Plain City

Plain City is gearing up for construction on Gay Street similar to last year’s Maple Street project. Monday night, the Village hosted an “open house” informational meeting about the Gay Street Improve...

Students at Jonathan Alder Jr. High School recently participated in the eight-grade debate. Participants wrote research papers then held debates in the Junior High library. Topics debated included, wh...

Jonathan Alder’s Claire Warren, a seventh grader at Jonathan Alder Junior High School, took second-place overall at the Madison County Junior High School Spelling Bee, held Tuesday evening at Tolles T...

Plain City Public Library is celebrating Take-Your-Child-to-the-Library Day on Saturday, Feb. 1 with two great programs for children of all ages. From 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., children 12 years old a...

Jonathan Alder Treasurer Aaron Johnson, right, swears in board of education members, from left, Shannon Foust, Bill McCartney, Christine Blacka and Steve Votaw as member Mary Jo Boyd looks on Monday. ...

The Jonathan Alder district recently purchased a visitor management system. Above, High School Assistant Principal Mark Fenik demonstrates the new system using board member Christine Blacka’s identifi...

After addressing many of their 2019 goals, Plain City Council is gearing up for another productive year. “Council set some ambitious objectives last year and we got most of them,” said Village Adminis...

Jerome Township Trustees are still undecided as to how to move forward with the Pioneer Crossing development. The application to rezone approximately 111 acres to PD (planned development) on the south...

Jerome Township celebrated the service of longtime Trustee Ron Rhodes with a retirement party Thursday, Dec. 19. Rhodes, pictured above with a cake, was a township trustee for nearly 40 years, as well...

The Jonathan Alder girls softball team was recognized at the Ohio Senate for winning the 2019 Division II State Championship. The team was at the Ohio Statehouse on Wednesday, Dec. 11, to celebrate it...

Throughout the village, residents are embracing the holiday spirit. During Saturday’s Christmas Under the Clock event, the Girl Scouts and Plain City Police Department partnered to host “Cram the Crui...

Jonathan Alder Drum Major Isaiah Heyman touches his plume to the turf at the Teays Valley stadium prior to the start of the Pioneers’ playoff football game against Jackson Friday. JA won the game 38-1...

The Plain City Elementary School Girls on the Run team participated in a celebratory 5K run Saturday at Columbus Commons. Over the course of the 10-week program, girls in grades 3-8 develop essential ...

The Plain City Public Library hosted a “Family Sing-Along” Tuesday evening. The event welcomed children to sing along, karaoke-style to their favorite family-friendly songs. Pictured is Miles Moran, 5...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: An officer was dispatched to Mike’s Pit Stop on West Main Street in reference to a drive-off of gasoline at 5:42 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5. The caller adv...

Plain City residents will need to pay their November utility bills by cash or check. Online bill pay is currently unavailable, as Village Administrator Nathan Cahall said the village encountered techn...

The Plain City Druggist will celebrate its 20th anniversary this weekend. Pictured in the November 1999 photo above are, from left, Mary Lou Lovejoy, Bud Lovejoy, Betty Craft, Robin Craft, Joe Craft, ...

Plain City residents have a new central hub for information regarding the village - an app. Police Chief Dale McKee said the village officially launched a free mobile app Monday. McKee said the app wi...

Those passing by this home on Alderwood Circle in Plain City are in for a spooky treat. Skeletons, ghosts, zombies and corpses fill the yard, caution tape covers the doors and scarey movie villains st...

Plain City Public Library officials are inviting residents to chuck pumpkins with them. Residents are asked to bring their pumpkin Tuesday to the St. Joseph Parish Activity Center, 670 W Main St., to ...

A Jerome Township ballot measure will be counted. The Ohio Supreme Court recently ruled that a referendum initiative on the November ballot will be counted. In January, Paragon Building Group, Ltd., f...

Plain City will be replacing water valves throughout the village, beginning today. The valves to be replaced are connected to the main water delivery lines, not individual homes. Several streets will ...

Officials are moving forward with a company that plans to bring a pet funeral home to Jerome Township. During Tuesday’s trustees meeting, zoning officials shared their opinions regarding a code amendm...

Jerome Township has a new zoning inspector. Eric R. Snowden began Monday, according to Jerome Township Fire Chief Douglas Stewart. Along with a new inspector has also come a new job description, Stewa...

Students from Shekinah Christian School’s seventh and eighth grade classes were at Plain City’s Pasttime Park recently to plant flowers and generally clean-up in the park. The project was part of the ...

The Jerome Township Fire Department is hosting a series of town hall meetings to discuss the upcoming fire levy on November’s ballot. During Tuesday’s Board of Trustees meeting, Fire Chief Doug Stewar...

As Plain City Council reviews the 2020 budget, it is considering potential raises to the village’s water and sewer rates. During a work session following Monday’s council meeting, Village Administrato...

Although Plain City Council decided against adding parking to Maple Street several weeks ago, the choice was met with opposition during Monday’s meeting. Business owners from the Maple Street area wer...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: An officer was dispatched to Lantern Lane in reference to a soliciting complaint at 4:58 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16. The caller advised the subject was...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: An officer was dispatched to North Avenue to meet with a caller in reference to a question about custody at 4:37 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9. Upon the offic...