Tag Archives: Olmsted Falls
Q and A with Ashland University women’s rugby player Melanie Gib
By Ryan Kaczmarski Olmsted Falls native Melanie Gib is a member of the Women’s Rugby Club team at Ashland University. She is in her third year on the team and has been voted in as the vice-president of the rugby club at Ashland. She is a 2009 graduate of St. Joseph Academy in Cleveland and is majoring in exercise science. [...]
Olmsted joint economic district still coming along
By Nicole Hennessy Westshore More than 10 years ago Olmsted Falls City Council President Garry Thompson helped create a joint economic development district in conjunction with Olmsted Township. At the time, when the district was decided upon, “housing developments were proliferating all over the township,” Thompson explained. “By creating the JEDD, it protected about 250 [...]
Governmental collaboration in Olmsted Falls
By Nicole Hennessy Olmsted Falls How to save money. Every department within every government, no matter how large or small, ponders this. Decrease the number of employees. Cut back on funding. Collaborate with neighboring governments. That last concept is by no means new, but in a tough economy constantly making things more difficult for cities, [...]
Demons are SWC champions!
By Ryan Kaczmarski The visiting Olmsted Falls Bulldogs put up a valiant fight, but it was the Westlake Demons that came out on top Friday night, 69-63, and secured a share of the Southwestern Conference championship along with Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School. Westlake’s first-year head coach Shawn Hood, no stranger to net-cutting ceremonies, had to be [...]