🌱 Patch AM: What did state investigators uncover at Strongsville massage parlors in 2025?

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In today's newsletter:

• What did state investigators uncover at Strongsville massage parlors in 2025?
• How did Strongsville fare against top Northeast Ohio basketball powers?

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Very cold with flurries, with a high of 21 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Low clouds, temps: high: 28, low: 15.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy and chilly, with a high of 28 and low of 17 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• AG Yost Highlights 2025 Human Trafficking Wins (einpresswire.com) — Strongsville is directly involved in a 2025 human trafficking crackdown, as state task force officers executed search warrants at suspected massage parlors in the city alongside North Olmsted and Lorain. The article highlights a year of statewide investigations, arrests, and long-term cases aimed at reducing demand for commercial sex and shutting down illicit operations across Ohio.
   

• Cleveland.com boys basketball Top 25: Play By Play Classic tips off 2026 on Sunday in Euclid (cleveland.com) — Strongsville boys basketball gets brief mention here, with recent Greater Cleveland scores showing losses to Cleveland Heights and Medina as part of a wider regional picture. The piece mainly previews a major high school showcase in Euclid and breaks down how top Northeast Ohio teams stack up heading into early 2026.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 1

• SS Yoga
  Berea, OH Calendar , 451 Front Street , Berea
  10:30 am
• Body Sculpting
  Berea, OH Calendar , 451 Front Street , Berea
  6:00 pm

Friday January 2

• Spinning
  Berea, OH Calendar , 451 Front Street , Berea
  8:00 am
• Gentle Flow Yoga
  Berea, OH Calendar Berea, OH 44017
  9:00 am
• SS Water Aerobics
  City of Berea Parks & Recreation - Indoor Pool - Berea OH 44017
  9:00 am
• Jazzercise
  Berea, OH Calendar , 451 Front Street , Berea
  9:30 am
• SS Classic
  Berea, OH Calendar , 451 Front Street , Berea
  10:45 am
• Brown Bag Buddies
  Berea, OH Calendar , 451 Front Street , Berea
  11:00 am
• Dance
  Berea, OH Calendar , 451 Front Street , Berea
  4:30 pm

Saturday January 3

• Hapkido
  Berea, OH Calendar , 451 Front Street , Berea
  9:00 am
• JVB Girls Basketball Vs. Holy Name HS
  Herman L Joy Gym 1
  4:30 pm

Monday January 5

• Regular Council Meeting
  Berea City Hall , 11 Berea Commons , Berea
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Transcendia, Inc. posted a job opening for Shipping Clerk - 2nd shift in Strongsville. Apply here.
• Johnston & Murphy posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Strongsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Strongsville here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Berea man found unconscious on front porch later pronounced dead (cleveland.com)
• Kevin Stefanski keeps the focus on Week 18 as rumors swirl about his Browns future: Berea Report (Video) (cleveland.com)

North Royalton

• The 20 most competitive housing markets in Ohio (santafenewmexican.com)

Parma

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-- The Patch AM Team

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