🌱 Back Wages Paid To Officers + Wind Gusts Cause Power Outages

Welcome back, Strongsville! I'm here in your inbox per usual to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on in town.

But first, today's weather:

Colder; breezy in the morning. High: 36 Low: 26.

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Here are the top three stories today in Strongsville:

1. The Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department will be paying back wages to corrections officers. The wages are due to the officers after they were allegedly forced to work their lunches last summer. The department is required to pay the back wages as part of a recent settlement agreement. The wages total nearly $75,000 and include 537 officers. (Subscription: Cleveland.com)
2. Omnisun Azali, the son of a Cuyahoga County judge, has been charged with murdering his wife, Mwaka Azali. On Tuesday, Azali's defense attorney told jurors that he shot the woman as she reached for a pistol she had previously fired inside the home three times. Azali's mother is Judge Cassandra Collier-Williams. (Subscription: Cleveland.com)
3. Some Cuyahoga County residents lost power on Wednesday morning. The outages were the result of strong wind gusts blowing through the county. The winds reached 40 miles per hour and knocked some utility poles down. Nearly a thousand county residents were impacted. (Fox 8)

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Today in Strongsville:

• Crayola Imagine Arts Academy Artist's Passport At Ehrnfelt Senior Center's Meeting Room (5:45 PM)

From my notebook:

• Are you growing increasingly frustrated with online home listings and seeking an alternative? Consider these two upcoming in-person open houses occurring in the Strongsville area this weekend. Click for the full list that includes times, dates, property dimensions, prices, and photos. (Strongsville Patch)
• Strongsville Animal Control is searching for the owners of a lost dog. Anyone with information is asked to contact the department. Click to view the dog. (Strongsville Police Department via Facebook)
• The Cleveland Browns will be playing the Houston Texans on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 1:00 p.m. (Cleveland Browns)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you around.

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a senior writer with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.