Bestselling Authors, Deer Culling & Methamphetamines: A Week In Review

1. Local wildlife was on almost everyone's mind at Tuesday's Mentor City Council meeting.

Council members talked about . (As per deer, everyone seems to agree the city is overpopulated, but there's no consensus on how to deal with the problem.)

Also, the  – a nasty invasive insect species that kills ash trees – has appeared in Mentor. This is bad for ashes and anyone who has an ash on their property.

2. On a brighter note, the fastest-growing company in Northeast Ohio, , .

Safeguard maintains foreclosed properties for local and national mortgage companies to protect their value and prevent public nuisances.

3. Mentor Police were involved in this week's .

Officers arrested four people who are accused of buying pseudoephedrine in Mentor so they could make meth.

4. More good news for Mentor Police: the department will have a  by the end of the year.

 is using its probation supervisory fund to pay for the new police dog.

5. Finally, not one, but two, popular authors visited Mentor this week.

Les Roberts dropped by  to talk about the newest mystery in his 

Meanwhile, , her new book about President Garfield's assassination, at .