Plain City

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...

As part of discussions about parking on Maple Street, Plain City Village Administrator Nathan Cahall created a series of drawings, showing how parking blocks the sight lines for drivers entering or cr...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: An officer observed a tan Saturn SUV traveling southbound on North Chillicothe Street stop 20-30 feet past the stop bar at the intersection of North ...

Despite rules against it and notices and signs reminding drivers of the prohibition, cars still park along Maple Street. Village leaders say the street is not wide enough to have two-wat traffic and o...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: An officer responded to the area of East Main Street and South Chillicothe Street in reference to a non-injury crash at 9:49 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27. U...

Plain City’s pool hosted its annual pooch paddle Monday evening. The dog swim serves as the pool’s final event for the season. Officials say the village park will remain open for campers through the e...

Jerome Township officials are in the process of replacing the official in charge of growth in the township. Last month, former zoning inspector Mark Spagnuolo resigned abruptly. Township Director of D...

Police responded on Aug. 23 at 10:20 p.m. to a report of trespassing on South Jefferson Avenue. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the complainant. The complainant advised her husband was yellin...

The Plain City Police Department and the Pleasant Valley Joint Fire District responded to a diesel fuel spill about 4 p.m., Tuesday on N. Chillicothe Street. Officials worked to make sure the leaked f...

Plain City officials are saying the village water is safe to drink as they continue to investigate a complaint about discolored water. Tuesday evening, the village water department received a complain...

After two initiatives failed to make the November ballot, Plain City officials are considering the termination of the village’s solicitor. During Monday’s village council meeting, officials went into ...

Parking has been on the minds of many Plain City residents, who once again brought their concerns to Monday’s village council meeting. Residents and business owners from throughout the village express...

While today is the first official day of school at Jonathan Alder, nearly all of the Pioneer sports teams are already into their season. The Alder football squad, the only team not already in action, ...

Despite residents’ concerns, Jerome Township Trustees approved a zoning application for developer Evergreen Land Company for more than 20 acres of land located between 9689 U.S. 42 and 9740 New Califo...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: On July 31 at 4:06 p.m., an officer was dispatched to West Main Street in reference to a narcotics investigation. The anonymous complainant stated th...

As Plain City continues to grow, the village is clamping down on issues previously unattended to and the result has some residents concerned with the changes. Several residents and business owners att...

Jonathan Alder’s school board is contemplating changing the usage policy for the stadium after the recent completion of a new stadium at Jonathan Alder High School. Superintendent Gary Chapman said it...

The finished Jonathan Alder High School turf field and scoreboard will be on display for the public to see Thursday ahead of the first football game of the season on Aug. 30. Alder’s Athletic and Musi...

Plain City Police Chief Dale McKee, left, presented certificates of achievement to two officers at the village’s council meeting Monday night. Sgt. Tharon Prather, center, was recognized for 15 years ...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: On July 31 at 4:06 p.m., an officer was dispatched to West Main Street in reference to a narcotics investigation. The anonymous complainant stated th...

The Plain City Police Department will gain a few more officers. Village council members approved the addition of a police levy on the November ballot at a special council meeting Monday night. The mea...

Construction is underway on an addition at the Der Dutchman restaurant on Jefferson Street. The restaurant plans to expand the bakery. The 5,000 -square-foot prohect has seen several delays due to its...

Students from Jonathan Alder High School grades 10-12 traveled to Europe for a Global Leadership Summit in Switzerland in July with students from around the world. The theme was to discover and analyz...

Plain City officials are looking at design plans for a possible duplex on the village’s west side. The Board of Zoning Appeals looked at an application at the Tuesday evening BZA meeting for a single-...

A young audience member watches a performance by the Naked Karate Girls, a rock/pop band from Cincinnati, who headlined Saturday’s 2019 Rock the Clock event in Plain City’s Uptown. (Journal-Tribune ph...

As crews in Plain City wrap up their final week of paving on Maple Street, the village is preparing to move forward on a similar project one block over. Designs are being put together for the reconstr...

The Plain City Police Department provided a photo Tuesday from footage of an attempted vehicle theft in a village neighborhood from July 17 around 4:30 a.m. According to a statement from the police th...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: An officer was dispatched to North Avenue in reference to a theft July 11 at 11:49 p.m. Upon arrival, the officer made contact with the complainant w...

Left, a line of Oliver tractors rolls down Main Street in Plain City for the annual Steam Threshers Grand Parade on Friday. Oliver was the 2019 feature tractor for the Miami Valley Steam Threshers Ass...

Crews working on the Maple Street project in Plain City have added curb cuts and sidewalks to the entirety of the street. Although no additional width has been added to the street, the work will preve...