Changes continue at the NR Police Dept.
The North Royalton Police Department has had some changes this year, from the top, down. With the retirement of Chief John Elek in March, Sergeant Ken Bilinovich was named new Chief. In addition, there have been some retirements in the department, which needed to be filled. Detective Flo Ann Rybicki was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. She has been with the North Royalton Police Department for over 20 years. She holds an AA degree from Cuyahoga Community College. She started with the North Royalton Police Department as a part time corrections officer in 1995. She then became a full time poli ....
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 ....
