Plain City

A group of property owners and developers are taking Jerome Township to federal court, claiming zoning in the area is “broken.” Stakeholders for three residential developments that were each stalled b...

Nearly 70 incoming kindergarteners at Plain City Elementary School spent four days at “Safety Town” to prepare them to be smart and safe students. Pictured above, children use tricycles to “drive” thr...

Jonathan Alder’s Jaden Phelps (center) sends the ball back over the net during a 2020 match. Phelps will be one of the senior leaders of the Lady Pioneer squad this fall. She was also a key player dur...

Incoming Kindergartners at Plain City Elementary School “drove” through Safety Town this week. The gymnasium at the school temporarily became a mini-city, complete with roads, stop signs, traffic ligh...

Plain City streets will be bustling Saturday during the annual Rock the Clock concert. The 2021 lineup kicks off with Jacked Up Band at 5 p.m. followed by Naked Karate Girls at 6:45 p.m. Headliner Dre...

Plain City officials are beginning a 90-day pilot program that will reduce parking in certain areas that create bottlenecks for emergency vehicles. Pictured above, curb areas of Cooper Lane and Dicken...

Jason Yoder, 9, prepares for Sedosa the Harris’ Hawk to land on his arm as Master Falconer Joe Dorrian, left, coaches him. Dorrian brought several birds of prey from the Ohio School of Falconry to Pas...

Plain City village staff was at Pastime Park for the opening ceremonies for the Miami Valley Steam Threshers Association annual show. Pictured above, from left, are Public Works employees Dustin Stick...

After a dormant year during the COVID-19 pandemic, Plain City will be bustling during the Miami Valley Steam Threshers Association annual show. Mayor Jody Carney said the show is an integral part of t...

Plain City officials are working to make the village’s noise ordinance more easily enforceable. While the village does have regulations in place surrounding excessive noise, Mayor Jody Carney said the...

Jerome Township Trustees recently approved two zoning amendments surrounding the Jerome Village neighborhood. Earlier this week, the board voted unanimously in favor of rezoning two separate areas, af...

Jerome Township Trustees are hopeful that a police levy will strike a balance between protecting their community without footing the bill for the entire county. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to ...

Residents listen as Plain City Police Chief Dale McKee, pictured at center, speaks during a tour of the new Plain City Police Department. Directly behind McKee is a door to the department’s safe room,...

Plain City officials gathered recently to host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the village’s new municipal building. Officials initially planned to hold an open house for the building, which houses the ...

Plain City residents bothered by live music performances in the Uptown district are asking council how much noise is considered too much. Resident Mike Walter spoke during the most recent council meet...

Plain City Council recently upheld a decision from the village’s Design Review Board to reject the proposed deck, modeled from the photo above, at 150 W. Main Street. Council members told property own...

A variety of animals will be scurrying around Pastime Park during special events hosted by Plain City’s Department of Parks and Recreation. Ohio Nature Education will bring live bats, spiders, snakes ...

Jerome Township Trustees recently initiated the process to create a zoning overlay district for a new Innovation District, depicted above. The proposed zoning district will cover approximately 741 acr...

A number of Jerome Township residents again expressed their displeasure with potential developments in the area. Tuesday’s trustees meeting began with a request from Jerome Village developers to rezon...

Jerome Township will be home to the first City Barbeque restaurant with a drive-thru. Developers of the final outparcel at the Dublin Green shopping center were before the township trustees Tuesday to...

Council recently debated whether to grant a Community Reinvestment Area tax abatement to Tim Dawson, the owner of the properties at 160 and 156 W. Main Street, pictured above. The replacement of windo...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: An officer was dispatched to East Main Street at 5:14 p.m. June 13 in reference to a 911 follow-up. An officer was dispatched to the north area of Pa...

The Village of Plain City is seeking participants for its upcoming Fourth of July parade and celebration. The parade will begin at 3 p.m. July 4. Those interested in participating in the parade are re...

The Village of Plain City’s Parks and Recreation Department recently hosted a goat yoga class. Katherine Harrison of Harrison Farm, in Groveport, and Dana Bernstein of Bern Yoga, based in Columbus, we...

In the top photo, Jonathan Alder’s Morgan Hicks, far left, competes during the state Division II 3200 meter run at Pickerington North High School. She placed fifth in the race. In the photo to the bel...

A Jonathan Alder High School swimmer fell short of a huge goal this past weekend. Pioneer swimmer Eli Stoll competed in the first wave of the United States Summer Olympic Trials. The Trials were held ...

Joey Walker of Jonathan Alder clears 6-8 during the Division II state track and field meet on Saturday at Pickerington North High School. Walker won the state title. (Journal-Tribune photo by Sam Dill...

The Plain City Police Department will have a second sergeant later this summer. Police Chief Dale McKee spoke to council about the department’s need during a work session this week. He noted that vill...

Jerome Township officials are joining with Union County and Millcreek Township in approving a list of proposed stipulations for Columbia Gas. Union County Assistant Prosecutor Thayne Gray spoke during...

Three generations of buglers performed at Jerome Township’s Memorial Day ceremony. Lt. Kelly Weakley of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, at left; his son Joshua, a sophomore in the Jonathan Alder High S...