Politics & Government

5 Things To Know Today: Wednesday, June 22

Special storytime at the library, a poster contest winner and more!

1) Captain Guy Turner with the will be the special guest for outside storytime at 10:15 a.m. at . Kids can even get a close-up look at a real police cruiser. Bring a blanket or something to sit on. Call 440-871-2600 to register.

2) fifth-grader Norah Wilson is the state winner of the Americanism Elementary School Poster Contest. The competition, sponsored by the Ohio Sons of the American Revolution. The 2011 poster theme was The Battle of Cowpens. To view Norah’s winning poster, click here.

3) The National Weather Service is predicting cloudy skies with a chance of rain and thunderstorms again today. The high will be near 84 degrees. Tonight may bring more rain and storms.

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4) With all of the rain we've been having, it's hard to know when baseball or softball games are cancelled or what condition the fields are in. To get the most up-to-date information, call the hotline at 440-808-5710.

5) Last night's storm came pretty quickly with some impressive lightning. WKYC has some interesting time lapse footage of the storm rolling into downtown Cleveland.

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