An agreement in principle has been reached to bring Moeller Brew Barn, a restaurant and brewery, to the clock tower building in Plain City, 101 S. Chillicothe St. The Ohio-based business began with a location in Maria Stein, pictured above, and has restaurants in Troy and Dayton. (Photo submitted) An Ohio-based restaurant and brewery could make its next location the clock tower building in Plain City. An agreement in principle has been reached to bring Moeller Brew Barn to the former Tique Tock building, 101 S. Chillicothe St., according to a statement from investors in the project. Moeller Brew Barn…
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Students at Triad are reaping the benefits of expanded reading intervention services, while educators and administrators are hoping the grant-funded program can stay in place as long as possible. Chief Academic Officer Morgan Fagnani shared with the Board of Education Thursday the district’s fall reading scores. “There’s a huge change (in scores) this year over last year,” Fagnani said, attributing much of the growth to expanded intervention services. Fagnani said iReady – the diagnostics program used for kindergarten through eighth grade math and English-Language Arts – scores indicate significant growth from the winter through winter. Fall iReady ELA scores showed…
Officials at the Union County Health Department are working to share their enthusiasm for the outdoor recreational opportunities in the area. Tamisha Matus, Creating Healthy Communities coordinator at UCHD, shared the new Union County Great Outdoors Map with Board of Health members. “This is a foundation for us moving forward,” Matus said. The brochure-style map details parks, attractions, covered bridges, golf courses, agri-tourism, trails and “water adventures” available throughout the county. Matus said her hope is that the map will be shared widely with community members. From that point, programming will be created that features the amenities highlighted in the…
Jerome Township is one step closer to building a second fire station. The trustees unanimously accepted a bid for the construction of Station 211 during their meeting Tuesday. “It’ll be a wonderful thing for the safety of our residents,” said Trustee Chair Megan Sloat. Robertson Construction Services, based in Heath, submitted the lowest bid of four bidders. The company bid a base price of $4.114 million, along with an additional $144,900 for alternates, including flooring, lighting and countertop upgrades. Director of Departments and Jerome Township Division of Fire Chief Douglas Stewart said Robertson Construction Services is a company with “great…
Plain City Council members recently heard the first reading of an ordinance that would rezone a nearly 80-acre property to allow for Phase II of the Madison Meadows residential development, depicted above. The property is located south of the intersection of Perry Pike and Lafayette Plain City Road, directly south of the first phase of the development. If approved, the neighborhood would add 225 housing units to the area. (Graphic submitted) — As more residential developments spring up within the village, Plain City Council members are considering their vision for the future of the area. During Monday’s council meeting, officials…
Plain City Council members are working to ensure the progress made on their goals will be clear. During their most recent work session, council set timelines and deliverables for each of the 2022 goals they determined earlier this year. “We had these great goals but how do we know we’re actually progressing or what we’re accomplishing?” asked Council member Jim Eudaily, who suggested assigning measurables to each of them. Council began with their highest priority goal for the year – hiring a new village administrator. Haley Lupton is currently filling the role on an interim basis, following the resignation of…
Local officials are urging residents to ensure carbon monoxide detectors are present and functioning within their homes. “Because carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas, we often are not going to have a warning unless we have detectors in our homes,” said Jennifer Thrush, public information officer for the Union County Health Department. Thrush said the gas is produced when fuel is burned. It can cause severe illness or death when high amounts are present. A faulty pool heater at the Hampton Inn in Marysville created excessive carbon monoxide (CO) levels that injured multiple people Jan. 29. Marysville Division of…
Audio of the 911 calls from the Hampton Inn Saturday evening paints a chaotic scene in the swimming pool area as multiple callers reported children passing out. ––– The 11-year-old brother of a young girl who passed out pleaded for help as he also struggled to breathe. Dispatch: Is she breathing? Caller: I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know! (Unintelligible) Dispatch: How old are you? Caller: I’m 11. Dispatch: I need you to stay calm for me, OK? How many people are unconscious? Caller: Three. Dispatch: Where are they all located at? Caller: In the pool area. Please…
Plain City Council is working to ensure the right administrators are in place to guide the village. During Monday’s meeting, council members discussed their search for a new village administrator, as well as the agreement with their current law director. Mayor Jody Carney, who sits on the administrator search committee, told council the contractor guiding recruitment efforts would like more information on where to seek an administrator. Specifically, Carney asked council if they would be willing to offer relocation assistance for an out-of-town candidate. “I think if they’re enough of a rockstar to offer them, we should go all in,”…
Plain City Council held a special meeting Thursday to discuss their responsibilities and goals for the upcoming year. Law Director Paul Lafayette emphasized that council members, the mayor and the village administrator each have specific roles. “The idea is, you guys stick to your jobs,” Lafayette said. Council holds legislative power, he explained. “You determine the policy for the village,” Lafayette told council. From there, the village administrator takes action. Lafayette explained that, according to the charter, the village follows an administrator-driven government, meaning that person oversees day-to-day operations of Plain City. The village administrator directs and supervises all departments,…
The Marysville Division of Police served a search warrant at 616 E. Sixth Street Wednesday related to a photo posted on social media, shown above, that appeared to threaten officers. The suspects, pictured below in additional photos posted on social media, could face charges of aggravated menacing and improper handling of a firearm. (Photos submitted) — Officials from the Marysville Division of Police are warning residents of the real consequences for actions taken online. “The acts or things you do on social media, whether actually a threat or a joke, they have repercussions,” said MPD Chief Tony Brooks. MPD served…
Union County Health Department employees are all hands on deck as they work through the largest COVID-19 surge the area has seen. “We have been (accepting) help from really anybody with a pulse,” UCHD Epidemiologist Mary Salimbene Merriman said of contact tracing efforts within the health department. She said there were 1,517 cases of COVID-19 among county residents (not including individuals at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, Central Ohio Youth Center or West Central) in December. Salimbene Merriman noted that the number marked a 55% increase from the November case load. Still, she said she believes the figure is a…
The Jerome Township Board of Trustees approved development plans for several subsections of Jerome Park, a multi-use area at the intersection of U.S. 42 and U.S. 33, Tuesday night. Jerome Park will have office and retail spaces, along with multi-family dwellings. The only lot currently slated to be developed will have an OhioHealth office building, depicted above. (Graphic submitted) — The Jerome Township Board of Trustees began the year with a busy slate of zoning hearings. During Tuesday’s meeting, development plans for a multi-use business park and plans for a residential neighborhood were approved. Two proposed map amendments also came…
Triad educators are celebrating the benefits of adding additional intervention staff to their schools. Elementary School Principal Lee Claypool said the growth among students who are assisted by Title I intervention specialists, called the “FLOOD Team” at Triad, is “heartening.” In 2021, Claypool said the district doubled the number of students it could offer specialized assistance to by adding a second Title I teacher, both of whom provide additional instruction to at-risk students. At the most recent Board of Education meeting, Claypool shared the progress of first graders being assisted by the FLOOD Team. She noted that the FLOOD Team…
Plain City Council is still working to finalize a program that would enable the village to support community events in a fair manner. During a recent council meeting, Council member Frank Reed questioned a grant program proposed by village staff. According to an application posted on the village website, nonprofit organizations may apply for grant funding or “cost incurred forgiveness” worth up to $1,000. Grants will be awarded in the areas of “beautification of public property; projects/events that appeal to Plain City visitors/tourists; special events; cultural arts (and) other projects that will enhance Plain City.” Reed said he took particular…