Strongsville News

CHILD ENDANGERING: An 8-year-old girl was stranded in Strongsville last Thursday morning after her family piled in their car and left without her.

Some advocates for the elderly in Ohio are upset with a legislative proposal to move the state's sickest inmates to nursing homes to save money.

Pastor France Thompson, 77, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at his home in Brunswick.

Strongsville Community Youth Theatre will present "Winnie The Pooh" on July 11 at the Ehrnfelt Senior Center, 18100 Royalton Road.

The Strongsville Firefighters Association will have its 21st annual charity golf outing July 30.

The first two defendants in the FBI/IRS federal corruption probe into Cuyahoga County government officials -- J. Kevin Kelley and Kevin F. Payne -- pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court.

Parents should be aware that there may be hidden dangers in your holiday picnics unless you take precautions.

The Cuyahoga County Board of Health confirms that three children have been exposed to the E. coli bacteria.

Fireworks will start at 10 p.m. Friday at Brunswick High School, 3643 Center Road, as the climax to the annual Patriot Party.

CLEVELAND - A third former county government employee in Cleveland has pleaded guilty in a wide-ranging public corruption investigation.

After a slight detour, a pilot project for noise mitigation along the Ohio Turnpike in Strongsville and Berea is on the road to completion.

A 36-year-old Strongsville man and his 32-year-old wife are accused of raping a girl when she was 5, 6 and 7 years old at a house in Rocky River.

The Arts in Strongsville snagged a $3,841 county grant from the Cuyahoga Arts and Culture organization to help fund its annual "A Day at the Chalet" festival.

Musician Carl Fernstrum will be performing a solo piano concert at 8 p.m. July 10 at the Strongsville United Methodist Church, 13500 Royalton Road, to help raise funds for a woman needing a lung transplant.

The Strongsville Parks and Recreation Department will offer Instant Guitar for Hopelessly Busy Adults from 6:30 to 9 p.m. July 16.

Reader's Digest has found a buyer for its Gareth Stevens imprint, selling the publisher to a new company formed by Roger Rosen, owner and CEO of Rosen Publishing, and Gary Spears, a co-founder of Gareth Stevens in 1984.

BURGLARY: Two houses were burglarized and several other break-in attempts were made in one Strongsville neighborhood Friday night.

Ten years ago, while getting a massage, an image of a heart with light shining through it appeared in Cathy Mlady's mind.

Strongsville's Historic Village is hosting tours of four historic homes, a general store, and academy, hat museum, log cabin and barn to offer insight into life from 1816 to 1917.

A play about a group of teenagers who struggle through the trials and tribulations of relationships is the subject of the Royalton Players' original production "Of All Things Nonsensical," which opens June 19 for a two weekend run.