Residents now have option of Texting 911
Anyone experiencing an emergency in Cuyahoga County can now Text 911. The program began on July 1. Although it is recommended to Call 911, in some cases, this additional option is now available. Cuyahoga is now one of a handful of counties in Ohio that offer this service. When calling 911 from a land line, the call goes directly to the Southwest Emergency Dispatch Center, which North Royalton is a part of. If calling 911 on a cell phone, or now texting 911 in North Royalton, the call will go to the Cuyahoga Emergency Communications System (CECOMS), where the dispatch will determine the locati ....
City eyes EMS levy for November ballot
City Council introduced two resolutions at its June 20 meeting needed in order to place a levy on the November 7 election. The five year, 1.7 mill EMS levy would replace the current 1.7 mill levy which expires at the end of 2018. If passed, the new levy will then take the place of the old levy. The new levy will raise taxes, as it will be a replacement, rather than a renewal. This would be the second time that this issue would be on the ballot. The levy continues to help pay for the program, helping to fund the salaries of the city’s thirty firefighters/paramedics, equipment and operation of ....
Graduates embark on a new chapter in their lives
Bruno Mars kicks off his smash hit song, “24K Magic,” with the lyrics, “Throw your hands up in the sky, let’s set this party off right,” and later pipes, “24 karat magic in the air” throughout his catchy hip-hop tune. 24K is, after all, the highest grade of gold – and it’s the chosen song of the North Royalton High School Class of 2017. On June 1, 374 students reached their “highest grade of gold” and walked across the State Theater stage as graduates of the Purple and Gold – North Royalton High School. Senior Class President Giana Parsons welcomed everyone to the 11 ....
Mom and two daughters found dead in Ridge Road home
Bodies of three females were found dead on Sunday, June 11, at 11489 Ridge Road, just north of Wallings Road. A 911 call came in at 7:58 p.m. Suzanne Taylor, 45, was found with her daughters, Taylor Pifer, 21, and Kylie Pifer, 19, in a bedroom, according to North Royalton Police Detective David Loeding. Earlier in the investigation, he said that the mother suffered knife wounds, but it wasn’t clear how the other two died. A knife was not found at the scene, according to Loeding. The boyfriend of one of the daughters said he came to residence to check up on his girlfriend, because he didn’ ....