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School Board News

The March meeting of the North Royalton Board of Education took place on Thursday, March 12. The Board approved the following appropriation adjustments: Fund 401 Auxiliary Services from $727,971.36 to $731,301.07; Fund 300 District Managed Student Activity Fund from $680,000.00 to $700,000.00. The Board adopted the following tax rates: General Fund Inside, 5.00 mills and General Fund Outside, 51.00, mills for a Total General Fund 56.00 mills; Permanent Improvement Fund Inside, 1.00 mills and Permanent Improvement Fund Outside, .50 mills for a Total Permanent Improvement Fund, 1.50 mills; Bon ....

Mar 23, 2026

Council looks for Ward 6 replacement following Wos’ resignation

The North Royalton City Council is in the process of looking for a replacement for the Ward 6 Council Representative position. Councilman Mike Wos has resigned from the position, effective March 16. “It is with a heavy heart but clear conviction that I submit my resignation as a member of the North Royalton City Council,” Wos stated in his resignation letter to Mayor Antoskiewicz and Council. “Having lived in North Royalton my entire life, this community is deeply woven into who I am. Leaving the city I have called home since childhood will be one of the most difficult decisions I hav ....

Mar 23, 2026

NRHS Mock Trial Team Advances to State Competition

The North Royalton High School Mock Trial Team is headed to the state competition after an impressive showing at both District and Regional tournaments, continuing to build on the program’s rapid growth and success. This year’s case challenged students to tackle a timely and complex constitutional issue centered on the Fourth Amendment. Students argued an evidentiary hearing in which the defendant, Morgan Remy, sought to suppress DNA evidence obtained through investigative genetic genealogy. Competitors examined whether Remy had a reasonable expectation of privacy in his DNA and whether s ....

Mar 9, 2026

2025-2026 Deer Stats

The deer hunting season has drawn to a close and the statistics for North Royalton have been tallied. With this season’s end, North Royalton Chief of Police, Keith Tarase, reported the 2025-26 season’s update to Council at a recent Council Safety Committee meeting. The Ohio Deer Hunting Season for 2025-26 , for archery, started on September 27, 2025 and concluded on February 1, 2026, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. “The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), commonly referred to as the whitetail, is perhaps Ohio’s best-known wildlife species,” accordi ....

Mar 9, 2026

Council Votes to Allow All to Participate

The North Royalton City Council corrected an issue that they didn’t know existed. They were unaware that not all were allowed to address them during Council meetings. The rule that was on the books stated that any resident, by submitting a request, may speak at a regular council meeting on agenda items. The public can be heard at end of the meeting, on miscellaneous items. A poll was taken on twenty different communities, where it was shown that sixteen allowed only residents to speak. Nineteen of those communities required a name and address. The time allowed to speak ranged from t ....

Mar 9, 2026

School Board News

The North Royalton Board of Education’s monthly School Board meeting took place on Thursday, February 12. Assistant Superintendent, Melissa Vojta reported on a teaching and learning update. The Board approved the following 2025-26 appropriation adjustments: Fund 300 District Managed Student Activity Fund, from $630,000 to $680,000; Fund 516-9026 IDEA-B Fund from $1,185,800.67 to $1,185,766.90; Fund 551-9026 Title III Language from $47,940.51 to $48,123.97; Fund 572-9026 Title I-A from $416,439.61 to $418,758.90; Fund 587-9026 Early Childhood from $23,200.55 to $23,205.18; Fund 590-902 ....

Feb 24, 2026

City Planning on Solution for Salt Shortages

North Royalton Service Director, Nick Cinquepalmi addressed City Council at the Council’s February 3 Streets Committee meeting regarding a solution to the City’s recent salt shortage problems. Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz has directed Cinquepalmi to put together a plan for a brand new salt barn to house additional amounts of salt. This plan will help alleviate problems the city has experienced this winter season, due to shortages from Cargill Salt. Snow began in early November and continued consistently throughout November, December, January and most of the beginning of February. This imp ....

Feb 24, 2026

City awarded grant for Rt. 82 widening

The widening of Route 82 is again at the forefront. City administrators recently reported that the city has been awarded a grant that would be put toward the funding of Phase II of the project. The overall aim of the Rt. 82 Widening Project converts Royalton Road, which runs east/west through North Royalton, from a two lane road to a three lane road, with 6 foot sidewalks and 7 foot tree lawns on each side. The Royalton Road project also includes widening intersections, traffic light improvement, installation of storm sewers, culvert improvement/replacement, sanitary improvement and s ....

Feb 24, 2026

A North Royalton connection to the Winter Olympics

NRHS choir accompanist Harry Richardson and wife in Italy to watch son Ben compete on the United States Curling Team The Winter Olympics are about to start in Italy this month, and Harry Richardson and his wife are going to be there. You're probably asking yourself who is Harry Richardson? If your son or daughter is a member of the North Royalton High School Choirs, they know Mr. Richardson as the pianist. Now, he's known as the father of Ben Richardson, a member of the United States Curling Team. "This is just like the World Series for a baseball player or ....

Feb 9, 2026

Area communities deal with winter weather challenges

These past few weeks have been quite a challenge, with below temperatures, increasing snow accumulations and problems with travel, due to salt shortages. Winter Storm Fern hit the area January 24-26. According to the National Weather Service: Saturday, January 24, no measurable snow, but temperatures dipping to -11 and wind chill to -14. Sunday, January 25, about ten inches of snow fell, with winds gusting to 17 miles per hour. Monday, January 26, several more inches of snow fell throughout the morning and afternoon, with temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees and winds gusting to about 15 mil ....

Feb 9, 2026