Middleburg Heights News

This improbable chain of events did, indeed, happen to entertainer Michael Cavanaugh and, as a result he has carved out a nice career for himself performing music around the world.

Lisa Haun, an registered nurse at Southwest General Health Center, helps Dorothy Short, 92, take a walk down the hall for a little exercise and change of scenery during Short's hospital stay.

MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS Members of the joint chambers of commerce representing Berea, Brook Park, Middleburg Heights and neighbors got an update on the "State of Southwest General" and healthcare in general as the hospital prepares for a transition with some new facilities.

It was a beautiful, sunny May day in the low 70s, and Keith Stivers and his brother Ryan Stivers were hard at work removing parts of a damaged roof on a 90-year-old home in Lakewood.

SQUATTERS, COOPERS RUN: A Strongsville officer said it looked like someone was living in a foreclosed home worth about $270,000 June 9 after a neighbor called police when they saw two people at the house just before 10:30 p.m. When officers arrived the two were leaving in a silver Ford, and the neighbor was yelling to go get them.

Debbie Holecko , a Middleburg Heights resident and eighth-grade social studies teacher at North Olmsted Middle School, has been selected from a national applicant pool to attend one of 20 summer study opportunities supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

OVI, SMITH ROAD: Officers stopped a Brook Park man for speeding June 3. The man said he was driving home from a bar, but couldn't remember exactly where he was or where he was going.

The school board Monday voted to reject all the bids that were submitted for demolition work on the building, which closed two weeks ago.

As a rule, don't drive drunk. As common sense, if you're drunk, don't drive to a police station.

Volpe created the project after seeing the need to help military personnel who suffered injuries from combat.

Registration is occurring for Lou Groza Football's fall Flag Football programs that are open to boys and girls of Berea, Brook Park and Middleburg Heights.

Hats off once again to the Middleburg Heights Police Department for their recent interception of yet another high-profile traveler on 71 South, this law-breaking villain falling a bit short of his dream of somehow being in the movies.

He's played 30 Billy Joel songs night after night in the Broadway musical "Movin' Out," he's performed with orchestras all over the country and he's working on another album.

On May 28, Jill Herrick , a retired teacher of 30 years with the Berea City School District, presented the 2013 Apple Award winners at a ceremony at Big Creek Elementary.

North Coast Health Ministry, a faith-based charitable health center in Lakewood, now offers its services to low-income, uninsured Berea, Brook Park and Middleburg Heights residents.

This improbable chain of events did, indeed, happen to entertainer Michael Cavanaugh and, as a result he has carved out a nice career for himself performing music around the world.

MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS With visions of a new state-of-the-art library included in his capital master plan entitled "Middleburg 20-20," Mayor Gary Starr says preliminary discussion is under way that could lead to a partnership between the city and the Cuyahoga County Public Library system.

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, BAGLEY ROAD: A Medina man was arrested for driving under the influence May 28. Officers spotted the man randomly applying his brakes and then swerving across lanes.

MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS Employees of the Cleveland Water Department have begun to circulate the city in efforts to upgrade residents' water meters through the department's "Clear Reads" program.

I recently experienced a serious medical emergency which required surgery and a week in the hospital.