Plain City

PCPD officers visit children’s hospital
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
December 27, 2024
The Plain City Police Department participated in this year’s Operation Santa’s Sleigh on Dec. 23. Sponsored by Light Ohio Blue, the event showcases support from first responders around Ohio to the chi...
New tenant sought for Plain City Clock Tower
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
December 9, 2024
Plain City’s Clock Tower building is in search of a new tenant. Business partners Andy Warnock and Rayce Robinson, who joined together to purchase the building in early 2023, recently announced they w...
JA Majorettes perform with fire
News, Plain City
By Michael Williamson 
December 9, 2024
The Jonathan Alder High School Majorettes perform their dance routine complete with flaming batons at the annual Christmas Under the Clock event in Plain City Saturday evening. Visitors to the village...
Blanket donated
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
December 5, 2024
Plain City Police Chief Dale McKee presented council member Aaron Lewis and his family with a themed blanket at last month’s village council meeting. McKee said the blanket was donated to the office a...
Park looking festive
News, Plain City
By Michael Williamson 
December 5, 2024
Bicentennial Park in Plain City is set for the village’s 20th-annual Christmas Under the Clock event on Saturday. Residents and visitors will gather in Uptown Plain City for the tree-lighting, live en...
Jerome open to cannabis operations
News, Plain City
By Michael Williamson 
November 20, 2024
Jerome Township is working through a zoning amendment that would allow certain cannabis-related land uses into the township. Zoning Inspector Eric Snowden said the board asked him to look into the mat...
P.C. revisiting sidewalk maintenance program
News, Plain City
By Michael Williamson 
November 15, 2024
Plain City is in the early stages of considering a sidewalk maintenance program that could mean repairs to some of the village’s pathways through town. At a council meeting earlier this week, Village ...
School coming down
News, Plain City
By Michael Williamson 
November 14, 2024
All that remained of Jonathan Alder’s former elementary school building at 340 W. Main St. Wednesday morning was the first floor facade and piles of rubble. School officials said the goal is to have t...
Jerome Fire Department to add truck
News, Plain City
By Michael Williamson 
November 13, 2024
Jerome Township’s fire truck fleet will soon be getting a little larger. The township trustees voted last week to move forward with the purchase of a new truck from Sutphen, the Dublin-based fire truc...
Jerome farmland rezoned commercial
News, Plain City
By Mike Williamson 
November 13, 2024
After more than a year of discussions, Jerome Township approved a rezoning request for rural land in the northern part of the township. Some residents who live nearby said they are not necessarily opp...
News, Plain City
By Mike Williamson 
October 25, 2024
Jerome Township is working to clean up some right-of-way regulations and that could come with new permitting procedures. At a recent meeting of the trustees, the board discussed three issues that the ...
TIF sees resistance at Jon Alder
Education, News, Plain City
By Mike Williamson 
October 24, 2024
A couple of Jonathan Alder school board members spoke against a proposed tax agreement in Madison County. Although the measure ultimately passed on Monday, it was done by additional board members who ...
Levy discussed for P.C. pool expansion
News, Plain City
New designs for a possible expansion of the Plain City Aquatic Center were shown to council last week. The one pictured above was a favorite among residents surveyed during a feasibility study. Visitors will note several changes including an expansion of the existing pool with the addition of a second, stand-alone pool with lap lanes. Two additional areas of parking were also added to the north and west sides of the grounds. (Graphic submitted)
By Mike Williamson 
October 22, 2024
Plain City is looking to expand its aquatic center and some residents say they might support a levy to do so. At the regular meeting Monday evening, council heard some preliminary results back from it...
Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
October 17, 2024
From Marysville Division of Police reports: At 2:15 p.m., Tuesday, an officer responded to the 100 block of Poplar Street for a report of a deception theft. The case was marked as closed. At 6:45 p.m....
Ballot loaded with Plain City issues
News, Plain City
By Mike Williamson 
October 17, 2024
Editor’s note: Today’s election stories are the latest installments in a week-long series of articles on issues and candidates that will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. ––– Plain City will have multiple ...
