By Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter The Crawford County Regional Planning Commission reviewed its fund forecast at the monthly meeting Wednesday night, Oct. 26. The forecast, prepared by Robyn M. Sheets at the county auditor’s office, covered the next three years and accounted for a projected 40 percent decrease in Community Development Block Grants, which caused […]
By Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter The Kiwanians learned about the history and architectural features of the Gill House from representatives of the house’s new owner, Preserving Galion History LLC. Historical society director Amber Wertman and board member Thomas Palmer, voting members of the LLC, outlined the recent purchase and the extensive history of the building, […]
By Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter Nine inmates at the Crawford County jail graduated Tuesday morning from the jail’s new 17-week substance abuse recovery program modeled after the AA 12 Step program. The Rev. Margie Maddox, CEO of the Alpha Recovery 12-Step Program, recognized the programs first graduates, some present and some who had been transferred […]
By Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter Nine years after their first venture into gift manufacturing, Galion’s McMullen brothers have opened a factory outlet store adjacent to their Bucyrus factory, selling their line of candles and other gift items. Crossroads Original Designs president Jason McMullen and his family were on hand for the grand opening Friday, where […]
By Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter The Northmor Board of Education approved the district’s five-year forecast at the monthly meeting Thursday, Oct. 20, held in the high school/junior high school library. The forecast shows revenues slightly exceeding expenditures in every forecast year without additional income or property taxes being levied. Bidding for plumbing and HVAC renovations […]
Click to read part 3. By Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter Galion’s Boyd family, founder of the Galion Iron Works, built four houses around the late 1920s and early 1930s, three of which still stand. Previous articles have described two houses that are now private residences and one that was demolished to make way for a hospital addition. […]
Click to read part 2. By Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter Of the four houses that the Boyds built from 1926 to 1930, one now exists only in the memories that descendants of the family carry with them. This one was D.C.’s own home. The family patriarch had occupied other large Galion houses, including one on Harding Way […]
By Sarah Einselen Inquirer Reporter The Boyd family used to run the Galion Iron Works, and the splendor of their houses matched the affluence of their patriarchs. In the 1920s, Galion was elated to see the Boyd developments going up. As an article in the Nov. 29, 1930, Galion Inquirer gushed, “when driving by in […]