Plain City

Jerome Twp. Hall, park area could see some upgrades
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
February 7, 2024
Jerome Township officials are focusing on a list of priorities for 2024 that they feel will keep them busy for much of the year. “We are sitting in a very good place,” said Township Administrator Bran...
P.C. will also buy Flock cameras
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
January 31, 2024
Plain City Police Department officials are hopeful that a new camera system will help ensure fewer crimes go unsolved. “The bottom line is these cameras are like force multipliers,” said PCPD Lt. Tom ...
Time running out to take survey on Plain City connectivity
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
January 29, 2024
Plain City officials are asking those who live, work or visit the village to take a survey that will help improve connectivity in the area. Ohio State University’s Knowlton School of Architecture is c...
Plain City officially eliminates Design Review Board
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
January 25, 2024
Plain City’s Design Review Board will no longer exist, as village officials solidify a path that they believe will be more straightforward for design changes to the Uptown. Council members voted 5-0 d...
Plain City, Police Beat
By From JT Staff Reports 
January 25, 2024
According to Plain City Police Department reports: An officer responded to Steadfast Performance Training on Gay Street at 9:52 a.m. Jan. 18 for a 911 follow-up. The officer made contact with several ...
Plain City officer honored
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
January 25, 2024
Plain City Police Chief Dale McKee, at right, took a moment during the most recent council meeting to honor Sergeant Tharon Prather, at left, for 20 years of service with the Plain City Police Departm...
JA bus driver honored
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
January 25, 2024
The Jonathan Alder Board of Education recognized Tammy Robinson this month with the “Excellence in Action” staff recognition award. Robinson is a bus driver for the district and has served as a volunt...
Plain City Community Improvement Corporation finalized
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
January 24, 2024
Plain City now has its own Community Improvement Corporation (CIC), an economic development tool that will help set the foundation for future growth. Council members unanimously approved the creation ...
Plain City’s rapid expansion shows no signs of slowing
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
January 24, 2024
Plain City residential and commercial development was booming in 2023, with Village Planner Derek Hutchinson calling it a “record-breaking” year in a number of ways. “We had an extremely busy year,” H...
Indoor Walking Program begins
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
January 18, 2024
The graphic above illustrates the location of the Ball House, 327 W. Bigelow St., marked with a red pin, in relation to the Plain City Public Library. The Ball House will once again host the annual Ac...
Jerome trustees reject second innovation district
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
January 18, 2024
The map above depicts the land that would have been encompassed by the Innovation II Planned Development District, located between Industrial Parkway and U.S. 33, and reaching from U.S. 42 to the Jero...
Education, News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
January 12, 2024
Tolles Career and Technical Center has been awarded $200,000 in Super RAPIDS funding by the State of Ohio. These funds will be used to purchase new robotic equipment, training workstations and technic...
New board members introduced at JA
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
January 11, 2024
Jonathan Alder officials held the first board meeting of 2024 Monday after swearing in returning members Bill McCartney and Steve Votaw as well as new board member, Bruce Hooley. The new board members...
Plain City, Police Beat
By From JT Staff Reports 
January 11, 2024
According to Plain City Police Department reports: An officer responded to West Main Street at 2:17 a.m. Jan. 3 for numerous 911 calls received when there was no emergency. An investigation is ongoing...
PC inches toward Community Improvement Corp.
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
January 5, 2024
Council chambers was filled with friends and family members as new and reelected Plain City officials took the oath of office during their work session Wednesday. New council members Tyler Harriman an...
Livestreaming of Jerome Twp. meetings discussed
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
January 4, 2024
At the start of a new year and with a new member, the Jerome Township Trustees are deciding what their future meetings may look like, including whether they will be livestreamed. Joe Craft returned to...
Input on comprehensive plan sought
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
January 4, 2024
Jerome Township residents have an opportunity to provide their opinions to be incorporated into the comprehensive plan update. Those interested can visit www.jerometownshipcomprehensiveplan.com. The g...
Jerome residents question Innovation District details
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
December 29, 2023
The Jerome Township Trustees will wait until the new year to decide the fate of a second proposed Innovation District amid confusion surrounding its function and purpose, and questions about the trans...
Jerome Township rebrands with new logos
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
December 26, 2023
Jerome Township officials unveiled a new logo after years of working on a rebranding initiative. Trustee Megan Sloat, who spearheaded the project, said she feels the result is an image that embodies t...
712-home development OK’d in Jerome Twp.
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
December 21, 2023
Jerome Township officials approved a rezoning along Currier Road that will allow for the development of more than 700 homes for older adults. In a 2-0 vote, the trustees approved an application from P...
JA begins process to revamp campuses
Education, News, Plain City
By Michael Williamson 
December 18, 2023
Jonathan Alder is starting the master facility planning process to look at how the district will handle growth over the next several years and an early step in that process will be demolishing the old...
News, Plain City
By From JT Staff Reports 
December 14, 2023
According to Plain City Police Department reports: An officer responded to an inactive neighbor dispute that happened the previous day at the North Avenue Apartments on North Avenue at 1:27 p.m. Dec. ...
PC Council to reconsider Uptown zoning overlay
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
December 11, 2023
Images from the proposed Uptown Design Guide, which includes examples of acceptable designs, are pictured above. (Graphic submitted) -- As Plain City officials continue to consider how changes to the ...
Plain City Council reconsidering noise ordinance
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
December 8, 2023
Plain City officials are once again considering changes to the village’s noise ordinance, this time proposing adding decibel levels. Council President James Sintz explained during a work session Wedne...
Jerome officials will monitor comprehensive plan after update
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
December 7, 2023
As Jerome Township officials work toward an update of their comprehensive plan, they are also working to ensure it stays up-to-date in the future. “It really is kind of a fluid thing,” Trustee Megan S...
Apartments planned for Plain City
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
December 6, 2023
Developers recently shared a conceptual site plan for a three-story, mixed-use apartment building to be constructed on Alcott Drive and U.S. 42. The development, illustrated above, would have storefro...
Holiday season in full swing in Plain City
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
November 30, 2023
There are plenty of ways to celebrate the holiday season in Plain City, highlighted by the annual Route 42 Holiday Hop and Christmas Under the Clock celebrations on Saturday. The day begins with the H...
Plain City, Police Beat
By From JT Staff Reports 
November 30, 2023
According to Plain City Police Department reports: An officer responded to Church Street at 9:04 a.m. Nov. 20 for a report of theft of change from a parked unlocked vehicle. The officer canvassed the ...
Plain City Historic District will remain
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
November 30, 2023
Plain City Council pushed back against a plan to eliminate the village’s Uptown Historic District and Design Review Board, voting to strike the proposal from its agenda. “I could never support this,” ...
Jerome Trustees discuss U.S. 42 intersection upgrade delay
News, Plain City
By Kayleen Petrovia 
November 24, 2023
Jerome Township officials recently heard an update on the U.S. 42/Industrial Parkway intersection, though they admitted ODOT’s schedule may not be exactly what residents want to hear. “I don’t think i...