GALION, Ohio – The city of Galion expects to complete a number of major projects coming up in the new year. Mayor Tom O’Leary is most looking forward to the completion of the Portland Way South highway project. “It’s one of the busiest highways in the entire county,” O’Leary said. “We’re talking brand-new concrete pavement, […]
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Crawford Co. Spelling Bee set for Thursday night
GALION, Ohio – Students from the Crawford County school districts will bring their spelling skills together for the Crawford County Spelling at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Galion Middle School. Each district will send students from grades four through eight to the competition. Galion students have been preparing for the competition through a variety of […]
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Schools respond to coldest temperatures of the season
MANSFIELD, Ohio — As temperatures dipped into the single digits for the first time this winter on Monday morning, school administrators had decisions to make. Would school open for the day, be under delay, or was it business as usual? Six area schools closed and 14 called for two-hour delays. Check out Richland Source’s graph […]
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Galion students enjoy visit to Ohio’s capitol building
GALION, Ohio – Galion High School teacher Bill Stepro and his students made a recent journey to Columbus for an experiential learning opportunity. Stepro’s Government and World History classes had the opportunity to tour the Ohio state capitol building, as well as a rare opportunity for personal interaction with their state legislators. The purpose of […]
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Two new businesses welcomed to downtown Galion
GALION, Ohio — Two businesses were officially welcomed, warmly, and with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, to the downtown strip on Harding Way in Galion Thursday morning. The first stop was The Candi Bar, a newly renovated café selling gourmet coffee and pastries. The 5-year-old business was located on North Liberty Street in Galion before moving to […]
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Under Pressure: Flames turn up heat on Bulldogs
MANSFIELD, Ohio — The Flames turned up the heat Monday at The Furnace. Mansfield Christian forced 26 turnovers and sailed to a 76-32 win over Crestline in Mid-Buckeye Conference action. MCS (3-4) scored 34 points off Crestline miscues. “It’s been a problem for us all season. We’re averaging about 24 turnovers a game,” said first-year […]
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‘The Candi Bar’ moves to Harding Way in Galion
GALION, Ohio — Five years ago Beth Cramblett woke up and smelled the coffee. She wanted to be creative again, spawning the idea for The Candi Bar. “I worked administrative and human resources jobs. I just used to design, floral design, and I worked for a florist for a while and … Galion just needed […]
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Make an Animal with Legos contest
CRESTLINE, Ohio — The Crawford Park District will host a “Make an Animal with Legos” contest for Lego builders ages 3 to 13. Contest winners will be chosen from three age groups: 3 to 5, 6 to 9, and 10 to 13. The top entry in each age group will win a new Lego set. […]
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Galion adminstrators are sworn in to office
GALION, Ohio — Galion welcomed three new members to its city’s administration Wednesday night after Crawford County Common Pleas Judge Sean Leuthold swore them in to office. Jim Hedges won his bid for third ward council membership in November. He will replace Michael Richart, who served for a term and a half. The lifelong Galion […]
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Crawford Co. bands together to ‘climb out of a hole’
BUCYRUS, Ohio — Like many rural counties, since 1980, Crawford County has been working itself out of a hole, said Gary Frankhouse, Economic Development Coordinator for Crawford County Partnership for Education and Economic Development. “Economic development is like farming,” Frankhouse said. “You don’t cram farming, do you? You don’t stick seeds in the ground in […]