LEXINGTON — Kim Sterry’s gourmet food shop may be in a new location, but she jokes that she’s already running out of room. A wave of customers and friends crammed into the new-and-improved Kimmy’s Cucina Wednesday for a grand reopening celebration. The business has relocated to 275 E. Main Street in Lexington. “This expansion is […]
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Lexington council votes to prohibit marijuana dispensaries
LEXINGTON — Recreational marijuana is now legal in Ohio, but you won’t find any retailers popping up in Lexington. Lexington’s village council voted Jan. 15 to adopt an ordinance prohibiting the commercial retail sale of marijuana. The ordinance’s official language bans the processing and dispensing of adult use cannabis, as well as cannabis laboratories, cultivation […]
Lexington swears in new mayor, council members
LEXINGTON — Keith Bacin has been attending Lexington village council meetings for years. Soon, he’ll be on the other side of the table. Judge Brent Robinson of the Richland County Common Pleas Court swore in several Lexington area officials Wednesday night. Some, like Bacin and fellow village council member Aaron Hoptry, have never held public office. […]
Lexington votes in new council members, passes charter amendments
LEXINGTON — The village of Lexington officially has a new mayor, and will welcome two new faces to its village council. According to final, unofficial results from the Richland County Board of Elections, Keith Bacin, Aaron Hoptry and Wynn H. Kearns will serve on Lexington village council starting in 2024. Bacin led with 28% of […]
Lexington council, charter amendments on Nov. 7 ballot
LEXINGTON — Four candidates are running for three seats on Lexington Village Council. At least two of those candidates will be new to Lexington’s legislative body. Councilman Wynn Kearns is running to retain his seat; appointee Zachary Alleshouse is not. Current council president Robert “Bob” Jarvis is leaving council and is running unopposed for mayor […]