Wood bat baseball will bring talent, entertainment, and opportunities to Galion this summer. The new team, the Galion Graders, comes thanks to a partnership between Galion Youth Baseball and the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League (GLSCL), the efforts of the managing staff and coaches, and to the Galion Community Center YMCA for providing a place to […]
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Lucas Leo Club donates over $1K to Lucas Area Food Pantry
LUCAS, Ohio—Members of the Lucas Leo Club presented the Lucas Area Food Pantry with a check in the amount of $1,217.20 Saturday at Mt. Zion Lutheran Church. The generous donation will go toward the purchase of food for those in need, said Jan Grubaugh, who runs the pantry with her husband, Bill Grubaugh. Housed in […]
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Police warn of water bill phone scam
The Mansfield Division of Police would like to notify the residents and businesses of the City of Mansfield of an overdue water bill scam. The police said there have been several calls from city residents stating they had received a collection call from the City of Mansfield Water Department on their past due Water bill. […]
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President Signs National Defense Authorization Act
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2014 – President Barack Obama today signed the annual legislation that keeps the Defense Department running. The “Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015,” Obama said in a written statement, “will provide vital benefits for military personnel and their families, as well as critical […]
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Major General Ashenhurst to leave position as Ohio Adjutant General
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio’s 81st adjutant general, will leave the position of Ohio adjutant general effective Jan. 10, 2015, and continue her service at the National Guard Bureau in Washington D.C. as a special assistant. As Ohio’s adjutant general, Ashenhurst commands the Ohio National Guard and the military readiness of […]
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Ashland Road Burger King fire quickly contained
MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio—A minor fire at the Ashland Road Burger King in Madison was quickly contained Friday afternoon. Madison, Mifflin and Franklin Township Fire Departments responded to the fire that occurred around 2 p.m. Mifflin Fire Chief John Fry explained, “There was a roofing crew working up on top [of the building], and they reported […]
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Attorney General DeWine announces national $90 million cramming settlement with T-Mobile
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that Ohio has joined the other 49 states, the District of Columbia, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Federal Communications Commission in a settlement with T-Mobile USA Inc. that includes at least $90 million in payments and resolves allegations that T-Mobile placed unauthorized third-party charges on consumers’ cell […]
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Cause of death confirmed in Butler woman’s death
BUTLER, Ohio–Richland County Coroner Stewart D. Ryckman stated Friday that Chief Investigator Bob Ball confirmed that Janie Williams of Butler died of asphyxiation due to hanging in a suspected suicide. On Thursday, Dec. 17, Ball identified the woman found Wednesday in Hitchman Park as 37-year-old Janie Williams of Butler. Early reports noted the body of a […]
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Ontario police to hold Trade a Ticket for Toys for Tots donations
ONTARIO, Ohio–Motorists in Ontario receiving traffic warnings for the last several weeks have had the opportunity to donate toys in exchange for the warnings. The Ontario Police Department’s Toys for Tots campaign ran from Dec. 1-20. There’s still one more day to donate toys. The Ontario Police Department, along with The Richland County Young Marines […]
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Galion search warrant nets drugs, weapons and money
On Dec. 18, after an extensive investigation, members of the Galion Police Department, with the assistance of the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, Bucyrus Police Department, Galion Fire & EMS and the METRICH Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at 539 S. Boston Street in Galion. The basis of the search warrant was to put […]