Plain City

Jerome Township Division of Fire will soon have a new fire truck. Township trustees voted Monday to purchase a new truck for $510,000 from Sutphen in Dublin. The 2019 Sutphen Pumper will replace an ex...

Clint Hayes has been named the new principal at Jonathan Alder High School. The district board of education approved Superintendent Gary Chapman’s recommendation at the regular meeting on Apr. 8. Chap...

Plain City is exploring options to form a Special Improvement District (SID) for the village. At the work session Wednesday, council met with Shannon Fergus a city-planning consultant with the firm MS...

–––– Above, Marlee Jacobs goes through her windup before delivering a pitch during a recent softball game at North Union High School. At right Cierra Clark runs the base path between second and third ...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: An officer was sent to investigate a possible hit-and-skip crash on South Chillicothe Street Apr. 1 at 9:05 p.m. An officer responded to a parking co...

The Plain City Public Library, 305 W. Main St., will host its April Maker-Space program next week. The public is invited to welcome to learn about 3-D printing and what can be done with the technology...

Officials are planning a groundbreaking ceremony for the new village administration building. Above is a drawing of the proposed building. (Photo submitted) –––– Another step in the process has been m...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: An officer responded to Fanshell Drive and Alderwood Circle for a parking complaint March 18 at 7:22 p.m. The officer contacted the driver, who moved...

Officials in Jerome Township will be hosting an open house this week to talk about public safety. The meeting has been scheduled from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, at the Jerome Township Hall, 9777 Indu...

Plain City Police Chief Dale McKee honored several members of his department at Monday’s council meeting. Pictured above are, from left, Mckee, officer Stephen Drake, officer David Drudy, officer Aaro...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: Officers were sent to Route 161 for a fire alarm March 11 at 12:44 a.m. An officer saw a grey 2016 Dodge truck and utility trailer parked illegally o...

While Jerome Township officials and residents are looking to curb noise pollution, they aren’t sure they can do it. At Monday night’s meeting of the Jerome Township Board of Trustees, the trustees dis...

The Jonathan Alder Power of the Pen team had a very successful day at the recent regional tournament at Wittenberg College in Springfield. The seventh and eighth grade teams took second place honors. ...

Plain City is planning to move away from using the Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA) and bringing income tax collection into the village. RITA collects income taxes for many Ohio municipalities that h...

According to Plain City Police reports: An officer was sent to a “suspicious circumstance” on Church Street on March 1 at 11:21 p.m. After determining everything to be fine, the officer returned to pa...

Plain City officials are starting the process of asking for volunteers to help shape the future government. At a work session following Monday’s Plain City Village Council meeting, the body authorized...

Union County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a three-vehicle crash on Route 736 near U.S. 42 today at about 7:20 a.m. According to a deputy on scene, at least two people were transported for medical a...

Jonathan Alder’s Jackson Izzard buries a three-pointer against Bishop Hartley during Tuesday’s tournament game. Both the Alder boys' and girls' squads advanced to the district tournament this year, wi...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: An officer was notified of a large tree branch in the eastbound lane of Route 161 east of Jackson Boulevard Feb. 24 at 4:23 p.m. The officer removed ...

Officials at the Plain City Public Library are encourging the community to “bring the whole family” to Shamrock Storytime at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday. This storytime features stories, rhymes, songs, dancing...

Plain City is looking at a proposal to bring park and pool concessions in-house. Village Administrator Nathan Cahall recently reported that in the past a vendor has serviced concessions at the aquatic...

Dublin City School District has announced it will break ground on a new elementary school in Jerome Township. The district is planning an elementary school for Jerome Village, to open in fall of 2020....