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Animals of the 2024 Crawford County Fair
Hundreds of animals of all sizes await visitors at the 2024 Crawford County Fair.
Learn more about Johnny Appleseed
The Crawford Park District is offering the following programs:. Johnny Appleseed: Why Johnny Lives on in America’s Collective Memory. Thursday, July 18, at 6 p.m. at Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598. The Crawford Park District welcomes Elaine Gebhardt-Naples, tourism consultant for the Bucyrus Tourism & Visitors Bureau and...
Law enforcement available in Operation Bridge Days for those struggling with substance abuse
BUCYRUS — Local law enforcement agencies will be participating in Operation Bridge Days, July 17 and July 18 at the Crawford County Fair. The object of operation Bridge Days is to reach out to the community and assist people struggling with substance abuse. Officers from the Crawford County Sheriff’s...
If you don't remember Crawford County Fair royals of the 21st century, take a look
The Crawford County Fair opens today. At 3 p.m. new royalty will be named. The Telegraph-Forum took a look into the archives of the youth who have been queen and king in the past two decades. There is chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon today that may dampen the...
Partnership projects 63 new jobs over next 3 years
The Crawford County Partnership provided Galion City Council members with an update on its progress this quarter as the group works to foster economic development in the community. David Zak, a representative of the Partnership, informed the council on July 9 about successful ongoing projects in the county. Among these...
Crawford County Democratic Party elects new leadership
BUCYRUS, OH (CRAWFORD COUNTY NOW)—The Crawford County Democratic Party has ushered in a new era of leadership. Former Crestline Village Councilman Allen D. Laferty has been elected as the new party chair, succeeding Wanda Sharrock, who held the position since 2019. Laferty, a Crestline High School graduate and U.S....
Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association Continuing County Fair Live Streams
Grove City, OH – The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will continue its 2024 Ohio County Fair racing season with live-streaming coverage from the Fayette County Fair in Washington Court House and Crawford County Fair in Bucyrus. The OHHA will provide live coverage of Day One racing from...
Homes in Crawford County sold for lower prices recently: See how much here
Newly released data from Realtor.com for April shows that potential buyers and sellers in Crawford County saw houses sell for lower than the previous month's median sales price of $139,000. The median home sold for $135,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means April, the most recent month...
Roadwork Report For Week Of July 14
1812Blockhouse provides regular weekend reports on road project work being conducted under the auspices of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) in Ashland, Crawford, and Richland Counties. Such work is, of course, weather dependent. This past week, ODOT District 3 shared announcements of current and upcoming work in the three...
It Happened in Crawford County: Tom Schulze has a knack for repairing things
Tom Schulze is the son of Richard and Lois Schimpf Schulze. He has one sister, Diane (Richard) Bonin of Defiance. Tom graduated from Buckeye Central High School in 1967. He liked science, definitely not English, and a favorite was summer break. The Schimpf family owned a generational farm, which is now owned by Tom's sister and family. Tom enjoyed working on the family’s grain farm, feeding animals and repairing equipment − everything a young farmer boy needed...
Galion pastor charged with felony voyeurism
GALION, OH (CRAWFORD COUNTY NOW)—Pastor Hunter Hickman, a 32-year-old resident of Tiro, has recently been indicted by the Crawford County Grand Jury on a serious charge. The pastor is now facing one count of Voyeurism, a fifth-degree felony that carries a potential sentence of up to 12 months in prison.
'Nonstop action': Free rides and grandstand events all week at the Crawford County Fair
Free carnival rides are only the beginning of the fun that awaits visitors to this year's Crawford County Fair. Early judging for 4-H and FFA projects began Thursday, youth will move animals in over the weekend, then the fair will be open Monday through Saturday, July 20. Admission is $10....
Crawford County home listings asked for more money in June – see the current median price here
The median home in Crawford County listed for $214,900 in June, up 18.1% from the previous month's $181,975, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. Compared to June 2023, the median home list price increased 38.7% from $154,925. The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for sale...
Create Camp participants learn career skills through fun activities
The Ready for Hire program, in collaboration with the Bucyrus Public Library, concluded its summer camp, which had 15 young adults engage in a wide range of hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) activities guided by four young adult camp coaches. The Create Camp culminated in a Create Camp Olympics/Program Celebration,...
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