Avita increases number of visitors allowed in hospitals and clinics

BUCYRUS / GALION / ONTARIO – Avita Health System announced that effective Monday, February 28, it is expanding patient visitation to two visitor...

March 5th, 2022 |  


Galion-Crestline Chamber & Galion Center YMCA hosting Health & Wellness Fair

Galion-Crestline Chamber & Galion Center YMCA hosting Health & Wellness Fair

GALION — The Galion-Crestline Area Chamber of Commerce and Galion Center YMCA will host a Health and Wellness Fair from 8:00am to 11:00 am on We...

February 26th, 2022 |  


Galion Health Department announces March activities

BOARD MEETING — The Galion Board of Health will meet at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8 at the Health Department office, 113 Harding Way East, Galion...

February 22nd, 2022 updated: February 23rd, 2022. |  



Crawford County moves from Level 1 to Level 2 on Ohio Public Health Advisory System map.

Crawford County moves from Level 1 to Level 2 on Ohio Public Health Advisory System map.

GALION — For the first time since Ohio’s Public Health Advisory System was put into place, Crawford County has gone from a Level 1 to a Le...

September 24th, 2020 updated: September 24th, 2020. |  


Free, pop-up testing sites in Richland, Ashland counties Saturday

Free, pop-up testing sites in Richland, Ashland counties Saturday

MANSFIELD — Pop-up COVID testing sites have been announced in this area. They will be open Saturday and are available to all. Anyone can get a n...

September 24th, 2020 |  


Check out these steps to prevent falls

Check out these steps to prevent falls

RICHLAND COUNTY — Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging is joining the Ohio Department of Aging to help seniors take 10 BIG Steps to Prevent Fall...

September 23rd, 2020 |  


Mill Creek owners announce plans to build assisted living facility in Galion

Mill Creek owners announce plans to build assisted living facility in Galion

GALION — The owners of the Mill Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation center off Ohio 598 south, across from Victory Lanes, in Galion wants to expand...

September 23rd, 2020 |  


CDC removes COVID-19 transmission guidance it ‘posted in error’

CDC removes COVID-19 transmission guidance it ‘posted in error’

(The Center Square) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday removed updated COVID-19 airborne transmission guidance that it s...

September 22nd, 2020 updated: September 22nd, 2020. |  


Tuesday is National Falls Prevention Awareness Day

Tuesday is National Falls Prevention Awareness Day

COLUMBUS — Marking the beginning of fall, the Ohio Affiliate of Prevent Blindness (PBO) and Ohio’s Aging Eye Public Private Partnership ar...

September 19th, 2020 |  


Richland County moves up to Alert Level 2 (Orange); Crawford, Morrow counties remain at Level 1

Richland County moves up to Alert Level 2 (Orange); Crawford, Morrow counties remain at Level 1

MANSFIELD – Richland Public Health was alerted Thursday afternoon that Richland County has moved from Risk Level 1/Yellow into Risk Level 2/Oran...

September 18th, 2020 |