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Microsoft outage continues to affect Ohioans
OHIO — Friday morning, a widespread Microsoft outage was affecting most of the world, from banks to airlines to media outlets and companies. Escalating disruptions continued hours after the technology company said it was gradually fixing an issue affecting access to Microsoft 365 apps and services. The website DownDectector,...
Volunteers spruce up historic caboose in Grafton
GRAFTON – A group of volunteers picked up paint brushes and rollers on Saturday to spend their weekend beautifying and preserving a fixture of Grafton’s Main Street and a piece of its history. That fixture is the iconic yellow caboose which has stood at the corner of Grafton’s...
Northeast Ohio impact of global tech outage extends to utilities, hospitals, government
A Friday morning global tech outage impacted multiple institutions throughout Northeast Ohio, leading to flight delays, disrupting some Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicle Services and forcing at least one local City Hall to shut down for the day. The outage impacted Enbridge Gas Ohio's call center, some flights at the Akron-Canton Airport, the...
Middleburg Heights celebrates Walter Grondeski’s 105th birthday
MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio – Wearing party glasses and a candle-covered crown, Walter Grondeski recently celebrated his 105th birthday among friends, family, staff and fellow residents at O’Neill Healthcare in Middleburg Heights. Designating July 11 as “Walter Grondeski Day,” Judi Stupka, assistant to Mayor Matt Castelli, presented a proclamation...
Time for action: Here's your chance to tell politicians and media what's important to you
We’ve heard your complaints about the government, politics and the news media. You’re tired of the negativity and feeling you aren’t heard. And as journalists who live here, too, we want you to feel heard, and we want to be participants in improving life, not a part of the problem.
Summer Concert Series kicks off in earnest
Hundreds of area residents gathered at the city amphitheater the evening of June 7 as Broadview Heights launched its annual summer concert series, Nights in the Heights Concert & Cruise-in, showcasing the traditional and country rock sounds of Country Honk. The free event featured a cruise-in sponsored by Next Level...
Towpath Trail openings, closures announced
Cuyahoga Valley National Park is making progress on a riverbank stabilization project funded by the Great American Outdoors Act that is stabilizing the banks of the Cuyahoga River. Erosion threatens the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail and the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad tracks. Contractors have completed work in Brecksville,...
Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival takes place this weekend in Berea
BEREA, Ohio (WOIO) - The 39th Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival returns to Berea, Ohio this weekend. The festival will take place Friday, July 19 through Sunday, July 21 at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds. The festival started in 1982 to celebrate Irish music, dancing, sports, and theater among Clevelanders. Currently, an...
Election 2024 is closer than you think. It’s time to make your Akron voting plan.
It’s mid-July. Halloween costumes will start showing up in Target and Walmart stores any day now. The Christmas decorations will follow soon after. Within a decade, the NBA will play from October through August. Seasons mean nothing anymore. So please forgive us for interrupting your summer with suggestions for...
Akron superintendent meets with van drivers ahead of Monday board meeting
Independent van drivers met earlier this week with Akron Public Schools Superintendent Michael Robinson to discuss the state of their employment. Several people who were present told Signal Akron that Robinson and the administration are preparing to present the Akron Board of Education with multiple options regarding who will provide van transportation to and from the district’s learning centers for students with special needs and those who are experiencing homelessness. Monday’s meeting, which the administration would not confirm to Signal Akron, lasted about 30 minutes and was scant on details.
Invitation to Bid – The 2023 Home Sewage Treatment System Replacement Project
Separate sealed bids for The 2023 Home Sewage Treatment System Replacement Project will be accepted no later than Friday, August 2, 2024 at 1:30 pm, Ohio time, in the office of the Medina County Sanitary Engineer, 791 W. Smith Road, Medina, Ohio 44256, at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.
Independence first-time host to Radio Field Day
A leading technology brand came to Independence in June. But it was not a giant corporate headquarters or digital hub. Rather, the Cuyahoga Amateur Radio Society, for the first time, utilized Elmwood Park for a 24-hour period as its base station for “Field Day” 2024. “It used to...
Mike Polk Jr. visits annual PEZamania Convention in Independence
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Let’s talk about PEZ!. The tiny, tasty tablets have been around since 1927, but it's the endless array of signature dispensers that define this candy experience. If you're like most people, you're fondly-familiar with PEZ, but likely haven't thought about it for a while, nut...
Council approves design phase for outdoor pickleball, basketball courts
Members of Broadview Heights City Council approved an agreement between the city and Hejduk-Cox and Associates Inc., of Solon, for engineering design and surveying services for six lighted pickleball courts and a basketball court to be constructed in the grassy area to the south of the main city hall/recreation center parking lot.
A Teacher’s Perspective: George Washington and the Principles of the Constitution
By Sean Brennan, American Government teacher, Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School in Broadview Heights, OH. At the beginning of the term, in each of my American Government courses, I provide every student with a pocket Constitution. This typically leads to a student asking, “When do we get our textbook?” I respond by telling them that the Constitution is their textbook – that political scientists do not spend time studying textbooks. I go on to tell them that in our class they will learn American government by studying primary sources. Some of my favorites to introduce are the letters of George Washington.
Request for Statement of Qualifications – Plum Creek Sanitary Pump Station Rehabilitation
Request for Statement of Qualifications – Plum Creek Sanitary Pump Station Rehabilitation. The Medina County Sanitary Engineers (MCSE) is seeking Statement of Qualifications (SOQ’s) from interested firms for professional design services described herein. The Plum Creek pump station is located at 2417 Plum Creek Parkway and was constructed...
Commemorate your loved one with a tree or bench at Olmsted Township dog park and trail
OLMSTED TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- The Olmsted Township Nature Trail and Dog Park may have recently opened, but it’s not yet complete. That’s where the township is getting creative in unveiling a new commemorative tree and bench program, giving residents the opportunity to honor a loved one or commemorate a special achievement or event.
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