Elementary students reflect on leaving their school

As the finishing touches are put on the new elementary school, students at Albion, Valley Vista and Royal View reflected on their schooling and said their final goodbyes to their buildings. “It’s sad for me to leave Valley Vista,” said student Jaiden Hurley-Belardo. “I’ve been here for five years of my life and it feels like being at home. It’s cozy here.” The Board of Education is receiving demolition bids for both Valley Vista and Albion. Bids will be evaluated, and news of the buildings’ futures will be announced over the summer. Royal View may be used as an administration ....

Jun 1, 2021

North Royalton Police Office Jon Karl will be retiring later next month. Karl has served in law enforcement for almost 40 years and has been the School Resource Officer for the North Royalton School District since 1988. Officer Alexandra (Lexie) Bell will be taking Karl’s place in that position. School Resource Officers are police officers who work in the district, along with school administrators, faculty and security staff members in an effort to ensure that schools are safe places for students. In Karl’s case, he has been involved from pre-school through Grade 12, from the conducting o ....

Jun 1, 2021

Florida man rides off in style as big winner in FOP raffle

Dennis Joyce was out on his pontoon boat when he missed a call from retired North Royalton Police Sergeant Joe Cepik. Joyce, a resident of Lake Clarke Shores, a town in West Palm Beach, Fla., listened to Cepik’s voicemail and quickly shrugged it off as a scam or joke from friends. Cepik was calling from North Royalton to inform Joyce that he was the winner of a 1969 Chevy Chevelle SS396 Resto from North Royalton’s BlueLine Classics, as part of a raffle prize drawing sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #15 to benefit the construction of a K-9 memorial. Joyce had purchased a ra ....

Jun 1, 2021

Passage of Charter Amendments could change how we vote

The North Royalton City Council adopted two pieces of legislation that will place two charter change issues on the November ballot. The initial discussion on these issues began at the April 6 Council Review and Oversight Committee. A City Charter, comparable to a constitution of a State or the United States, serves to define the organization, powers, functions and essential procedures of its government. In North Royalton, changes to the charter can come via two methods, both with need the approval of the voters. The first is to introduce proposed changes through City Council, which can be int ....

Jun 1, 2021

Senior prom will be a ‘Night Under the Stars’

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It’s Prom weekend for North Royalton High School seniors and students are excited for their “Night Under the Stars.” This year’s prom theme, “Night Under the Stars,” is quite literal – Prom will take place outdoors at the high school’s Serpentini Stadium beginning Saturday, May 22, at 6 p.m. A large canopy will be set up and all attendees will receive a “Prom-cho” (poncho) in the event of inclement weather. Students will dine on catered Antonio’s and enjoy a visit from the East Coast Cust ....

May 17, 2021