Plain City holds Touch a Truck
Plain City
June 20, 2024

Plain City holds Touch a Truck

By Michael Williamson

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 the 5 p.m. start time, families showed up to see vehicles and equipment from the village’s agencie...

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