Plain City

Established in 1800, the Mitchell Cemetery, which is located along Route 38 in Darby Township, was gifted a new sign by five local descendants of the Mitchell family, Jim and Carolyn Mitchell, R. Carl...

Jonathan Alder is going in a new direction with the school resource officer program. At the August board of education meeting, the district approved a new safety and security coordinator position to r...

As voters throughout Union County prepare to vote on electric and gas aggregation, Plain City residents could be the next to do so. Amy Hoffman, with Palmer Energy, said the company works with the Ohi...

Tolles Career and Technical Center is asking community members to send in their memories and bring their curiosity to the school’s 50th anniversary celebration this fall. Tolles will be hosting a spec...

Plain City officials recently heard conceptual plans to develop nearly 550 acres along U.S. 42 into a business park called Creekview Commerce Park, as illustrated above. The development will have thre...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: Officers found a door unsecured on West Main Street at 12:54 a.m. July 17. Officers searched the building and found nothing out of the ordinary. A no...

Jerome Township officials are speaking out against a proposed annexation that would make more than 500 acres a part of the Village of Plain City. During its most recent meeting, council heard first re...

The Miami Valley Steam Threshers Association recently named Kenneth Fulk as the Grand Marshal for the 75 th Annual Reunion and Show. “ Well now, that’s quite an honor!” officials said Fulk responded w...

Jonathan Alder is getting an additional chunk of grant money that will go to helping the district’s homeless students. At the July board of education meeting Monday, the group approved a McKinney-Vent...

Jerome Township officials are planning improvements to Harry Wolfe Park that they hope will make the park and pond more accessible to all community members. The trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to s...

Just as Plain City officials approved a policy that will guide when and how they offer economic development incentives, they took a step toward approving the village’s first ever Tax Increment Financi...

All land uses related to the growth or sale of marijuana will be prohibited in Jerome Township temporarily, although the trustees did not set a definite time limit on the prohibition. At its most rece...

Jerome Township and Union County officials approved a tax abatement for a developer planning to build a 24,000-square foot speculative building in the township. Union County/Marysville Economic Develo...

Following the state legislature’s passage of a new cell phone law for schools, Jonathan Alder is looking at how it will update its own policy to follow state guidelines. The board of education discuss...

The conceptual plans illustrated above show a proposed design from Como Development and OutdoorFX to create several buildings of flex space for light industrial uses. The road pictured at far left is ...

Plain City Public Library will be asking for a levy renewal this fall, a little earlier in its usual five-year cycle. Chris Long, the library director, said going earlier ensures there will be time to...

Lt. Tom Jaskiewicz, at right, is pictured with Plain City Police Department Chief Dale McKee. The police department and council recently celebrated Jaskiewicz’s 25th anniversary of full-time service w...

Plain City voters will decide in November whether to replace the village’s police levy. Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday to place a replacement, 5-mill levy for police protection on th...

The map above illustrates the locations and coverage of tornado sirens in and near Union County. Each dark red dot represents the site of a siren, while the concentric, lighter red circle shows the on...

Graham, right, and his brother, Carson, left, of Ostrander, paint on a Plain City plow truck at the village’s Touch a Truck event Friday evening. Despite some afternoon showers that carried through th...

According to Plain City Police Department reports: An officer responded to South Chillicothe Street at 12:33 a.m. June 13 for a report of an unruly juvenile. The officer spoke with the juvenile and wa...

The site of the second phase of the Jerome Grand multi-family, residential development is depicted above. The first phase of the apartment development is adjacent to U.S. 33, at left, a site to the so...

The Village of Plain City recently purchased a 1949 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway caboose, pictured above, from Mr. Tree Christmas Tree Farm in Blacklick. The caboose will be added to the Public Square ...

As the one year mark since the death of Madison Baby Doe approaches, Plain City Police Department officials are optimistic that answers surrounding her passing are within reach. “We have made a lot of...

Although Plain City officials prepared for the village to become a city four years ago, it looks like it will have to wait until 2030. At their meeting on Monday, council members discussed options to ...

Plain City Council members are taking a big picture approach as they set goals that will guide next year’s budget. “The time is better spent presenting your guys’ ideas and strategic vision” than revi...

Jerome Township’s first annual Community Car Show was a hit and officials are already planning for an even more successful event next year. “It’s just going to get bigger and better,” Township Adminis...

Emergencies crews shut down traffic to West Bigelow Avenue in Plain City Tuesday morning after responding to a fatal house fire. When firefighters arrived, they found Ben Jenkins, 45, deceased at the ...

The Village of Plain City will receive $5 million to support upgrades to the Plain City Wastewater Treatment Facility through a statewide program to improve critical infrastructure. Plain City was rec...

Plain City’s kickoff of the summer season will happen Saturday with the annual Bluegrass and BBQ Festival. Pastime Park will offer a day of local music and food from noon to 8 p.m. “Experience the bes...