GALION -– Schools across Central Ohio continue to face the challenges that come with decreased funding. In many school systems that means after-school extracurricular activities must be discontinued, or that students must pay-to-play. As a way to help offset the high costs of sponsoring athletic teams, Galion High School is competing in the McDonald’s High […]
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Galion honoring veterans Friday night
GALION – The Galion Athletic Department would like to invite all area veterans to the Galion Tigers football game against Marion Harding for a special recognition ceremony on Friday, Sept. 30. Veterans will receive free admission to the game. The ceremony will include all veterans in attendance being recognized prior to kickoff. Each attendee will […]
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Galion Middle School hosting parent meeting for Mohican trip
GALION – The administration of the Galion Middle School is excited to announce the dates of the 6th grade field trip to Mohican Outdoor School will be May 24 through 26. There will be 6th grade parents meeting regarding this year’s trip in the Middle School cafetorium at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28. The cost […]
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Galion Schools to host HOF Dinner on Oct. 15
GALION – The Galion City School District will be hosting a Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 15, as part of Connections Weekend 2016. The event will take place at the Galion Middle School at 6 p.m. Tickets for the evening are $35 and can be ordered by completing and mailing […]
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Brause, Stuckey elected to Crawford SCWD board
GALION — The Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) recently held its annual meeting combined with the Crawford County Farm Bureau. One of the main events at the meeting is the SWCD special board of supervisor’s election. Congratulations to Nathan Brause and Zach Stucky, who were elected to the Crawford SWCD Board of Supervisors […]
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ODOT advises Crawford County drivers of this week’s road work schedule
GALION — The Ohio Department of Transportation has released its road work schedule for this week. Crawford County drivers are advised to either plan alternate routes or use caution when traveling the following roads: State Route 39 SR 39, from SR 598 to the Village of Tiro, will be reduced to one lane of traffic […]
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Galion notes Crawford Co. smoking issues on World Environmental Health Day
GALION — World Environmental Health Day is Monday, Sept. 26, which recognizes the importance of protecting the air we breathe, the food we eat and the water we drink and play in. This year’s theme is tobacco control and the National Environmental Health Association is focusing specifically on the negative health effects of second and […]
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Galion responds to controversial drinking water survey
GALION — After taking a day to look over the controversial results of a survey suggesting water in Crawford County is unsafe to drink, the city of Galion said it is doing all it can to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s water quality standards. The Environmental Working Group’s survey said Crawford County had higher […]
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Advocacy group questions Crawford County water systems
GALION –The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and a Washington, D.C. environmental advocacy group, Environmental Working Group, are at odds after releasing results from a 2013- 2015 survey citing the public utilities’ water systems in Crawford County carrying high levels of Chromium-6. Chromium-6 or Hexavalent Chromium, a naturally occurring element found in rocks, animals and soil […]