Berea News

The community gathered along streets in Berea and at McKelvey Park today for the city's Memorial Day commemoration the American Legion Post 91 annually sponsors.

The United States has fought twelve major wars and a countless number of smaller skirmishes.

The building, which is now a residence hall located in the parking lot of George Finnie Stadium, was once the Cleveland Browns' headquarters.

The Rev. Mark Griggs, 48, of Berea: Sentenced Monday by Judge Ronald Suster to six years in prison for possessing criminal tools, 43 counts of pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor and 40 counts of illegal use of a minor in nude material.

The city will be featured as one of "America's Best Places to Live, Work and Play" on the Discovery Channel.

Local author Patricia M. Mote's latest book is stirring interest although the release date is not until next month.

Three consulting firms have responded to a Berea Community Development Corporation request to analyze the city's downtown public parking.

Grammy-winning bassist Victor Wooten , best known for his work with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, is booked with his own band for a gig at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Beachland Ballroom , 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland, in the ballroom.

Ryan Schlipf, of Texas Pit Barbecue, applies the sauce to ribs cooking at last year's Berea's National Rib Cook-Off. If it's ribs you crave, Northeast Ohio is the place to be this Memorial Day weekend.

June 20 may be the first official day of summer, but the season's fun begins in just a few days at Wallace Lake in Berea.

Sixty five years ago today, the world was a different place. The average cost of new house was $6,600. The average salary was $2,850 per year.

Berea Municipal Court officials believe their projected $64,000 shortfall in this year's budget can be reduced to $5,000. Judge Mark A. Comstock and Clerk of Court Raymond J. Wohl attended Monday's City Council to discuss the projected deficit.

The Ohio House of Representatives passed the resolution honoring the students on their second state championship in two years.

THEFT, HEATHER LANE: A 1996 Harley-Davidson was stolen overnight May 12 from the 16400 block, location of Misty Lake Village.

Part of Sprague Road will be resurfaced next year by Cuyahoga County . Council President Mike Daymut said the road will be repaved between Prospect Road and Marks Road.

The former pastor of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Olmsted Falls will spend the next six years behind bars for downloading child pornography.

The importance of quilts in guiding escaped slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad is the subject of a 7 p.m. May 23 presentation at the Berea Historical Society.

The Rev. Mark Griggs, 48, of Berea: Sentencing today by Judge Ronald Suster for possessing criminal tools, 43 counts of pandering sexually-oriented material involving a minor and 40 counts of illegal use of a minor in nude material.

Jaymes and Jayce Fuller, 9-year-old twins, shouted for their older sister's attention, waving frantically at the 21-year-old about to receive an associate's degree in business as a member of the first class to graduate from Lourdes University.

Berea school district subcommittees are checking where the color red appears in Berea High, where the Bengal lurks at Big Creek, and what functional changes Ford should face in preparation for the district-wide consolation plans in the 2013-14 school year.