Galion, Ohio

• Galion hospital hires two CNPs
  

  GALION - Two Certified Nurse Practitioners have joined Galion Community Hospital's medical family.

• Weather slows work on Westmoor sewer project
  

  GALION -- Crawford County Engineer Cecil Newcome is concerned about big rocks in the fill dirt used at the Westmoor sanitary sewer project site.

• Safety forces rally against cuts
  

  GALION -- Members of the Galion police and fire unions had a rally Wednesday to protest possible cuts in manpower in both departments.

• Kindergarten sign-up set for Aug. 11
  

  GALION -- Kindergarten registration and screening is 9 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. Aug. 11 at Galion Primary School, 468 Portland Way North.

• Galion City Council endorses county criminal justice levy
  

  GALION -- City Council passed a resolution Tuesday endorsing the Crawford County criminal justice levy.

• Legion team drops opener
  

  LANCASTER -- At the American Legion State Baseball Tournament, Mansfield-Galion fell to Hillsboro 11-0 in the opener Monday afternoon.

• Proposed fixes could be costly, unpopular locally
  

  Proposals by Ohio public pension system officials to address state requirements to plan to pay for all retirement checks for the next 30 years pose risks of their own, local officials said.

• Patrol Reports
  

  The Marion post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol cited drivers in seven crashes last week.

• Two drivers hurt in collision
  

  Both drivers were injured in a collision between two pick-up trucks at State Routes 4 and 294 in Crawford County.

• Galionite qualifies for motocross championships
  

  MARION - Logan Pfleiderer, of Galion, has qualified for the largest amateur motocross race in the world, the 29th AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn's ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn.

• The Dash Between: Dixie Slaughenhaupt always asked a What can I do to help?a
  

  The Dash Between: Dixie Slaughenhaupt always asked 'What can I do to help?' When residents at Amherst Manor nursing home were unable to enjoy Cleveland Indians baseball games on TV, Dixie Slaughen haupt steered her electric wheelchair to the nursing station to demand the catastrophe be remedied.

• Lorna June James
  

  GALION: Lorna June James, 79, of Galion, died Friday morning, July 23, 2010 at home.

• Brown Publishing bankruptcy affects Ohio newspapers
  

  GALION -- A newspaper bankruptcy case in Central Islip, N.Y., may affect many people in Ohio.

• Reds & blues save berry season
  

  MANSFIELD -- It's blueberries and red raspberries to the rescue. Too much rain made for a bad strawberry season, either ruining the crop or dousing the desire to go in search of the little gems.

• MR. & MRS. W. EDWIN (CAROLYN) MAGLOTT - 60th ANNIVERSARY
  

  W. Edwin and Carolyn Maglott will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Saturday July 24, 2010 with an Open House at Community Bible Church, 1043 Springmill Road from 1:00 - 4:00 PM.

• Nursing homes face labor lawsuit
  

  GALION -- A union representing nursing home employees filed a federal complaint this week against two companies, claiming unfair labor practices in connection with a management change that cost workers their jobs.

• Loudonville Man Sentenced To Prison For Shooting In Galion
  

  A Loudonville man was sentenced Wednesday in Crawford County Common Pleas Court to nine years in prison at the Lorain Correctional Institution for shooting a man Nov.

• Galion Woman Sentenced To Prison For Home Invasion
  

  A Galion woman was sentenced in Crawford County Common Pleas Court to nine years in prison at the Marysville Reformatory for Women for her involvement in the home invasion of an elderly Galion woman.

• Summer is on display
  

  MANSFIELD -- 'Summer -- Full Steam Ahead,' featuring the work of several area artists, will be on display through Aug.

City Description

Galion is a city in Crawford, Morrow, and Richland counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 11,341 at the 2000 census. Galion is the second-largest city in Crawford County. The Crawford County portion of Galion is part of the Bucyrus Micropolitan Statistical Area. The small portion of the city that is located in Richland County is part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the portion extending into Morrow County is considered part of the Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area. Galion is located in the southeastern corner of Crawford County at 40°43′59″N 82°47′19″W / 40.73306°N 82.78861°W / 40.73306; -82.78861 (40.733164, -82.788586). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.0 square miles (12.9 km²), of which, 5.0 square miles (12.8 km²) of it is land and 0.20% is water. The most important river in Galion is the Olentangy, which winds southward toward Columbus and eventually empties into the Scioto River. In Galion, the Olentangy is not a very large river, though another creek joins it near Heise Park. As of the census of 2000, there were 11,341 people, 4,791 households, and 3,090 families residing in the city.

City Contained By:

• Crawford County
• Ohio

City Contains:

• Brownella Cottage and Grace Episcopal Church and Rectory
• Adam Howard House
• Big Four Depot

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 12.9499405517 km squared

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