GALION – Brian Carson was selected to serve as Board President, while Jennifer Kuns was selected to serve as Vice President at Monday’s Galion board of education meeting at the latest Galion Board of Education meeting. The appointments are for the 2017 calendar year. After approving all required items during the organizational meeting, the board […]
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Alex Wion wins Crawford County Spelling Bee
NORTH ROBINSON — The final three spellers at the Crawford County Spelling Bee created suspense as the competition showed little edge. Alex Wion, Alli Scott and Drew Johnson lasted three perfect rounds together. Then Alex spelled the champion word, “Kinetic,” leaving Alli the runner-up trophy. Drew, a fourth grader at Wynford Elementary School, misspelled “Dactyl” […]
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Tim Hortons officially opens doors in Galion
GALION — The Tim Hortons coffee shop in Galion is just one of the nearly 1,000 cafés to open in the United States since 1984. But residents are glad, nevertheless. Franchise partner Jenine Skowron said Galion’s coffee shop put 35 area residents to work, around 60 percent of that base total works full time. Skowron […]
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Crestline girls’ basketball ends losing streak at 693 days
CRESTLINE — The Crestline girls basketball team claimed victory Thursday night. It was the first time the Bulldogs have made that proclamation in 693 days. The Bulldogs (1-10 overall) defeated Mansfield Christian 49-34 Thursday night to end a two-year winless streak. First-year coach Aaron Bluey said he had seen the Flames play before and that […]
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Galion officials warn community about phone scam
GALION — The Galion Police Department is asking for the community’s help in warning citizens about a phone scam targeting local residents. “We’d appreciate (the public’s) help in getting the word out about some reported scam phone calls,” said Matt Echelberry, Communications Director for the City of Galion. “The city does not know much at […]
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Galion sending 6 students to County Spelling Bee
GALION – Galion Intermediate and Middle School students competed in a district-wide spelling to determine who would represent the Galion City School District in this year’s Crawford County Spelling Bee. When the dust settled, six students earned the privilege of representing the Tigers in the county competition at William Crawford Intermediate School Jan. 12 The […]
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Galion Service Department collecting Christmas trees
GALION — The Galion Service Department is now collecting Christmas trees from Galion residents. This is for live trees only. Trees may be placed by the curb but please remove all decorations. The last day for pickup is Jan. 20.
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Three Galion students selected for district honors band
GALION – Three Galion High School students were recently selected to participate in the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) District 2 Honors Band for the 2016-2017 school year. Ceyanna Mohr (clarinet), Tyler Harris (trumpet) and Madison Lawson (euphonium) were selected by OMEA District 2 directors to participate in the prestigious musical group. Students were provided […]
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Galion High students perform with elite musical groups
GALION – Four members of the Galion High School Symphonic Band were selected to participate in the Capital University Wind Band Invitational Nov. 18-19. Alexis Link (flute), Autumn Barone (percussion), Allison Bauer (tuba) and Kendall Moody (clarinet) were selected by Capital University faculty from up to eight nominations submitted by area band directors. Directors nominate […]
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Bridge south of Galion closed to repair guardrails
GALION — The Morrow County Engineer’s Office is temporarily closing a road bridge located south of Galion on Crawford-Morrow County Line Road (also called Bloomingrove-New Winchester Road). The bridge is immediately west of the South Street intersection. There is severe damage to the guardrails of the bridge and it will be closed to traffic for […]