In review - Friday, Dec. 15, 2023

Jay County Solid Waste Management District will have recycling trailers available from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday across from Pennville Fire Station and 9 a.m. to noon in the parking lot at 220 Lincoln St., Portland.

To host

Jay County’s Purdue Extension office is partnering with local fire departments to offer emergency preparedness for rural families training sessions in March.

Dunkirk Fire Department will host a farm emergency management program March 5. A first aid session will follow March 7.

Portland Fire Department will host a fire protection program March 12. A HAZMAT session will follow March 14.

All sessions will run from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

USDA launches

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched an online application for Direct Loan customers.

The loan application is available at farmers.gov.

“Online services are commonplace in commercial lending, and with USDA Farm Service Agency’s new online loan application feature, it is now easier for producers to get the financing they need to start, expand, or maintain their farming and ranching operations,” said USDA deputy secretary Xochitl Torres Small.

Hunt returns

Indiana Department of Natural Resources is continuing this year.

The program allows Hoosier hunters to take their field-dressed deer to one of more than 50 meat processing sites in the state. The processor then butcher’s the meat and donates it to area food banks.

Participating meat processors in the area include Fisher Packing in Pennville and Wright Brothers Buckstop in Redkey. For more information, visit on.IN.gov/huntforhunger or contact [email protected] or (317) 232-0658.