Dial 988 for Mental Health Support
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline has been transitioned from a 1-800 phone number to simply dialing 988 for those in need of mental health support. The transition took place on July 16. Crisis care is available through 988 on a 24/7 basis for those having emotional distress, suicidal thoughts or a substance use crisis. It also links to the Veterans Crisis Line. This change was a result of a three-year joint effort by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In 2020, the bi-part ....
N Royalton Homesteader 4-H Club members ready their projects for the 2022 Cuyahoga County Fair
The North Royalton Homesteaders 4-H Club members are readying their projects for the 125th running of the Cuyahoga County Fair (August 9-14) and the 4-H Livestock Auction, which takes place on the last night of the fair, Saturday, August 13, at 7 p.m. North Royalton Homesteaders 4-H Club members will have a record number of large livestock projects for sale at the 4-H Livestock Auction this year, including three steer (Black Angus), four hogs, two lambs, as well as five pens of chickens (known as ‘broilers’) and a pen of market ducks. These 4-H market projects are an opportunity for 4-H y ....
Woof Woof, Pet Carnival is back - humans invited, too!
The 15th Annual Pet Carnival returns to the North Royalton City Green on Sunday, July 24, from 1– 4 p.m. This extremely popular event is a celebration for community, families, and pets. The event is anticipated every year with hundreds of pets with their people attending, some coming from as far away as Akron and Canton to enjoy the day with their four- legged family members. After being postponed for two years the 15th annual Pet Carnival returns, sponsored by North Royalton Animal Hospital, an award-winning American Animal Hospital Association member. Once again W.A.G.S. 4 Kids will be pr ....
Council declines shock collar legislation
Council has decided to not include shock collars in the City’s codified ordinances relating to restraining dogs and have taken the measure for discussion off the agenda of the Council Safety Committee. A shock collar, also known as an e-collar electronic collar, or remote training collar, is a dog collar that delivers electrical stimulation of varying intensity and duration to the neck of a dog with a radio-controlled device. The collars are operational through the use of a tone or vibration with the shock, which some say are similar to the feeling of a shock a person experiences from static ....
School Board rejects Albion School land sale
The North Royalton Board of Education recently amended a previous sale of the Valley Vista property and also rejected the bid on the Albion Road school property, which is located on Albion Road, east of York Road. The Albion property is one of three properties that previously housed elementary schools, and was vacated with the building of the new North Royalton Elementary School, on State Road. Land preservation group, West Creek Conservancy, placed a bid for the fifteen-acre property during a public auction that took place in late May. According to Ohio law, school districts must hold a publ ....