Plain City

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...

The Jerome Township Trustees are pushing back against legislative recommendations to improve the housing shortage in Ohio, which they say actually harm local government in order to advance special int...

The Mitchell-DewittRoad/Industrial Parkway intersection will be closed beginning Tuesday as a long-awaited project to construct a roundabout begins. Officials said the intersection will be closed for ...

Jonathan Alder continues to be in a good place financially as the five-year forecast numbers came in higher than last year’s projections. Treasurer Mark Ingles updated the board of education Monday on...

Plain City Council approved all three requests submitted for this year’s Community Grant Program. During their most recent meeting, council members voted to award a grant to the Miami Valley Steam Thr...

With the support of other local municipalities, Plain City officials are working to create a 41-acre public park along the Sugar Run tributary. The village is applying for grant funding from the Ohio ...

Through an agreement with the Union County Emergency Management Agency, the software used by tornado sirens in Jerome Township and Plain City will be upgraded. There are two sirens in Plain City, incl...

Plain City Council is currently reviewing a proposed Economic Development Incentive Policy that would guide when and how the village offers certain tax abatements and agreements to businesses. Develop...

Along with an architect firm, Plain City officials are in the early stages of a study to determine potential improvements for the village’s aquatic center. Officials believe the pool was originally de...

The illustration above shows the typology for an Uptown alley, which would be oriented toward pedestrian and bicycle traffic. They may also have amenities like outdoor dining areas and street furnitur...

PCPD Sergeant Aaron Howard was recently honored for his role in saving two individuals’ lives, one man who attempted suicide and another who experienced a massive heart attack. Vance Vowell, who lived...

Deconstruction of the historic Brice Train Depot has begun at its current location in Upper Arlington. The depot will be relocated and reconstructed in Plain City, where it will become the centerpiece...

Jonathan Alder students show board of education members Tuesday how they break down and examine words as part of the district’s reading program implemented earlier this year. Teacher Bryce Swartz gave...

A members-only bourbon bar is one step closer to opening in Plain City, after officials approved an application that will allow the owner to move forward with acquiring a liquor license. Council voted...

Nearly 500 Jonathan Alder students and families visited Canaan Middle School Friday night for the district’s Space Night event. Hosted by Amazon Web Services, the event offered STEM and educational ac...

Jerome Township officials gave the green light to a tax abatement that will be offered to a new logistics center. Trustee Chair Barry Adler emphasized that the Enterprise Zone Agreement with Mixt Solu...