2025 Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 26
The National Prescription Drug Take Back event will take place on Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event has been established to not only prevent accidental poisoning and misuse, but to also protect the environment. Residents can drive through and drop off their unneeded and/or expired pills for safe disposal at Giant Eagle (State and Royalton Roads). Pills should be placed in zip storage bags; liquids and needles will not be accepted. Any unused/expired/surplus medication can be dropped off with no questions asked. Needles, syringes, and liquid medications are not accepted. ....
School Board News
The April meeting of the North Royalton Board of Education took place on Thursday, April 10. The Board approved the following tax budget for the next succeeding fiscal year, commencing January 1, 2026, to be levied within and without the ten-mill limitation as follows: General Fund Inside, 5.00; General Fund Outside, 51.00; Total General Fund, 56.00; Permanent Improvement Fund Inside, 1.00; Permanent Improvement Fund Outside, .50; Bond Retirement Fund, 3.40; Grand Total, 60.90. The Board approved the following 2024-25 appropriation adjustments: Fund 022 - District Agency, from $38,734.19 t ....
School Board reacts to State Plan Proposals
At the April 10 regularly scheduled North Royalton School Board meeting, the Board resolved to support Ohio’s Fair School Funding Plan. They also resolved to oppose a proposed cap on School District Reserves. Both are included in the State’s proposed biennium budget. Earlier this month, the Ohio House passed Ohio House Bill 96, the two-year operating budget totaling about $61 billion, which includes some proposed changes in school funding. According to a statement from the Ohio House of Representatives, “this budget provides public schools with $207.6 million more in FY26 than they rece ....
Hopping good time at the annual Easter Egg Hunt
The North Royalton Lions Club hosted the annual Easter Egg Hunt from 1-2 p.m. Sunday, April 13, at the North Royalton Memorial Park Playground. The weather was perfect and the turnout was outstanding. More than 300 children were in attendance to hunt for eggs. There were volunteers from CrossFields Church and North Royalton High School Key Club along with North Royalton Lions members hiding thousands of eggs on the grounds for the children. The Easter Bunny was there and brought along two chicks for pictures and to entertain the crowd. Ever wondered how more than 2,000 Easter eggs get fille ....
Opening of new Senior Center is delayed
Plans for the opening of the new North Royalton Senior Center are getting closer, but have been delayed from the previously targeted spring opening. The project has had some bumps, since its start in 2022. At the April 19, 2022, North Royalton City Council meeting, it was announced that the School District and City are in the process of securing an agreement to transform a portion of the former Royal View Elementary School into a City senior center. In 2021, Royal View, along with the former Valley Vista and Albion elementary schools were replaced with the opening of North Royalton Elementary ....
