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Paul Marnecheck hired as Brookpark Economic Development Head

North Royalton Council President Paul Marnecheck was recently hired as the Economic Development Commissioner for the City of Brookpark. His hiring was announced at the Brookpark City Council meeting on February 1. Marnecheck served North Royalton as the Ward 4 City Councilman from December 2009 to December 2019. He then was elected as North Royalton Council President, with his term starting in January 2020 and where he is currently serving a four-year term. Before being named Brookpark Economic Development Commissioner, Marnecheck worked for the Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP) and the Co ....

Feb 22, 2022

Number of white-tailed deer has been steadily declining

With the recent close of the deer hunting season, the North Royalton numbers are in. With this season’s end, North Royalton Chief of Police, Keith Tarase, reported the 2021-22 season’s update to the Council Safety Committee at their February 15 meeting. The Ohio Deer Hunting Season for 2021-2022, for archery started on September 25, 2021 and concluded on February 6, 2022, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Since the passage of the ordinances that permit the bow hunting of the white-tailed deer within the city limits several years ago, the number of white-tailed deer ha ....

Feb 22, 2022

School Board approves sale of Valley Vista land

The North Royalton Board of Education voted to approve the sale of the Valley Vista School property to a Cleveland-based development company at their February 14 monthly School Board meeting. The Board had resolved to sell the property at their July 12, 2021 meeting. Valley Vista, Albion and Royal View were the three elementary school properties that were vacated with the opening of the new North Royalton Elementary School in fall, 2021. The district has decided to keep Royal View and the Albion Elementary property will also be placed up for sale. The 21.88-acre Valley Vista property is on W ....

Feb 22, 2022

NRHS celebrates Pride in Academics for second quarter

North Royalton High School staff celebrated their students’ second quarter success in person and with their families on February 10 in the new Community Room. Families were treated to a breakfast with muffins, fruit cups, coffee and juice. Teachers nominated students in four categories (Achievement, Character, Engagement, and Leadership).They recognized more than 60 students and wrote personal nominations as to why they deserved their awards. At the event, every nomination was read aloud and the student was then surprised with finding out who nominated him/her. Every award winner was prese ....

Feb 22, 2022

Emma Kmet celebrates 107th birthday

On January 31, 1915, North Royalton was not quite 100 years old when a future North Royalton resident was born to Suzanna and Paul Demian in the Tremont area of Cleveland. They named their new addition, Emma Blanche Demian. Tremont at that time was positively cosmopolitan. Emma’s dad owned a corner meat and grocery store and later did furniture repair and refinishing for Cleveland’s high-end furniture stores. Emma’s mom raised Emma and her three sisters, Ellen, Elsie, and Selma. Emma recalls, “My mom made every meal from scratch and sewed all our clothes! Our parents gave us a happy yo ....

Feb 8, 2022

County to rebuild the West 130 Street bridge

The bridge that spans the east branch of the Rocky River on West 130 Street is scheduled to be rebuilt by Cuyahoga County next year. West 130 Street is shared by North Royalton and Strongsville, as it is the boundary between both cities. North Royalton City Council recently adopted an ordinance that recognizes the need and purpose of improvement. It gives consent to Cuyahoga County to participate in the cost of the construction. The ordinance states that North Royalton will participate with the county in the cost by an allocation from the county’s Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund, in order to ....

Feb 8, 2022

School Superintendent shares how Calamity Days are determined

Snow, ice and cold have luckily not been too much of an issue in November, December and most of January, but, is now starting to affect daily decisions of the North Royalton School District. Luckily, the January 17 storm did not affect school, as the district was off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. At the time of this writing, forecasters are predicting another storm coming. The School Superintendent is ultimately responsible for making the decision on the closing of schools, based on certain factors, along with the recommendation from the Assistant Superintendent, who is responsible for the ....

Feb 8, 2022

EMS levy is approved for the May ballot

North Royalton voters will see an EMS levy on the May 3 ballot, as the North Royalton City Council adopted legislation 6-0 at its February 1 meeting. Ward 4 Council Representative Jeremy Dietrich was absent from that meeting. The legislation was the second step necessary to place the measure on the May ballot. The first piece of legislation, which declares the necessity of the replacement, was unanimously adopted at the January 18 meeting, after Fire Chief Bob Chegan’s presentation to the Council Safety Committee on the proposed 1.7 mill replacement levy for EMS services. Council needed to ....

Feb 8, 2022

City looking to make a splash this summer

The City of North Royalton continues its execution of their Memorial Park Master Plan, which, hopefully will make a real splash with kids this summer. This project is one of several that is taking place at Memorial Park this year. The North Royalton City Council unanimously adopted legislation that accepts the bid of Cook Paving and Construction Company to handle the splash pad project, which includes a shade structure. The splash pad will be located between the playground, restrooms and pavilion, adjacent to tennis courts. The project includes the base project, such as excavation, clearing, ....

Feb 8, 2022

North Royalton City Schools honor two dedicated staff members with the Crystal Starfish Award

On January 14, 2022, North Royalton City Schools announced the winners of the first semester’s Crystal Starfish Award presented by First Federal of Lakewood. At North Royalton High School, 11th Grade Intervention Specialist Tennille Haugh was presented with the Crystal Starfish Teacher Award. Besides the award, she also received a $250 Professional Development Grant from First Federal of Lakewood. Haugh was nominated by many colleagues and parents. Excerpts of her nomination state: Mrs. Haugh is amazing. She is fully invested in helping her kids succeed in any way. Even kids not on her ....

Jan 26, 2022