Galion News

Magic was in the air Wednesday at the Galion Public Library. "Draw, Paint, Sing, Create: A Magical Library Show" was presented by entertainer Matthew Taylor.

Ohio is on the right track, and soon Ohioans will be too! A passenger train proposal is in the works to connect Ohio's 3-C's, Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati.

A former Galion doctor facing more than 200 counts of drug trafficking and other violations pleaded not guilty to the charges in federal court Monday.

Photos: Galion man thanks God for his deer photos By MARK BLUM * Special to the News Journal * July 6, 2009 Editor's note: Galion resident Mark Blum submitted the following story and photos after an encounter this weekend with a deer and her young offspring.

KENTON - Aaron Hale of Big Walnut posted his first Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association title Thursday at Kenton Memorial Golf Club.

Most people know John Dil- linger much as they knew 'Baby Face' Nelson, Al Capone or Lucky Luciano - more myth than reality, grainy black-and-white as opposed to living color.

It appears to be inevitable, Galion residents are going to see a hefty rate increase over the next four years for their water and sewer bills.

John Dillinger and Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, gangsters featured in the new movie "Public Enemies," ran roughshod through the Midwest, robbing banks and killing police officers.

The Rev. Robert Haas, of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Galion, is a special man to many.

Kathryn L. Dyer, 94 July 4 Kathryn Dyer will celebrate her 90th birthday Saturday.

GALION -- A federal grand jury returned a 202-count indictment this week against a former Galion doctor accused of drug trafficking and related violations.

William J. Edwards, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, C. Frank Figliuzzi, Special Agent-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation ; Anthony Marotta, Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration , announced today that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Narendra Kumar Agrawal, age 59, ...

Support also was shown Thursday afternoon at the Galion Public Library where a large group of people showed up.

Galion resident 43-year old Karen Wirick's conspiracy to commit aggravated murder charge will be sent directly to Crawford County Common Pleas Court.

GALION: Komiko Y. Hedges, 80, of 929 Allen Street, Galion, died Sunday, June 21, 2009 at Galion Community Hospital after a short illness.

HomeCare Matters Home Health and Hospice will be holding a seminar entitled Helping Children Understand Death and Grief.

The Richland County Division of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force has arrested a man wanted in Knox County.

A Galion woman who pleaded innocent to conspiracy to commit aggravated murder will have a preliminary hearing at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday in Bucyrus Municipal Court.

The Richland County Division of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force recently located and arrested two fugitives.

A Galion woman has been charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated murder, according to the Crawford County Sheriff's Office.