Plain City

The Village of Plain City will be hosting an alternative Halloween event, along with trick-or-treat, in light of COVID-19. Village council earlier decided to set Plain City’s trick-or-treat time for 3...

Jerome Township officials are hoping once again to pass a proposed fire levy. Voters will see a renewal of the 2011 2.9 mill levy with an additional 2.9 mill fire/EMS operations levy on the November b...

Plain City Council will look quite different at its next meeting. During Wednesday’s work session, council members prepared to appoint two new members to recently vacated seats. The seats quickly beca...

In less than a month’s time, two seats on Plain City Council have become vacant. Shortly after the village’s previous mayor’s, Darrin Lane’s, resignation on Sept. 30, former Council member Darren Lee ...

Jackson Izzard of Jonathan Alder snares a pass for a two-point conversion during a recent game against London. The Pioneers will host Zanesville in the Division III playoffs on Friday. (Journal-Tribun...

On-street parking in the village will be affected in certain areas, highlighted on the map, due to street repaving. The repaving project is slated to conclude Nov. 20, depending on the weather. Until ...

Jerome Township Trustees agreed Tuesday with a recommendation to continue active tax abatements in the region. During Tuesday’s meeting, the Board heard from Jason Stanford with Union County Economic ...

The Jonathan Alder High School football team will host London Friday evening for the fall Homecoming game. Members of the JA Homecoming court are from left, front row, Kennady Izzard, Georgie Wheeler,...

New Plain City Mayor Jody Carney, pictured at left, was sworn into office Wednesday. Village staff and council members gathered for a small ceremony in the new Plain City Municipal Building to see Car...

Jerome Township Trustees approved a TIF, or tax increment financing, district this morning that will affect properties within the districts of Jonathan Alder Local Schools, Dublin City Schools and the...

Plain City Council voted Monday to vacate a public alley near the intersection of W. Main Street and N. Chillicothe Street. Private ownership of the unnamed alley, outlined in bold, will be split betw...

Plain City’s newest mayor took office today. Council President Jody Carney was sworn into office by Madison County Common Pleas Court Judge Eamon P. Costello. Earlier this month, former Mayor Darrin L...

The Ohio State Highway Patrol recently released details of a motorcycle crash that left a Plain City man dead. About 6:13 p.m. Sept. 20, 60-year-old Daniel Weizenecker was driving his 2017 Harley Davi...

Jerome Township Trustees recently approved an application modification for the last outparcel of the Dublin Green shopping center, outlined in bold. The building was initially designed for four tenant...

Plain City Officials are working on a “pilot program” to offer winter camping at Pastime Park. Village Administrator Nathan Cahall said only the gravel campsites, numbered 41-56 and at the top left po...

Interested Plain City residents have an opportunity to become a member of council. A council seat will soon open, as Mayor Darrin Lane recently announced his resignation will be effective Sept. 30. Ac...

Although the COVID-19 pandemic forced Plain City Council to consider cuts to the 2021 budget, officials are still prioritizing improvements to the Uptown district. The village’s capital improvements c...

Plain City Council recently improved a variety of impact fees, designed to offset any negative effects of development on the village’s infrastructure. Developers will be assessed roadway, sanitary sew...

Village officials are asking residents to be aware that they will be conducting regular hydrant flushing early next week. Plain City Administrative Assistant Heidi Baldwin said hydrant flushing will b...

Plain City restaurants could soon have extended outdoor dining spaces, as council considers options to help owners during the COVID-19 pandemic. During Monday’s council meeting, Tim Dawson, owner of P...

Despite a variety of event cancelations forced by COVID-19, Plain City children will still be able to look forward to Trick-or-Treat. Council members agreed to set the time for 3-5 p.m. Halloween, Sat...

The Jerome Township Division of Fire kept busy during a stormy holiday weekend. Fire Chief Douglas Stewart said the department responded to two fires caused by lightning strikes over the course of one...

The new Abraham Depp Elementary School, in Jerome Village, opened its door for students Tuesday. The building is in the Dublin City School District. For several weeks the building will be in a hybrid ...

The utility bill due date for Plain City residents has been extended, following technical difficulties that have since been resolved. According to a release from the village, last week the village exp...

Demonstrators supporting police and President Donald Trump gathered at Scheiderer Transport Inc. on Route 161, east of Plain City Saturday morning in response to a planned anti-police brutality protes...

Officers of the Plain City Police Department, including Lt. Tom Jaskiewicz, at left and Chief Dale McKee, at right, recently received a donated blanket depicting the department’s logo from David Smith...

Darrin Lane’s new home is not inside the village limits Plain City’s Mayor will be stepping down from his position at the end of the month. Darrin Lane said he made the decision to resign after purcha...

Last week, Jonathan Alder welcomed students back to the classroom for the first time since March. The official start was pushed back from a week to help prepare for the reality of school in the time o...

Jerome Township Trustees made their stance clear during Tuesday’s meeting - they do not want the township to lose any of its current land. The board unanimously passed a resolution in opposition of th...

Jonathan Alder quarterback JT Keith prepares to fire a pass during the team’s lone preseason scrimmage at Fairbanks. The Pioneers (1-0) will open the home portion of their regular season on Friday by ...