northeast Ohio. Feel free to drop me a line at chris.mosby@patch.com.

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