Shaker Heights

There are several dozen school levies and bond issues on the ballot in Northeast Ohio this November from Shaker Heights to Springfield to North Ridgeville.

The city is proposing eastbound and westbound bike lanes along Van Aken Boulevard to Lee Road, separated from traffic by five to six-feet of painted road lines.

The Doan Brook Watershed Partnership held its second native tree planting in Shaker Heights over the weekend. The Partnership aims to rid the Doan Brook of invasive plants, restore native species in the area and improve the ecosystem overall.

Ten Cleveland Metropolitan School District schools closed temporarily last week and shifted to remote learning due to high temperatures outside. All of those buildings either have no air conditioning or only have it in parts of the building.

The lake has been drained for years. The sewer district says the dam poses a public safety hazard.

About a third of the county's communities include the word "Heights" in their names.

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state's utility regulator violated its duty in allowing FirstEnergy to create a subsidiary without a deeper investigation into the matter; the state released the Ohio School Report Cards Thursday and reports scores were down statewide; new coronavirus cases in Ohio remain high, but have declined compared to the peak seen a few weeks ago; and more stories.

As city council considers a short-term fix, no long-term solution in place is increasing the fear of a breach.

Shaker Heights City School District has reversed plans to bring students back for in-person instruction next week as the coronavirus case count spikes in Cuyahoga County.

The state reported 2,178 coronavirus cases on Thursday, breaking Wednesday's record high of 2,039; more Kent State University students have been ordered to quarantine due to potential exposure to the coronavirus; Ohio reported nearly 600 COVID-19 cases in the state's K-12 schools on Thursday, and more stories.