City of Norwood Ohio

Today we celebrate Norwood Police Chief Dwayne Sumner's retirement. We would like to recognize and honor his 27 years of outstanding service and extend our sincere and heartfelt appreciation for his devotion to the safety and well-being of our community. Thanks Chief Sumner, enjoy your retirement!

🚨ALERT🚨
There is currently a POWER OUTAGE and INTERNET OUTAGES on the southeast part of Norwood due to an accident involving a utility pole. Crews are responding to restore services.

Please join us next week for a discussion about the City of Norwood's recent street condition study. The event will be at 6PM on June 3rd at the Norwood Community Center.

🚨FOREST AVE. BRIDGE IS CLOSED🚨

The Forest Ave. bridge connecting Norwood Ave. and Harris Ave. over the Norwood Lateral will be closed starting today, May 27th. The bridge will undergo ODOT maintenance for overall pedestrian and traffic safety. The Forest Ave. Bridge WILL BE CLOSED FOR 14 DAYS so please be adjust your travel plans.

Thank you to everyone that joined us for the Memorial Day Checkers Tournament!

The Highlander has returned! The City of Norwood's newsletter is back and the 2026 summer edition comes out today! Its perfect for some light reading over the holiday weekend. Below are examples of the information you'll find within the newsletter. If you'd like to read more, please click on the link to read the latest edition of The Highlander.

https://www.norwoodohio.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/165

Reminder that Norwood City Hall will be closed on Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day.

Celebrating today's Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at French Toast Heaven located right at the heart of Norwood at 4633 Montgomery Rd.

🚨REMINDER🚨
The Memorial Day Checkers Tournament is this Monday, May 25th at Victory Memorial Park. Sign up starts at 11:45AM and the tournament begins at noon. This is a FREE join-in event and all are welcome to play!

Join us for the Memorial Day Checkers Tournament at Victory Memorial Park on May 25th. Sign up starts at 11:45AM and the tournament begins at noon. We have a Kids Group (ages 6-16) and an Adults Group (17 and above) for the tournament and all are welcome to join. We will award prizes for winners at 1:30PM.