
Lady Hornets volleyball claims first district title since 1990
by Martin McConnell Following a season that saw them go a stellar 14-0 in the Suburban League, Highland High School’s volleyball team captured its first district title since 1990. Although Highland would go on to fall to Perrysburg in the regional final, 2022 marks the team’s best campaign in years. Head coach Laura Merk has […]

Western Reserve Academy unveils war memorial
Submitted by Western Reserve Academy On Nov. 14, Western Reserve Academy held a commemoration and dedication ceremony of the Alumni War Memorial and an unveiling of the new brick and bronze structure that stands between the campus Chapel and Seymour Hall. “While the main goal of the WRA Alumni War Memorial is to honor our […]

Detective retires after 51 years with Bath police
by Sheldon Ocker Det. Lt. Richard Munsey could have been police chief of Bath Township. But all he wanted was to be a cop, a good cop, endlessly fascinated with solving crimes and catching bad guys. “I turned down the chief’s job several times over the years because I liked running the detective bureau and […]

Cops treat kids to shopping and cruiser ride
Baby Yoda was the favorite toy chosen by local children who went shopping with area police officers for the Christmas With a Cop program. One child asked for and received a BMX mountain bike. Richfield officers Anthony Padula, Shelby Noffsinger, Thomas Randolph, Michael Testa and his spouse, Jacob Totten and his spouse, and Chief Michael […]

High school soccer standout earns All-American honors
by Martin McConnell Brecksville-Broadview Heights senior Shea Vidovic is in perhaps the most elite company in all of high school athletics. There were 62 girls soccer players crowned as High School All-Americans this year, and Vidovic has been selected to those ranks for the fall 2022 season. Vidovic’s head coach, Justin Thacker, has watched Vidovic […]

BBHHS teacher named Educator of the Year
by Dan Holland Dan Reynolds, an advanced placement biology and environmental sciences teacher at Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School, was has recently been honored as the recipient of the 2022 Ruth Skuly Educator of the Year Award from the Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District for excellence in and out of the classroom. Reynolds, who lives […]

Independence Local School district welcomes new school resource officers
by Charles Cassady Police presence in schools is not a new idea, but recent national acts of gun violence, lockdown warnings, online threats and parental anxiety have led the dedicated position known as school resource officer to become prominent in the public conscience. In 2023, two new SROs are stepping in to fill the posts […]

Macedonia Rec undergoes $350,000 in renovations
by Michele CollinsThe Macedonia Recreation Center is showing off its new look, while still keeping its classic form.The center has undergone $350,000 worth of renovations since August 2021 including new fitness equipment, new flooring, an expanded weight room, classrooms and a new “cross fit-type” turf exercise area near its entrance.Jason Chadock, parks and recreation director […]