Plain City

A newly awarded grant will help Jonathan Alder officials plan safety and security upgrades for district buildings. At the December regular meeting, board members approved a grant from the Ohio K-12 Sc...

Whitmer Woodworks, a woodworking company located at 8490 Carters Mill Road in Plain City, was destroyed by a fire early Tuesday morning. Pleasant Valley Fire District Chief Mark Kidd said the cause of...

As Plain City officials work toward an update of the village’s zoning code, they are giving extra thought to one specific type of property: short-term rentals. During council’s most recent work sessio...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: An officer observed a suspicious vehicle leave from behind Urania Masonic Lodge on East Main Street at 12:55 a.m. Dec. 8. After further investigation...

Plain City officials are considering how to balance their desire to help local organizations without discriminating against others. Before voting on a measure that would increase rental rates for a nu...

The interior of Plain City’s Church Street facility, located at 134 Church St., is pictured above. The building, which has exposed beams and a kitchenette, will be available as a rental space next yea...

With a new economic development manager in place, Plain City officials are determined to maintain the small-town character of the community as they plan for growth in the area. Economic Development Ma...

Plain City Council is one step closer to approving a 2023 budget that would increase wages for administrative employees and police officers. During their meeting Monday, council members unanimously ap...

Plain City Mayor Jody Carney issued a proclamation during the most recent council meeting recognizing the contributions of resident Angie Matessa to the village. Matessa, at center, holding the procla...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: An officer responded to Der Dutchman on South Jefferson Avenue at 4:49 p.m. Nov. 17 for a report of a possible stolen vehicle. A short time later, th...

Plain City’s new Village Planner is doing a “complete review” of the zoning code rewrite before council votes on the document, although he said it will likely only extend the process through early 202...

The illustration above depicts the area in which work will be completed on the Uptown streetscape in Plain City. Village Administrator Haley Lupton said the streetscape along West Main Street and Nort...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: Officers responded to North Avenue at 6:49 a.m. Nov. 14 for a report of a possible domestic violence incident. After further investigation, a juvenil...

Plain City officials are looking forward to taking on economic development projects in 2023 while being “realistic” about the amount of work they can do. “Next year we want to focus on just biting off...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: An officer observed a vehicle leaving ER Autocare on South Jefferson Avenue after hours at 1:25 a.m. Nov. 7. A traffic stop was initiated and the dri...

The Plain City Police Department is searching for two suspects following an armed robbery in the village Sunday evening. Lt. Tom Jaskiewicz said officers responded to the Marathon at 525 W. Main St. a...

Local developers will be able to move forward with their work on the McCune Building after Plain City Council unanimously upheld a decision by the village’s Design Review Board. Council spent its work...

After months of back and forth discussions, the Jonathan Alder Education Association and board of education have reached a tentative contract agreement for teachers. At a recent special meeting held b...

After disbanding the Parks and Trails Committee, the Jerome Township Trustees may still proceed with some work on area playgrounds despite objections from one member of the board. Trustee Barry Adler ...

The Jerome Township Trustees on Tuesday approved a development plan for the Memorial Jerome Medical Center, illustrated above. The 40,000-square-foot building will be located south of U.S. 42 between ...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: An officer responded to Route 161 at 5:06 p.m. Oct. 31 for a driving complaint of a vehicle unable to maintain lanes and speeding. Upon initiating a ...

Plain City Council is considering an appeal for the Certificate of Appropriateness issued by the Design Review Board that would allow property owners to build an external elevator shaft on the north s...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: An officer observed a vehicle in a no parking zone on Nighthawk Drive at 12:15 a.m. Oct. 23. The officer made contact with the owner and the vehicle ...

The Plain City Fall Fest returns to the village again this weekend. The free event will be held at Pastime Park from 4-7 p.m. Saturday. Fall Fest will feature a variety of family friendly activities i...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: An officer found a parked vehicle with the driver’s side door ajar on Smith Place at 12:41 a.m. Oct. 13. Contact was made with the owner, who advised...

Jonathan Alder teachers will enter into another month of the school year without an agreed upon contract. The proposed deal, which was set for a vote, was removed from Monday evening’s agenda after a ...

Jonathan Alder officials are moving forward with a land purchase that could house a future elementary school building. At the regular meeting on Monday, school board members approved a real estate pur...

Plain City Council’s meeting agendas may look a little longer in the future, though the meeting length may not be affected. During Monday’s meeting, Council President Michael Terry noted that the “dis...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: Officers responded on an alarm drop at Marathon/GB Power LLC on West Main Street at 12:33 a.m. Oct. 11 and found an unknown subject had forced entry ...

Jerome Township officials were split on whether to initiate a zoning text change that would shift some decision making from the Board of Trustees to the zoning commission. During the most recent trust...