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Voters in the Willoughby-Eastlake City School district will head to the polls Aug. 6 to vote on a levy as part of a special election. The 4.99 mill tax levy will make up for a budget shortfall of more than $8 million due to the loss of state tax revenue, Superintendent Steve Thompson says.

The National Park Service is diverting $2.5 million from park fees to cover costs for President Trump’s expanded Independence Day celebration on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., according to the Washington Post. Meanwhile, a bill to help fund $12 billion of delayed park maintenance sits in a Senate committee.

By Khabir Bhatia, WKSU Retief Goosen birdied the final two holes to win the inaugural Bridgestone Senior Players Championship at Firestone Country Club in Akron for his first PGA Tour Champions title. The 50-year-old Hall of Famer from South Africa broke a tie for the lead with a 15-foot putt on the par-4 17th hole and made a 10-footer on the par-4 18th for a 2-under 68. He beat Jay Haas and Tim Petrovic by two strokes.

Early in-person voting for the May 7 primary began April 9 at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. Voters in some communities are deciding on new school district funding issues. Brooklyn City Schools is seeking an additional 10-year levy to cover operating costs “for the purpose of avoiding an operating deficit.” Strongsville City Schools’ five-year levy would fund current expenses.

Advocates for a grocery store initiative in East Cleveland gathered at a forum this Monday to discuss goals for bringing healthy food to the neighborhood. The Northeast Ohio Alliance for Hope (NOAH), a community organizing group, announced at the forum that they’re working with Cuyahoga County Council to develop a framework to attract grocery stores to low-income neighborhoods. They say it should be ready within a year.

Ohio's two historically black colleges are neighbors, both about an hour southwest of Columbus. But they are considering getting even closer by merging some operations. Wilberforce University President Elfred Anthony Pinkard is calling this a "Collaborative Learning Arrangement" and "shared services relationship" with Central State University.

A proposed ordinance would set a timetable for lead inspections and cleanup in all Cleveland rental units built before 1978. Every rental unit in the city would have to be inspected beginning March 1, 2021, under newly introduced Under Ord. 747-2019, and all units would have to be certified as lead safe by 2023. Violations would carry civil and criminal penalties. Councilman Blaine Griffin co-sponsored the legislation, along with Council President Kevin Kelley and Councilman Kerry McCormack.

A state appeals court judge has given Cleveland 30 days to put up warning signs on houses with known lead paint hazards. State law requires health agencies to post such signs at properties where owners have refused to comply with orders to remediate lead hazards.

The Northwest Ohio candy company behind Dum Dum lollipops bought the maker of NECCO Wafers and Sweethearts in a bankruptcy auction this week. Spangler Candy Company, based in Bryan, Ohio, made a winning offer of $18.8 million for New England Confectionery Company of Revere, Massachusetts. The deal is expected to close Friday. NECCO filed for Chapter 11 earlier this year after two packaging companies and a logistics firm took it to court over $1.6 million in unpaid debts.

Cleveland plans to host what it calls “family-friendly events for dirt bike riders” at the city’s downtown Muni Lot this month and next. The city announced the plans today along with the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission and the Burton Foundation, a biking nonprofit. Mayor Frank Jackson’s administration has been trying to find a different outlet for young people who ride motorized dirt bikes and ATVs through the streets.