MIDDLETOWN – A massive new indoor-outdoor sports complex on the south side of Middletown would be a natural complement to the hotels and eateries blossoming on the town's rapidly growing west side.

The area “fits the model of where an indoor or indoor-outdoor sports complex would do really well,” said Gary Johnson, director of business development for ARCO National Construction Company.

Nov. 30—Effingham has agreed to purchase a property that a local group wants to lease to build an indoor-outdoor sports complex it would call the Effingham Showcase Center.

They have added a second separate zoning application to build the indoor-outdoor sports complex, even though the first application has yet to be decided by township officials. Applicant Sam Beiler ...