Rocky River News

It was a busy week for the Westlake school board, which is scheduled to meet again on Monday as its search for a new superintendent ramps up.

The Sheffield Lake Fire Department received a call at 8:32 p.m. Friday regarding smoke inside a house at 4523 Lake Road.

Police have charged a man after his car rolled over an embankment in the Cleveland Metroparks Rocky River Reservation around noon Saturday.

Greater Cleveland is home to dozens of established yoga studios - all specialize in the ancient Indian practice that's said to provide benefits from improved sleep to detoxification, but many embody unique concepts and philosophies.

The Republican primary for Ohio Senate District 23 - which covers a chunk of Cuyahoga County between Rocky River and Berea -- offers voters a choice between two well-intentioned political neophytes , Tom Haren and Harry E. Ristmae.

Drugs, Interstate 90: An officer stopped a car after running the plate which showed the registered owner has a suspended driver's license.

Stocked game fish have livened the spring fishing in the Cleveland Metroparks and Lake Metroparks, a needed bonus as a very mediocre steelhead trout fishing season winds down.

Birmingham-based Munder Capital Management Inc. has agreed to be acquired by Victory Capital Holdings Inc. and combined with its wealth-management portfolio company, Cleveland-based Victory Capital Management Inc. , into a new company.

Scholarship awarded: Pawel Kotowski, a senior at Bay High School, has been awarded the Bay Village Historical Society's $1,000 scholarship.

Law directors are among the most powerful players in suburban governments, drafting legislation and giving direction to mayors and city councils.

Special meeting: The Westlake school board has scheduled a special meeting for Thursday at 1 p.m. in the district's administrative offices, 27200 Hilliard Blvd. The public session is to further discuss the search for a successor to Superintendent Dan Keenan, who is resigning at the end of July.

With violent events seemingly on the rise in schools across the country, district leaders must develop fluid and thorough safety plans .

Peter Hull has investigated several officials during his 31 years as Middleburg Heights' prosecutor and an overlapping 29 as law director.

The Goldwood PTA Playground Renovation Committee, co-chaired by Beth McBride, Liz Harmath and Erin Konet, held a Kids' Triathlon 6 - 8 p.m. Friday, to raise money for the new playground being installed this summer at Goldwood Primary School, 21600 Center Ridge Road in Rocky River.

A mayor and city council may represent the face of municipal government, but law directors are at the heart of most decisions.

Spring is a fine time to get out the fishing tackle, round up the kids and head to one of many great fishing holes to catch stocked trout or other feisty game fish.

Bond was set at $1 million for the man who fired multiple shots at a Westlake building on Saturday, prompting the closing of Center Ridge Road.

The Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood hosted this week's Celebration of Student Achievement, where Rocky River High School students captured three of the four top awards in the speech contest.

The popular pottery found a new home at Rocky River Public Library in 1978, when 800 pieces were purchased and housed in a museum at the library.

Joe's Deli and Restaurant, a popular eatery that packs in patrons, has won approval to build a second driveway off Rockcliff Drive.