Galena News

There were pioneers, Indians, horses, cowboys, Civil War soldiers and Western heroes in the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show re-enactment Saturday afternoon.

After midnight, the pack of drivers would stop their cars on I-71 near Polaris, line up three abreast and then race north at more than 100 mph.

Free car seat safety checks are now available in Delaware County. The next check in on July 22 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the New Liberty Township Fire Station on Sawmill Parkway in Powell.

GALENA, Ohio - A man was killed Thursday afternoon after his motorcycle collided with an SUV.

An employee of the Ohio attorney general's office has been arrested by federal agents on charges she was involved in a cocaine-dealing ring.

Two men and a woman are facing federal charges of selling cocaine, crack and marijuana and using the proceeds to commit mortgage fraud.

The following Memorial Day parades are planned today in central Ohio. Delaware County - Ashley -- 9 a.m.: downtown to Ashley Union Cemetery - Galena -- 1 p.m.: village square to the village cemetery - Powell -- ...

“The unfortunate thing was normally we have a (tornado) watch, which gives us a little bit of time to know that something might pop up”

Several funnel clouds were spotted by motorists and law enforcement on Sunday afternoon as a strong storm system raced across central Ohio. via WBNS

Everett Burns Chambers, 82, surrounded by his family, left his earthly home and was received into his heavenly home Sunday, May 4, 2008. via Alton Telegraph

John H. McConnell was a living testament to what was good and possible and honorable about what was the 20th century American Dream. via Herald Star Online

“We'll be at the meeting to learn more about the new flood maps and the flood insurance programs that FEMA offers”

The event will give county residents and officials a chance to review and comment on the results of FEMA'S new flood insurance study and its preliminary flood insurance rate maps.The new study and maps reveal ... via ThisWeek Community Newspapers

“We're glad we can call our first event a success”

Close to 40 volunteers from Galena and Genoa, Trenton and Berkshire townships, under the leadership of the Greater Galena Civic Association, gathered to clean local roadways April 19. via ThisWeek Community Newspapers

“It's just fun to be in the classroom with them.”

The average age on Wittenberg University's campus is set to drop when girl scouts from the Buckeye Trail Council overrun the Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center for the eighth annual Girl Scouts Science And Math ... via Wittenberg University

“I've had all the museum artifacts and displays stored at my house for years, so it'll be good to get them back in the inn”

One of the most important military officers of the Civil War, or at least an actor portraying the Union general, will visit Sunbury's Myers Inn April 15 during the Big Walnut Area Historical Society's first ... via ThisWeek Community Newspapers

“If the annexation area were at some point to be given a commercial zoning designation, we'd have to create a buffer zone around the site”

Plans to annex the 80-acre Berkshire Campground property into Galena continued March 31 when Galena Village Council unanimously passed a series of resolutions laying the groundwork to annex the complex. via ThisWeek Community Newspapers

“We get actors from all over the area and from around the country”

Actresses Courtney Lingnofski, left, Veronica Heer, Andrea Crego, seated, Heather Green, Nina Dean and Sue Rasche audition for a part in the Curtain Players performance of "Steel Magnolias." The 78-seat Galena ... via ThisWeek Community Newspapers

“Staff is reaching out to students to provide support for members of the community”

MOUNT GILEAD - A Denison University student was killed and another critically injured in a Knox County crash Sunday night. via The Advocate

“None of the conditions they put on the plan are unreasonable”

The developers of a proposed commercial building in Galena's village square submitted their revised plan for the site to the village zoning and planning commission March 12. via ThisWeek Community Newspapers

“Consumers believe the government is looking out for them”

CLEVELAND - A chemistry professor who raised an earlier warning flag about toxic lead levels in toy jewelry didn't have to look far for evidence of similar risks in Easter items such as plastic eggs. via The Cincinnati Enquirer

An Ohio man was killed in a crash Thursday in Charlotte County . Florida Highway Patrol Troopers say the driver of a Mercury Mountaineer was traveling south at 1:30 pm at a high rate of speed on Gulf Blvd. via WWSB