[29 Jul 2010 | One Comment | ]
“Don’t Let it Be a Done Issue!”

Those words from Galion Police Detective Eric Bohach ended the hour and a half-long Galion Police and Fire Rally on Wednesday evening sponsored by the Galion Police OPBA, FOP Lodge #71 and IAFF Local #435. They refer to the staffing cuts in the City of Galion’s current financial recovery plan, cuts which would reduce the size of Galion’s police and fire departments by two positions each. The purpose of the rally was to provide information to highlight the practical impact of those planned reductions in force, to address frequently asked questions from the community, and to urge local citizens to lobby Council to reconsider those cuts…

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[27 Jul 2010 | 7 Comments | ]
Council Endorses County Levy

One of the shortest City Council meetings in months saw the passage of measures described as either “routine” or “housekeeping,” the vacation of an alley off of Cherry Street, and Council’s public endorsement of the upcoming Crawford County Criminal Justice Levy…..Click title for full story

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[27 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Christmas Planning Continues; Parade Application Available

The annual “Come Home to Galion for the Holidays” celebration for 2010 is taking shape. Committee members met yesterday evening at Home Care Matters to update planning in several areas, and the overall elements of this December’s event are now clear…..Click title for full story

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[21 Jul 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
A Great Friday and Saturday in Uptowne Galion

This coming Friday and Saturday will see a good amount of fun activity, sales — and food! — in Uptowne Galion. Events include an Evening With the Arts featuring numerous area artists in stores, restaurants and parks, music concerts, sales and hot dogs on the square. Click the link for complete info…..Click title for full story

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[19 Jul 2010 | 20 Comments | ]
County Officials Issue “Fact Sheet”

A”Fact Sheet” was recently issued by elected Crawford County officials concerning the upcoming Criminal Justice Services levy. This information is being brought to you as a public service; GalionLive takes no position, pro or con, on issues pending before local voters…..Click title for full story

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[16 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Believe it or Not!

More paranormal investigation took place this week at Brownella Cottage, and GalionLive was there. While the complete results of this week’s efforts won’t be known for some time, there was also an interesting development concerning a name shared in May’s “Paranormal Presence” event…..Click title for full story

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[13 Jul 2010 | 8 Comments | ]
Council Enacts Utility Rate Relief

One year ago tomorrow, Galion City Council met at the Franks Pavilion in Heise Park in front of some 300 to 400 of their constituents as they considered a measure to increase utility rates. As GalionLive noted at the time, “tension ran high and emotion was palpable” that night, as 10 members of the public verbally challenged the wisdom of such a move…Tonight, in front of a much smaller and certainly quieter audience, Council reduced those rates substantially, effective August 1…..Click title for full story