BUCYRUS — Beth Lawson was crowned queen at the 25th anniversary of the Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival in 1992. On the 50th anniversary of the local three-day event, her daughter, Allison Lawson, continued the tradition. Family was the word on every contestant’s mouth during Thursday night’s Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival Queen’s Pageant, but it was the Lawson […]
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Galion BOE accepts donations
GALION — The Galion City School District Board of Education accepted several large donations during its regular monthly meeting Aug. 15. The first donation was from the Galion Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO). The group donated $20,000 to be used toward permanent improvements at the Primary and Intermediate Schools. “We are very grateful for our Elementary […]
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CSX to close 3 rail crossings starting week of Aug. 21 in Galion
GALION — CSX will be closing three crossings in Galion for repair work starting at some point during the week of Aug. 21. The crossings are located at: Church Street (the alleys that flank the overpass) Knorr Road (at the Buehler Street junction) South Market Street (near the Moose Lodge) Exact dates of the closures […]
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Bucyrus PD’s DARE program selected as grant finalist
BUCYRUS — The Bucyrus Police Department DARE program grant submission was selected as one of 200 finalists in the State Farm Neighborhood Assist Program. BPD was chosen from 2,000 original applications. Only 40 applications from the 200 finalists will be awarded a grant of $25,000. After the first day of voting, the Bucyrus Police […]
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Baumberger wins Neff Scholarship
BUCYRUS – Wynford graduate Taylor Baumberger has won the Samuel Neff Fellowship for International Studies scholarship, according to the Community Foundation for Crawford County. Baumberger, the daughter of Timothy and Tammera Baumberger, is a student at Kent State University. She will be studying fashion design for a semester in Florence, Italy at a Kent State […]
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Emily Brown to address Mid-Ohio Progressives on Aug. 24 in Bucyrus
BUCYRUS — Emily Brown, daughter of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, will speak at 6 p.m. Aug. 24 at the Bucyrus Public Library. Her talk is presented by the Mid-Ohio Progressives. Brown is a Skadden Fellow at ABLE Advocates for Basic Legal Equality. She is a former judicial law clerk at the U.S. District Court for […]
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K-9 unit helps Bucyrus police make arrest in stolen ATV case
BUCYRUS — A K-9 unit helped Bucyrus Police arrest a teen Friday afternoon in connection with a case involving a stolen ATV, according to the department’s report. At 3:25 p.m., officers attempted to locate a subject with a warrant near Washington Street. Police say the subject ran into a wooded area and an officer and […]
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Crawford County prosecutor explains no felony charges in Crestline dragging incident
CRESTLINE — A controversial video released last week showing a Crestline teacher and a teacher’s aide dragging a 7-year-old autistic boy through a school hallway prompted a statement Monday morning from Crawford County prosecutor Matt Crall. The incident took place on May 8, but the video was made public last week. Crall’s office decided not […]
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ODOT urges caution on these Crawford County roads
GALION — The Ohio Department of Transportation has issued its road work schedule this week. As a result, Crawford County drivers are urged to use caution on the following roads: State Route 19/State Route 100 SR 19/SR 100, from the Seneca County line to SR 19 and on SR 19 to SR 100, will be […]
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Madison grad Melisa Watters takes over as new principal in Galion
GALION – The Galion City School District has announced Melisa Watters as the new principal at its Primary School. Watters is a Madison graduate and was a six-time state champion swimmer for the Rams in the early 1990s. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Michigan, and received her Master of […]