Paramour Creek beams thought to mark location of old Leesville mill By Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter Faded photos and aged maps passed from hand to hand at a roundtable discussion of Leesville’s history held at Lowe-Volk Park on Saturday. The Crawford Park District sponsored “Tellin’ Tales: Leesville,” the gathering of present and former Leesville residents, […]
By Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter Poland’s is finally Poland’s again, after waiting months for its new sign to replace the one broken in the spring hailstorms. Rumors that it had been bought out and its name changed are unfounded, said Poland True Value co-owner Amie Wolf. The new sign was simply delayed in coming because […]
By Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter Cheerily hopping across a small decorative footbridge, eight Girl Scouts earned their next rank and were recognized in a traditional Girl Scout bridging ceremony on Oct. 26. Seven fifth– and sixth-graders bridged from Junior Girl Scouts to Cadette Girl Scouts under the leadership of co-leaders Jessica Moss, Linda Campbell and Mary […]
By Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter The Galion Board of Education took its first step toward constructing a new bus garage at the work session held Thursday evening, Oct. 27. It authorized the school treasurer to advertise for design-build services for the project. The board also passed resolutions to support the athletic boosters bingo operation and […]
The North Central State College Foundation held its annual scholarship lunch Friday, Oct. 28, in Kee Hall to honor the recipients of its competitive scholarships and the area donors that sponsor them. Representatives of the Harry Cobey Foundation and the Galion Fraternal Order of Police were present to be recognized for those organizations’ sponsorship. Donors […]
By Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter The county HR Council met for the final time this year at Ohio Mutual Insurance Group in Bucyrus to discuss what was being done in the participating companies to encourage skill-building and educational development among its employees. The council also discussed how they were encouraging employees to live more healthy […]
Doctors and administrative staff at the Galion Community Hospital gathered Tuesday night for the grand opening of the Pain Management Center and the Endovascular Lab. Diagnostic procedures and operations will occur in this room, including blood clot removal, stint insertion and some catheterizations.
Story and photos by Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter The former gas station on the southwest corner of Portland Way and Harding Way just got a facelift. The Galion branch of Chris Schiefer Insurance and Financial Services reopened at its new location Wednesday morning in the building that up until 2005 was the location of a […]