Plain City

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...

The Jerome Township Division of Fire will add one new member in an attempt to handle the growth in the area. “I think there is a need,” said Township Administrator Brandon Standley. “I think it’s only...

The Plain City Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a workshop for community members interested in learning how to successfully plant trees. “Trees 101” will be hosted at the Cattle Barn shelter...

Heavy rains pummeled much of Union County this week, leaving waterways and properties flooded. The rain Monday and Tuesday created standing water in fields and even front yards like this residence on ...

Plain City officials said the annual Easter Egg Hunt was a success, drawing approximately 1,000 attendees to search for 9,000 eggs. Along with candy, children were able to redeem tickets found in eggs...

The Jonathan Alder Board of Education approved a measure this month to allow administrators to seek bids for the demolition of 340 W. Main St. in Plain City. The project has an estimated cost of $830,...

Tolles is working to reimagine its agricultural related course offerings after a drop in admissions to the program in recent years. At the March Jonathan Alder Board of Education meeting, Tolles Super...

A Plain City property owner that was hoping to create a Downtown Revitalization District withdrew his application during a public hearing on the matter. “Pencils have erasers for a reasons,” Rayce Rob...

Plain City is partnering with the local American Legion to create a new program to honor village veterans. The village is launching a Military Heroes Banner Program, through which banners featuring lo...

Jerome Township Division of Fire Chief Doug Stewart recently presented the department’s 2023 annual report to the Board of Trustees, including this breakdown of the EMS responses by type of incident. ...

A pair of Plain City juveniles has been charged with obstruction of justice after allegedly running from police. Plain City Police Chief Dale McKee said that at about 3:55 p.m. Tuesday, police receive...

OhioHealth announced a new partnership with Tolles Career and Technical Center in Plain City to find the next generation of young talent. The company is also working with Southwestern City Schools. Wi...

The area highlighted in blue indicates the location of the proposed Plain City Downtown Revitalization District. Creating the 32.4-acre district would allow the village to make up to six more liquor l...

Don Stevens, director of the Perkins Observatory in Delaware, gives a presentation to visitors of the Plain City Public Library Tuesday on the upcoming solar eclipse April 8. Stevens said Plain City i...

An updated noise ordinance was approved in Plain City to the dismay of several residents who have insisted the permitted noise levels are too loud. Council voted 5-0 Monday to approve an ordinance tha...