Plain City reverses course on Madison Meadows expansion
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March 17, 2022

Plain City reverses course on Madison Meadows expansion

By Kayleen Petrovia

In a reconsideration of its earlier vote, Plain City Council voted Monday to allow for a second phase of the Madison Meadows residential development, illustrated above. Council President Michael Terry proposed an amendment to remove the seven lots adjacent to Kramer Park, outlined in bold, but it fa...

North Lewisburg’s vintage Ford reaches the end of the road
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This 1979 Ford F-250, which has served North Lewisburg for nearly five decades, will soon be headed to the auction block. Originally purchased by the village's fire district, the truck has fewer than 20,000 miles on it. Village council voted Tuesday to sell the vintage pickup through GovDeals with a minimum price of $10,000. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)
North Lewisburg’s vintage Ford reaches the end of the road
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A pickup truck that has served North Lewisburg for nearly five decades will soon be headed to the auction block, although at least one village council member has mixed feelings about seeing it go. Nor...
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