CLEVELAND — A mix of snow, ice and freezing rain swept into Ohio on Wednesday, shutting down schools and making travel difficult.    The National Weather Service forecast up to 8 inches of snow in parts of northern Ohio, while a mixture of freezing rain and snow took aim on southern counties. A winter storm warning was posted until 1 a.m. Wednesday.    In snow-prone Cleveland, where the wind made it feel like zero, Eric Brandt arrived on a flight from Allentown, Pa., and learned that his connecting flight home to Columbus was canceled. He passed on the offer of an afternoon flight, skeptical the weather would improve.    “I just want to go home,” said Brandt, 38, who rented a car to drive the rest of the way home, knowing he was headed into the teeth of the storm. “I don’t see the 4:30 flight happening.”    Brandt thought people were overreacting to the storm talk and said his wife reported good conditions in Columbus despite the cancellation.  

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