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The Shops at South Market would stand at the northeast corner of West 130th Street and Boston Road in North Royalton. On Wednesday night, the North Royalton Planning Commission approved a conceptual plan for the development. (Baumann Enterprises Inc./Wolf Maison Architecture + Design)

NORTH ROYALTON, Ohio -- A proposed six-building retail-office center in North Royalton, a campaign to stop state funding cuts in Strongsville, a top-performing gymnastics team in Brecksville and a devilish drunk driver in Broadview Heights hit the headlines this week:

On Wednesday, Baumann Enterprises Inc., a Garfield Heights firm, presented its plan for a 16-acre retail-office center, called Shops at South Market, to the North Royalton Planning Commission. The center would contain restaurants, shops and two national chains, although no prospective tenants were identified. Baumann has also reserved space on the site, at West 130th Street and Boston Road, for possible single-family homes. The commission approved the conceptual site plan but Baumann must eventually return with a more concrete proposal.

In Strongsville, school board member George Grozan wants to form a coalition of Ohio school districts to oppose funding cuts proposed by Gov. John Kasich. Grozen said several school districts believe the proposed cuts are unfair and that districts should lobby state legislators.

This year, Strongsville schools are receiving $12.8 million in state funds. Under Kasich's budget proposal, the amount would drop to $10.7 million in 2016 and $8.7 million in 2017. That's a total loss of $4.1 million, or 32 percent of Strongsville's 2015 state appropriation.

Moving east to Brecksville, the gymnastics team won another state title Friday night. Last weekend, the team's 12th straight district title led to the Bees being voted the Team of the Week for the second time this season. The Bees won the Northeast District championship with a score of 145.700, and junior Alecia Farina won all four events and her third straight All-Around district title. Sophomore Tessa Phillips took second in three or four events.

Finally, in Broadview Heights, police were called to GetGo on Royalton Road, where a man had passed out behind the wheel of a parked but running car. When police asked the man where he was heading, he said, "666." Officers then asked him what day it was, and the man answered, "The day you pulled me over?" Can't argue with that logic.

That's it for this week's highlights but check in throughout next week for more news from Ohio 82.