By Jane Beathard Staff Writer One of two men nabbed last winter during a break-in at London’s sewage disposal plant pleaded guilty to a theft-related charge on Monday, June 17. James Michael Edwards, 22, of Marysville, pleaded guilty in Madison County Common Pleas Court to breaking and entering, stemming from a January incident at [...]
For The Advocate Jaclynn Yocum, a 2004 graduate of Jonathan Alder High School, recently completed her first season with the Arizona Sizzle of the professional Premier Volleyball League. Her season wrapped up at the USA Volleyball national tournament in Louisville, Ky. It was Yocum’s rookie year with the Phoenix-based squad. “It was a great [...]
By Jane Beathard Staff Writer A second-grade student at Plain City Elementary School apparently drowned accidentally in a Hilliard-area pool on the weekend, according to principal Kelly Hicks. Hicks told board of education members on Monday that Johnathon Miller, 8, was attending a family gathering on Morris Road in western Franklin County when he [...]
By Sarah Foltz For The Madison Press Coming from a small town, Erica Ernst Stottlemyer had her eyes set on The University of Findlay’s small class sizes, pre-veterinary medicine program and the women’s soccer team after high school. In her freshman year, she decided that physical therapy would be the best major and she [...]
By David Bezusko For The Plain City Advocate “What a blessing this day is.” The words of Linda Coates sum up the sentiments expressed by dozens of the record 702 volunteers who worked on Community Care Day. United Way’s 17th annual volunteer event was held on Tuesday, May 21, with sunny skies and comfortable [...]
By Chris Miles Sports Editor When the Jonathan Alder baseball team takes the field for their Division II state semifinal Thursday at 5 p.m. at Huntington Park they’ll be looking at a team similiar to themselves. The Huskies (23-7) are a squad that likes to play “small ball,” has at least one stud [...]
By JEFF GATES Check mates. The Business Professionals of America student group at Tolles Career & Technical Center and the Madison County Special Olympics program appear to be a perfect match. Throughout each academic year, Tolles Business Professionals of America holds events/activities to raise funds for Special Olympics. This year, Tolles’ National Technical Honor [...]
By Chris Miles Sports Editor DAYTON — It’s not always about how many hits you get, but more importantly about when you get them. The Jonathan Alder baseball team was outhit during a Division II regional semifinal against Springfield Shawnee at University of Dayton Thursday, but the Pioneers delivered clutch hits when they needed [...]