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Over the Garden Fence: Arbor Day was a full day of 'tree thinking' in and around Bucyrus
For most of Bucyrus' citizens, Arbor Day arrived quietly Friday, April 26. Just a little over a week earlier that tornado had torn through our "home sweet home." Trees were still spewed in many directions having been ripped from the ground in seconds. The cleanup was still going on. It would continue.
Vote here for Marion Star Best of the Week Performer Polls, plus find out last week's wins
Highland's baseball team collected a sixth straight league championship to highlight the Marion-area's spring sports regular seasons coming to a close. Earlier, Ridgedale's softball team won its first conference title since 1999, winning the program's first in the Northwest Central Conference. The Rockets, along with Pleasant, Cardington and Northmor, all...
Military banner installation in Marion to begin Monday
The Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 1117, assisted by the City of Marion Street Department, will begin hanging banners for the 2024 Military Banner Program on Monday. The work is expected to last one or two weeks, and will be weather dependent. Motorists are asked to be cautious around slow moving and/or stopped vehicles during the process. This article originally appeared on Marion Star: Military banner installation in Marion to begin Monday
Just Musing: Honoring moms, grads, veterans as May gets underway
Today (Sunday) is Mother’s Day − a day set aside to honor, spoil and gift mothers. In these times, it is all about flowers and greeting cards ( if you can find greeting cards). I wonder if Anna Reeves Jarvis, if she were alive today, would celebrate the day the way it is...
Happened in Crawford County: Scout Troop 40 memories - fire, D.C., handbills and workouts
Boy Scout buddies share a lifetime of memories. The charter for Bucyrus Troop 40 was presented to Scoutmaster Donald E. Scheerer on June 8, 1959. Bob Wells later became the key assistant Scoutmaster. It continued on until 1966 with a yearly average of about 40 members. The group was sponsored by Woodlawn United Brethren Church. Jim Phillips organized the following guys for this story − Howard Naufzinger, Don J. Scheerer and Bob Laipply. Unable to attend were...
Honor Flight at Home celebrates those who served and sacrificed
Each week, this series shares MarionMade! stories of our many wonderful people, places, products and programs in the greater Marion community. To read more positive stories of Marion, or to share some of your own, visit us at marionmade.org or on social media. Marion County is home to thousands of veterans. For veterans...
Crawford County home listings asked for more money in April: See the current median price here
The median home in Crawford County listed for $176,975 in April, up 7.3% from the previous month's $164,900, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. Compared to April 2023, the median home list price increased 8.9% from $162,450. The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for sale in Crawford County, not houses...
ODOT announces new Crawford County construction projects
The Ohio Department of Transportation is advising Crawford County motorists of several projects that will impact traffic over the next several months. Ohio 181 in Crestline, from Ohio 61 to Bucyrus Street, as well as Ohio 598, between the city of Galion and Ohio 39, will have single lane closures for a resurfacing project. Traffic will be maintained by flaggers. Work on both projects is expected to be completed in August. ...
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