Police: Beware of powdered caffeine

Police: Beware of powdered caffeine

HUBBARD

The Hubbard Police Department is warning students to beware of powdered caffeine, used by some teens to boost athletic workouts, increase energy or lose weight.

An 18-year-old high- school wrestler in LaGrange, Lorain County, died from the substance in May, according to an autopsy report.

“Parents, beware. The powder is easy to get and cheap,” the police department says on its Facebook page.

“A single teaspoon of pure caffeine is roughly equivalent to the amount in 25 cups of coffee. With the product being so concentrated, it is easy for a young person to misunderstand the danger and overdose, figuring caffeine is safe because it’s in sodas, energy drinks and coffee,” the post says.

CBS News reported the substance caused the teen to experience an irregular heartbeat and seizure.

Reopening delayed until next week

BOARDMAN

The reopening of eastbound lanes on the U.S. Route 224 bridge near the Interstate 680 intersection will be delayed until the end of next week, said Brent Kovacs, a spokesman for Ohio Department of Transportation District 4.

ODOT previously had announced that the lanes would reopen Friday.

Antique hand tool, hardware sale

CANFIELD

An antique hand tool and hardware sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Loghurst Farm & Museum, 3967 Boardman-Canfield Road.

Table rentals are $10.

Donations of tools to be sold that day are also being accepted.

Proceeds benefit the museum.

Built in 1805 as a home for the Conrad Naff family, Logurst is thought to be the oldest remaining log home in the Western Reserve. From 1835 to 1845, it served as a stop on the Underground Railroad.

For information, go to loghurst.org.

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