Flooding There was little chance for anyone, except perhaps a duck, to use the Metroparks after the Rocky River rose following the recent rains and snow melt. (Photo by Larry Bennet)

Court says Springvale
records are confidential
NORTH OLMSTED — City officials and Mayor Norman T. Musial still disagree over the documents sought by the mayor on the Springvale ethics investigation even though a court ruling has been made on the matter saying the records are confidential law enforcement records.

Survival story
Son of former Bay superintendent survives Indian Ocean tsunami
Jeff Woods and his girlfriend, Kristen Foord, recount through e-mail messages their dramatic survival of last month's tsunami
while vacationing in Thailand.

Harbarger resigns as law director
WESTLAKE — Mayor Dennis Clough will appoint alaw director to serve through 2005 following the resignation of David Harbarger, which becomes effective March 1.