🌱 Why a North Royalton officer was fired after a high-profile OVI stop
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In today's newsletter:
- Why a North Royalton officer was fired after a high-profile OVI stop
- North Royalton student earns major statewide honor for work with children
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 60 degrees.
- Saturday: A gusty t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 73, low: 39.
- Sunday: Partly sunny; windy, chilly, with a high of 48 and low of 30 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• North Royalton Police officer fired after investigation into OVI arrest of former Orange Village deputy chief (cleveland19.com) — North Royalton residents should know a city police officer has been fired and a sergeant demoted after an internal investigation into improper handling of confidential records tied to a 2025 OVI traffic stop. City leaders say an outside investigator previously cleared department leadership of misconduct in the original arrest, and the department now emphasizes tighter control over sensitive records and transparency going forward. 
• 2025-2026 Golden Bishop Awards (owu.edu) — A North Royalton native, Avery Krause, has been honored by Ohio Wesleyan University with the Patricia G. Young Award for Leadership in Service to Children and Youth. She was recognized for mentoring, tutoring, and coaching children and for her promise as a future teacher, alongside many other students celebrated for leadership and service across the Delaware, Ohio campus.
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Blood Drive
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Friday April 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Found Pet Alert: Looking to Reunite Dog with Owner
This dog was picked up as a stray and is located at the Cuyahoga County Animal Shelter (CCAS) and is looking for its owner. Please contact us… (Nextdoor )
- US Customs and Border Protection posted a job opening for Marine Interdiction Agent in Broadview Heights. Apply here.
- Swagelok Company posted a job opening for Machine Operator - Level 4, 2nd Shift in Strongsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Royalton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Broadview Heights
- Drunk driver says it's stay-awake booze: Broadview Heights Police Blotter (cleveland.com)
Strongsville
- Achievement Centers for Children announces 2026 Summer Camps in Strongsville and Westlake: Talk of the Towns (cleveland.com)
- Coming to the table in style: Yenke Peddler antiques (cleveland.com)
- Teen takeovers are getting worse. Northeast Ohio malls are fighting back (cleveland.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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