• Parma man indicted on criminal charges for failure to pay child support
gets indicted PARMAA local "deadbeat dad" owes $97,782 in child support to his two children and was indicted on criminal charges last week, according to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's office.

• More city layoffs are needed to balance budget says Parma Heights mayor
PARMA HTS.Mayor Martin Zanotti will present a 2009 budget to city council Jan. 16 for $13.7 million.

• New surcharge to pay for sewers in Parma
PARMAResidents will see a new utility surcharge added to their tax bills, a fee agreed to by City Council in March to pay for upgrading and maintaining the city's aging sewer and water lines.

• Probe continues at Parmadale
PARMANormally in the business of helping troubled teens, officials at Catholic Charities now find themselves tangled in the legal process and possibly facing criminal charges in the death of a 17-year-old Summit County girl placed at a treatment facility here.

• Sensible salting approach helps Parma stay well stocked
PARMASensible salting.

• Two families displaced by fire on Tuxedo Ave
PARMATwo families were displaced from a Tuxedo Avenue rental property when it caught fire New Year's Day, but no one was injured, officials said.