Alder Homecoming royalty named
News, Plain City
By Tim Miller 
October 14, 2024
Jonathan Alder High School held its 2024 football Homecoming ceremony prior to the game against Kenton Ridge on Friday. Christian Dellapina, left, was crowned the king, while Josie Miller was named th...
Alder set for Homecoming
News, Plain City
By Mike Williamson 
October 11, 2024
Members of the Jonathan Alder High School football team toss candy to eager parade-goers Wednesday evening at the annual Homecoming Parade in Plain City. Residents and families gathered along Main Str...
JA Homecoming court members named
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
October 10, 2024
Jonathan Alder High School announced its fall Homecoming court. Pictured in the back row from left: freshman John Parker, senior Christian Dellapina, senior Mason Hermiller, senior Carter Detweiler, j...
A fresh coat for the Plain City clock tower building
News, Plain City
By Mike Williamson 
October 3, 2024
People passing through Plain City this week will notice the clock tower building is getting a new color. According to representatives with A.M. Scott Distillery, the building’s owner, it is currently ...
P.C., Jerome could see traffic snags
News, Plain City
By Mike Williamson 
October 2, 2024
Drivers moving through the Plain City and Jerome area will notice a couple of projects that could impact traffic over the next several weeks and into the end of the year. The Union County Engineer’s O...
Former J.A. Elementary coming down
News, Plain City
By Mike Williamson 
September 26, 2024
Demolition began on the former Jonathan Alder Elementary School building on West Main Street this week with the razing of the back portion of the building shown above. While the district hasn’t yet an...
Plain City kicks tires on stormwater maintenance fee
News, Plain City
By Mike Williamson 
September 25, 2024
Plain City officials are considering a stormwater utility fee program to help pay for future improvement projects. Randy VanTilburg, with the consulting firm Mannik and Smith Group, told council at th...
Jerome FD resources stretched
News, Plain City
By Mike Williamson 
September 19, 2024
As Jerome Township continues to see its population increase, the fire department may need some additional equipment and additional funding to keep up with the changes. During Chief Doug Stewart’s fire...
U.S. 42/Currier Road project takes shape
News, Plain City
The Jerome Township Trustees approved a zoning amendment Tuesday that opens up a 33-acre piece of land south of U.S. 42 for 10 new single-family lots called Currier Ridge. Where and how the lots will be situated is outlined in white on the map above, shown between Currier Road and the CSX rail-line and near Sugar Run. (Graphic submitted)
By Mike Williamson 
September 18, 2024
A rezoning measure in Jerome Township will pave the way for some additional housing units south of U.S. 42 and a portion of Sugar Run. Township trustees voted 2-0 to rezone 33 acres of land on the wes...
P.C. hopes better permit reviews can trim code issues
News, Plain City
By Mike Williamson 
September 18, 2024
As Plain City’s demand for permit reviews increases, regular code enforcement may decrease. Colin Powers, the village’s zoning specialist, told council during the board’s September work session this m...
Jerome grants easements, nudging U.S. 42/Industrial Parkway work
News, Plain City
By Mike Williamson 
September 13, 2024
The U.S. 42 and Industrial Parkway intersection project is making progress. At the Jerome Township regular meeting last week, the board of trustees granted two easements for water line relocation, whi...
Jon Alder officials ponder TIF for 600-unit development
News, Plain City
Deal would not impact money for schools
By Mike Williamson 
September 11, 2024
Jonathan Alder is looking at potentially approving a tax agreement for a project that would bring 600 multi-family units into the district, east of Plain City. At the September board of education meet...
Jerome comp plan may need more money
News, Plain City
By Mike Williamson 
September 4, 2024
Work is nearly finished on the Jerome Township Comprehensive Plan but the final few steps could come with additional costs. Township Zoning Inspector Eric Snowden said he’s pleased with where the plan...
Plain City TIF passes first reading
News, Plain City
By Mike Williamson 
August 28, 2024
Plain City is one step closer to creating its first Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Incentive District for the Maren Reserve development on the west side of town. On Monday night, council voted for the ...
Jerome Township incentive meeting set
News, Plain City
By Mike Williamson 
August 21, 2024
The first public hearing to let a couple of significant properties into Jerome Township’s economic development agreement is set. Trustees voted to set the hearing for the amendment to the Marysville-J...