Getting fit with Lisa McManes
In my never-ending journey to spread the word about local people doing extraordinary things, I found myself doing something that I never thought that I would do: attending an exercise class. This...
View ArticleGalion area police reports
Galion Police Monday 12:07 a.m. — Police were notified of yelling behind McDonald’s on Portland Way North. 12:16 a.m. — Police informed of a female being loud and yelling at Libby Lane apartments....
View ArticleChurch briefs: Brian Free and Assurance in concert today at St. Paul UMC
Brian Free and Assurance in concert at St. Paul UMC GALION — Brian Free & Assurance will be in concert Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. at St Paul United Methodist Church, 746 Cherry St., Galion. Call church...
View ArticleMosier Industrial eyeing a long future in Galion
Company planning growth, expansion at former Komatsu site on South Street GALION — It may be going a little too far to say that Mosier Industrial and Galion’s South Street Commerce Center — which...
View ArticleHealing, and a custom home for Crestline’s Nick Vogt
CRESTLINE — At a young age, 29-year-old Nick Vogt has learned to handle a great deal of adversity, and to find a positive outlook despite the immense setbacks he has been handed. Vogt grew up in the...
View ArticleGalion City Schools Hall of Fame ceremony is Oct. 5
GALION — Galion City Schools will be host the annual Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 7, as part of Connections Weekend 2017. The dinner and ceremony event will be at Galion...
View ArticleGalion area news briefs: Art of Grief therapy program Monday in Ontario
Art of Grief therapy seminar Sept. 25 in Ontario ONTARIO — Snyder Funeral Homes is hosting The Art of Grief therapy seminar. Two continuing education units will be offered free of charge for LISWs and...
View ArticleGalion’s school board ponders funding options for athletic fields, bus garage
GALION — With an eye on the future, Galion school board members listened to a presentation this week about ways to fund a proposed bus garage, athletic field and perhaps even a fine arts...
View ArticleGalion woman gets prison term on drug charges
BUCYRUS — Christine Hunter, 37, of Galion, was sentenced to 18 months in prison this week when she appeared before Crawford County Common Pleas Judge Sean Leuthold. On July 20, 2017, Hunter tested...
View ArticleTeen dies in jet ski crash in Crawford County’s Tod Township
TOD TOWNSHIP — The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an 18-year-0ld woman who died Sunday after a jet ski crash on a farm pond in Tod Township. Tod Township is west of...
View Article‘Oh What a Night’ kicks off music association season
BUCYRUS — Oh What at Night! is an exciting musical revue conceived and directed by award-winning Broadway director Michael Chapman. It will kick off the Crawford County Community Concert Association on...
View ArticleCommunity Calendar
Sept. 25 CAMOUFLAGE CRITTERS — at 6 p.m. at Lowe-Volk Park, join the Crawford Park District’s Mandi Fruth to learn about the different camouflage techniques animals and plants utilize to survive. KFor...
View ArticlePositive Aging Expo Sept. 28 at Richland fairgrounds
ONTARIO — The Ohio District5 Area Agency on Aging will host its Positive Aging Expo on Thursday, Sept. 28 at the Richland County Fairgrounds in Mansfield. The expo is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., it is free...
View ArticleBrush and Palette art show this weekend
GALION — Brush and Palette Art Gallery is having an open show Sept 28-Oct 31 titled “Hometown Memories.” All area artists are invited to participate and 2-D and 3-D artworks will be accepted in a...
View ArticleGalion senior has his focus on veterans
GALION — The decision to do his senior project on veterans was an easy one for Galion High School student Tanner Crisman. Crisman, whose grandfather Richard Donaldson, as well as others in his family...
View ArticleNorthmor now a part of OhioCheckbook.com
GALION — Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel announced last week the launch of the Northmor Local School District’s online checkbooks on OhioCheckbook.com. In December 2014, Mandel launched OhioCheckbook.com,...
View ArticleWomen at Waycraft Industries enjoy a Diva Day
BUCYRUS — Women from Waycraft Industries, which is operated by the Crawford County Board of Developmental Disabilities, recently participated in a Diva Day, which gave them a chance to receive a...
View ArticleGHS class of 1967 celebrating 50th reunion this weekend
GALION — High School reunions are always special. The Galion High School Class of 1967 will celebrate it’s 50th this weekend and dozens from that class are expected in Galion for a number of different...
View ArticleParking, traffic disruptions in Galion as roads being milled this week
GALION — Thompson Asphalt is milling several streets throughout Galion this week. Weather permitting, paving will begin on Thursday. North Union Street, Summit Street (Union to Park), Southern Avenue,...
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