Briefs: Galion Police Department awarded Ohio Violent Crime Reduction Grant
Galion P.D. awarded nearly $135,000 to purchase equipment
GALION — Twenty-four local law enforcement agencies, including the Galion Police Department, will receive a total of $11.7 million to help prevent and investigate incidents of violent crime including domestic violence, gun violence, and human trafficking.
The Galion Police Department will receive $134,814 to purchase new technology to assist in preventing and investigating incidents of violent crime.
The grants represent the tenth round of the Ohio Violent Crime Reduction Grant Program. To date, nearly $70 million has been awarded to 146 Ohio law enforcement agencies as part of this program. Approximately $100 million will be awarded to local law enforcement agencies as part of the grant program in total.
Ohio Heartland Community Action Board of Trustees election underway
MARION — An election to decide low-income representation for the Ohio Heartland Community Action Commission’s Board of Trustees will be held 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today through this Thursday at the Ohio Heartland Community Action Center, 1183 Bellefontaine Ave., Marion.
To be eligible to vote, persons must sign a statement declaring that they fall within Department of Development poverty guidelines, and that they are residents of the county in which the election is held.
For further information, contact Center Director Tracey Rector at 740-383-2154 ext. 1313.
Colonel Crawford 6th Graders Celebrate Heritage Day
NORTH ROBINSON — The sixth graders of William Crawford Intermediate School took part in the 6th Annual Heritage Day Festival on Oct. 6. This was a special day of activities for students to see how life used to be in settlers’ times.
Students took part in prepping and cooking multiple foods, including stew, apple pies, bread, snickerdoodle cookies, switchel, apple cider, and butter. They also learned to throw hatchets, shoot bows and arrows, start fires with flint and steel, and to hand sew. Students learned about furs and the fur trade, as well as trapping and hunting, along with blacksmithing and beekeeping. They also learned some local history, specifically the story of Colonel Crawford, the history of the cabin, and Shipwreck Sunday.
Principal April Bond said this day would not have been possible without the help of numerous staff and community members.
Upcoming meetings:
● Buckeye Central Board of Education, 7 p.m. (special meeting/work session at 6 p.m.), Thursday, administrative office conference room, Buckeye Central Local School, 938 S. Kibler St., New Washington
● Crawford County Board of Developmental Disabilities, 6 p.m., Nov. 17, board room, 1630 E. Southern Ave., Suite 101, Bucyrus
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