ROBIN HINDERY,Associated Press A summer that looks a whole lot more like winter has travelers across the West scrambling to revise their Fourth of July itineraries — or at least their packing lists. Ski poles are replacing fishing poles at popular hiking and camping spots where late-winter snowstorms blanketed Western mountains from the Rockies to the […]
JOHN HANNA,Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas avoided becoming the first state in the country without an abortion provider by granting Planned Parenthood a license Thursday to continue performing abortions under new regulations being challenged in federal court. The new rules from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment tell abortion providers what drugs and […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Chinese national accused of pretending to be a U.S. Army recruiter to bilk immigrants out of thousands of dollars was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday. Yupeng Deng, 51, of El Monte, recruited about 200 other Chinese immigrants from Southern California, the San Francisco Bay area and Atlanta to […]
MARION, Ohio — The Ohio State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the Marion Police Department and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, held an OVI checkpoint June 24 on State Route 95, near Milepost 16. During the checkpoint, 1,152 vehicles passed through the checkpoint and contact was made with the drivers. Fourteen vehicles were diverted for further […]
By SARAH EINSELEN Inquirer Reporter seinselen@galioninquirer.com The Crawford County General Health District recently finished the Community Health Assessment 2010 and published its report, available from the Galion Health Department. The district collected data from a variety of sources and carried out some original research on risk behaviors, collecting data at the Crawford County Fair and […]
By PATTY RICE GROTH Inquirer Correspondent While news coverage and advertising for the 2012 presidential campaign are already competing for our attention, local elections in 2011 are just beginning to make noise. In places which hold partisan races for elected offices — such as in the city of Bucyrus — party primaries were held earlier this […]
SANDUSKY, Ohio — Saturday, July 2 through Monday, July 4 Cedar Point is offering free admission for all active, retired and honorably discharged members of the Armed Forces when they present a Valid Military ID. Men and Women of the Armed Forces can also purchase discounted tickets for family members at $37.99 each, a $10 […]
Donald L. “Pete” Tate age 78 of Marion passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at DeWolfe House in Marion. Born May 2, 1933 in Marion to the late Joseph and Helene (Lee) Tate, Pete was a Korean War Veteran. He was owner of Tate Electric. Survivors include four sons, Dennis Tate of Columbus; Joe Tate of […]