Plain City
March 6, 2019

03/06/19

By Mac Cordell

According to Plain City Police Department reports:
An officer was notified of a large tree branch in the eastbound lane of Route 161 east of Jackson Boulevard Feb. 24 at 4:23 p.m. The officer removed the branch.
An officer saw a silver 2003 Honda illegally parked on the south side of Alderwood Circuit...

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