In the quiet corridors of Galion’s City Hall, the physical remnants of a decade-old scandal still linger in the collective memory of its citizens. It is the ghost of a bottle of correction fluid—a mundane office supply that, in 2013, became a symbol of systemic opacity. When Mayor Tom O’Leary used white-out to strike his […]
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Galion, Ohio — The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency entered a formal Director’s Final Findings and Orders (DFFOs) against the City of Galion in early November 2025 after the city missed a required compliance milestone tied to its NPDES permit. The DFFOs make clear that the city’s wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) contains two internal bypasses that […]
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For over a decade, the City of Galion has framed its utility struggles as the standard “growing pains” of aging infrastructure. However, newly available forensic data from January 2026, along with other extenssive amounts of data we have reported on, and some we have not yet reported, reveals a pattern of reactive management and operational […]
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GALION — The Galion Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Laboratory has been warned that the state may deny, suspend, or revoke its laboratory certifications if it fails to address a series of safety and documentation violations. Following an October 16, 2025, survey by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA), officials notified the city that the […]
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During the Galion City Council session held on January 13, 2026 the administration under Mayor Satterfield primarily focused on infrastructure wins and staffing, Auditor Roberta Wade provided a sobering counter-perspective regarding the city’s $8 million debt load and structural spending deficits. Financial Reality: The $8 Million Debt and “Unencumbered” Funds The most significant tension in […]
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The Town Before the Fall Galion was a railroad town that learned to live on less. By the 1980s the rails were no longer the engine of growth they had been; the city shifted toward a mixed industrial and service economy. The downtown’s red‑brick buildings and the Big Four Depot kept a civic identity intact, […]
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GALION, OH — While city officials often paint a picture of “stability,” a newly released document from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) dated January 9, 2026, reveals a much more troubling reality for the citizens of Galion. This latest evaluation by MarionWatch.com Investigates Citizen Action Network confirms that the city continues to struggle […]
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A Special Report Marion Watch Investigates “There’s a Left Side, a Right Side—We Want the Truth!” Galion, Ohio’s public water system serves approximately 10,089 residents through 4,916 service connections. The system draws from surface water sources: the Rocky Fork of the Olentangy River and Amman’s Reservoir. Over the past four decades, the city has moved […]