GALION — “Stop, look and listen, before I cross the street. Use my eyes. Use my ears. Before I use my feet!” Parents, as well as city and school officials, got to hear that chant on Aug. 4 at the Galion Primary School. Thirty-one local kids graduated from Galion Safety Town after completing a week-long […]
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Saunders sentenced 20 years, wife’s trial not yet set
BUCYRUS — Frederick Saunders, a Galion man accused of murdering his father, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday after agreeing to a plea deal. Saunders faced an aggravated murder charge, kidnapping and tampering with evidence after an incident last September that left his father, Frederick Saunders Sr., dead. Autopsy reports indicated cause of […]
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Crawford County doctor turns personal anguish into promising Alzheimer’s treatment
It’s too late to help his grandfather, but Dr. Isaac Schiefer, is trying his best to spare other families the tragic consequences of Alzheimer’s disease. The 31-year-old Bucyrus native, an assistant professor and researcher at the University of Toledo, recently won the highly competitive and prestigious $100,000 New Investigator Research Grant from the National Alzheimer’s […]
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Galion Health Dept. offers extra clinics this month
GALION — The Galion City Health Department will hold three additional immunization clinics in August in order to give students going into 7th and 12th grades more opportunities to get meningococcal (meningitis) and Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) vaccines. These clinics will be held, by appointment only, on the following dates: Thursday, Aug. 11, from 9 […]
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Prosecutor: Crawford County sexual predator case deepens
BUCYRUS — Authorities believe another suspect has surfaced in what they are terming a Bucyrus sex crime involving minors. According to Crawford County Prosecutor Matt Crall, Bethany Thompson, 32, of Bucyrus, was the initial complainant for an open case against her boyfriend, Justin Millhouse II, who was indicted July 20 on 24 sexual counts against […]
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Galion man rides 554 miles from bike shop to D.C.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Eric Barnett recently rode his bicycle 554 miles from Galion to Washington D.C. Why would anyone want to do that? “It’s just nice way to get out and escape,” Barnett said. “You get out and see a lot of unique sites and you can actually cover a lot of ground. When you’re […]
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Family Life Counseling finds home in Galion
GALION – Families in Galion are in good hands with the expansion of Family Life Counseling & Psychiatric services downtown. Family Life Counseling was originally founded in Mansfield in 1999 by Dr. Steven Burggraf, and has been in Galion since October 2015. Thursday’s ribbon cutting commemorated the move to a newly remodeled office on the […]
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Action heats up at Tri-County Women’s Golf Tournament
LEXINGTON, Ohio — She’s not playing in the Championship Flight of the Tri-County Women’s Golf Tournament, but Sheila VanLoo played herself into championship contention during the opening round. Playing in the First Flight — golfers are placed into one of four flights based on handicap — VanLoo carded an 85 on a steamy Wednesday afternoon […]
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Mandatory Galion fall sports meeting set for Aug. 1
GALION – Any Galion student entering grades 7 to 12 planning on participating in the upcoming fall sports season must attend a mandatory, pre-season meeting with a parent or guardian. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the Galion High School cafetorium Monday, Aug. 1. The general purpose of this meeting is to […]
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Galion Kindergarten registration set for July 28
GALION – Kindergarten registration for the Galion City School District will begin at 9 a.m. at the Galion Primary School Thursday, July 28. Any child five-years-old on or before Aug. 1, 2016 is eligible to apply. Parents may register one of two ways: 1. Complete and return the kindergarten registration form, found in the Galion […]