Rocky River News

If you can't bear to miss a minute of gorgeous summer weather, you're likely one of those folks who opts to dine outside when the opportunity presents itself.

Operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, Detroit Road: On July 23 at 2:11 a.m. a car was traveling without headlights and driving over the yellow lines.

Nathan Harris, the former Lakewood High School band director who resigned while facing sexual battery charges involving a student, is mentioned by situation -- though not by name -- in a titillating report on the sexualized culture of the Ohio State University marching band.

This was the old playground at Goldwood Primary School in Rocky River. The new and renovated playground will be dedicated on Aug. 15. Playground dedication: A ribbon-cutting for the newly improved playground at Goldwood Primary School in Rocky River is scheduled for Aug. 15 at 4 p.m. The program will include a performance by the Rocky River High ... (more)

Carole Calladine, director of senior services at the Rocky River Senior Center, retires on Friday after more than 10 years at the helm.

Nick Cronin, director of the Rocky River Public Library since 2010, has resigned to pursue other opportunities, according to the library's board of trustees.

North Olmsted police helped recover the body of Karen Bey, 57, in the Rocky River MetroParks reservation.

Bradley Road in Westlake, southbound from Cedarwood Drive to 300 feet south of Detroit Road, will be closed for seven to 10 days for construction.

More than 600 people flocked to Rocky River United Methodist Church r ecently for the Loaves of Fun Fair.

Residents who spend extra effort on the landscaping around their homes were recognized recently with the Rocky River Beautification Committee's "Bright Spot" awards .

Chocolate covered strawberries lay in rows among cupcakes, tortes, cakes and other delicious looking desserts all made by Sweet Melissa's pastry chef, Megan Pigg.

Beginning Monday, Rocky River will offer anyone who rides a bike to the outdoor pool the chance to win prizes.

Nathan Harris, 27, of Lakewood entered the pleas to two counts of sexual battery before Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Pamela Barker.

Drugs, Hilliard Boulevard: On July 13 at 3:16 a.m. an officer stopped a car for several traffic violations.

Olmsted Falls and Olmsted Township are celebrating their bicentennial this year, but does this really mark the 200th anniversary of the area's founding? In 1814 Columbia Township resident James Geer bought a small plot in what is now Olmsted Township and planted crops.

Paint by numbers? Not in this show! This art exhibit "features 80 artists displaying 200 pieces of art," said Laurie Schaefer, Program Coordinator for the the Rocky River Senior Center .

Rocky River City Council voted Monday night to again ask voters to increase the city's income tax, a measure identical to one that narrowly failed last fall.

Warrant, Detroit Road: During a routine traffic stop on July 8, a 43-year-old man was arrested for an active warrant.

Picture a situation where a natural disaster similar to Hurricane Sandy takes place that causes all means of communication to be inaccessible.

Thanks to everyone who responded to the column about the 1965 tornado and I hope everyone is OK with all the damage that's been done here.