City Council fills vacant Ward 6 seat
The North Royalton City Council has voted in the replacement for the Ward 6 Council Representative position. Councilman Mike Wos had resigned from the position, effective March 16. City Council fulfilled its requirement to fill the vacancy, or it would have been filled by Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz. According to the North Royalton City Charter, “Any vacancy in the Council shall be filled by the remaining members thereof for the unexpired term. If the Council fails within thirty (30) days after such vacancy occurs to fill same, the Mayor shall fill it by appointment.” The appointment ....
School Board News
The April meeting of the North Royalton Board of Education took place on Thursday, April 16. The Board approved transition time for School Superintendent Michael Laub. Laub had 10 accrued vacation days between April 17 and July 31, 2026, to provide transition support services to Avon Local Schools. It states that “such leave shall be properly recorded, and during this period, the Superintendent shall continue to fully perform all required duties for the North Royalton City School.” The Board adopted a resolution, estimating the amount of District money, in accordance with “Chapter ....
Wrestlers Make History at OHSAA Wrestling Tourney
The OHSAA’s 89th annual boys’ and 4th annual girls’ state wrestling tournament was held at The Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus from March 13-15. This year witnessed some history again for the North Royalton wrestling program. For the first time in the modern era, North Royalton not only qualified three individuals to the prestigious end of season tournament, but all three stood atop the podium on Sunday evening after the conclusion of the finals. State placers for the Bears were Senior Tyler Rowles (165#), 6th place; Junior, Nik Kofinas (190#), 7th place; and Senior Anna Tsiramb ....
City Council defeats Senior Development Proposal
The North Royalton City Council unanimously defeated a request that could have led to a senior development in the southern end of the city. The proposed 120-unit assisted living complex was proposed for the Bennett’s Corners area. On February 4, the City’s Planning Commission defeated the preliminary site plan, proposed by Vermilion Ohio Acquisitions, LLC, on behalf of NR4C Ventures, LTD, but approved the Conditional Use Permit that would be necessary for the project to move forward. A conditional use permit is an approval from the City that would allow a particular use on a parcel th ....
North Royalton Boys Basketball Team Makes it to Final Four
The Ohio High School Athletic Association's Division Two Basketball "Final Four" will have been played out by the time you read this edition of the Recorder. You can read all about the game(s) in Dayton in our next edition. North Royalton won the Kent State Regional to qualify for the "Final Four" thanks to their 40-38 win over Brecksville-Broadview Heights. Strange how things work out. The Bears finished second behind the Bees in the Suburban League National Conference standings. North Royalton lost to Brecksville twice in the regular season, 51-47 and 63-48. And yet to advance, Nor ....
