Ag grant $ are available

Grant funding is available for local agriculture supporters.

The Portland Foundation is now accepting applications for its Friends of Jay County Agriculture 2021 grant cycle.

Grants are available to tax-exempt organizations operating or proposing to operate programs for the benefit of agriculture in Jay County.

Applications are available at portlandfoundation.org. The deadline is 5 p.m. Nov. 12.

For more information, contact Jessica Cook at [email protected].



Library hosting

Jay County Public Library has a variety of fall-themed activities scheduled for this month.

The slate of events includes harvest story time and activities with Jay County Farm Bureau at 10 a.m. Oct. 9. Children will learn about apples, pumpkins and turkeys while participating in hands-on activities.

The library will also host Murder Mystery Mondays on Oct. 11, 18 and 25, with mystery kits available for patrons to check out. There will also be true crime quizzes, and at 6 p.m. Oct. 25 there will be a murder and mystery movie event with the showing of a true crime documentary.

The library will also be open for trick-or-treating from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 29.

Story time will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays, and Mother Goose will visit the library at 11:30 a.m. on Fridays.