An important component of the proposed 3C Rail initiative for Ohio arrived last week in the form of a $400 million chunk of federal funding. With that announcement have come two things – first, a renewed discussion amongst politicians in Columbus about the state’s piece of rail funding, and second, a glimpse at an upcoming discussion about the future of the system…..Click title for full story

Two weeks ago, the Galion Design Review Board, the oldest of the city’s architectural review boards, decided to re-launch the Galion Landmarks Register…GalionLive readers might be a bit confused, however, over terminology – the “what’s what” of historic preservation in Galion…..Click title for full story

On a regular basis, the Galion Historical Society gets requests for information related to local history from people across the country. Some months ago, it involved a question about the “Galion Dining Car Company.” Galion was at the forefront of America’s manufacturing industry for decades, fueled in part by its location at the intersection of two of the country’s busiest rail lines, the New York Central and Erie Railroads. In particular, the town was therefore associated with companies that built products that could be easily shipped via rail – including metal grave vaults, dump bodies, etc……Click title for full story

At the conclusion of Thursday’s 1 ½ hour-long meeting of the Galion City Council Finance Committee, Chair Walter Keib shared, “This is the beginning of a year of work for this committee.” The meeting was attended by all three Committee members – Councilman Keib, Council President Gail Balidinger and Councilwoman Roberta Wade – as well as by Acting City Manager, Department Heads and other interested citizens. The atmosphere was entirely civil but the discussion turned lively on several occasions, as the Committee began its look at ways to reduce city expenses in the light of recent utility hikes…..Click title for full story

What does one week’s news and information look like on GalionLive? Take the last week as an example. Over the last seven days, the following stories and posts have appeared on a GalionLive site (click for link of post location; for those on GalionLive Online, free and easy registration is required if you haven’t done so already)…..Click title for full story

The room was packed, however the atmosphere appeared quite calm as Galion City Council held their first regularly-scheduled meeting of 2010. The evening began with required elections for Council President and Vice-President, which were held by paper ballot as more than one nomination had been made…..Click title for full story