Special playground equipment coming to Lakefront Park

Soon, new playground equipment, specifically for children with disabilities, will be available for use at Lakemore's James B. Dodds Lakefront Park on Lakeside Drive. At the Oct. 1 meeting, Council entered into a service agreement with the Summit County Combined General Health District for the installation of three new pieces of equipment at the park.

West Side Police News & Notes

Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh announced recently the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio are now involved in reviewing information into the recent cancellation of school field trips by Discovery Tours. According to Walsh, Discovery Tours, based in Mayfield Village, coordinated educational tours to several destinations for schools throughout Ohio, including to Washington, D.C., and Chicago.

US appeals court orders halt on natural gas pipeline in Ohio

CLEVELAND - A city facing long odds of stopping section of a $2 billion natural gas pipeline from being built there was handed a victory this week when a federal appellate court issued an emergency order that temporarily halts the start of construction.The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision on Wednesday ruled that the city of ... (more)

Trump’s – Carnage’ is Really Up to the States to Fix 41 minutes ago

In early 2015, the MacArthur Foundation launched a grant program that would award millions of dollars to help local governments pursue criminal justice reform. Two years and almost 200 applications later, the nonprofit is still doling out money to municipalities seeking to reduce the number of people they jail.