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Drive is underway
Pak-a-Sak has launched its five week Paper Kettle Drive at 31 locations in Indiana.
Restoring for weddings
Old barn will have new life as event venue
Plans for new recycling center advance
Jay County Commissioners approved a real estate purchase agreement Monday with Portland Economic Development Corporation for 9.18 acres of its 75-acre parcel along Tyson Road, west of Tyson Foods and Community Fiber Solutions.
Dunkirk to buy cameras, radios
DUNKIRK — Equipment has been purchased for the park, street and utility departments with remaining federal coronavirus relief funds.
Buying body cams
Jay County Commissioners approved a $264,626 agreement Monday with Motorola for new body and vehicle cameras at Jay County Sheriff’s Office and Jay County Jail. The cameras will be purchased using American Rescue Plan Act dollars, a decision approved last week by commissioners and Jay County Council.
Redkey buying new water meters
Funding will come from federal COVID relief dollars
Board approves project plan
Portland Board of Aviation approved its five-year capital improvement plan Wednesday and learned from its engineer that a change in federal funding levels will reduce the local financial commitment.
County OKs plan for ARPA
After meetings lasting nearly three and a half hours Wednesday, plans are in motion for a few agreements to spend the county’s nearly $2.2 million remaining ARPA dollars.
Celebrating 100
Rural Redkey native Herb Heston became centenarian Tuesday
Financial outlook remains strong
Projections shared Monday by treasurer Deanna Knapke estimate the school district will finish fiscal year 2025 — it ends June 30 — with a budget surplus of more than $2.73 million, bringing its year-end cash balance before encumbrances to $14.7 million. That’s up roughly $900,000 from projections made in May.
Sewer waiver ordinance clears 1st reading
Portland City Council approved an ordinance on first reading Monday to waive sewer fees for users whose property cannot be used following first, floods, wind or other “act of God.”
Mobile unit target is Dec. 2
Jay Schools superintendent Jeremy Gulley told Jay School Board on Monday that plans are on track for Jay County Junior-Senior High School students to begin using mobile classrooms Dec. 2.
For the Dawgs
Big Sean’s Dawgs opened in mid August at 124 N. Commerce St., Portland, the former home of Yergy’s BBQ.
Decisions needed on ARPA $
American Rescue Plan Act dollars need to be allocated by the end of the year. With December only a few weeks away, options are limited.
‘Alice,’ with a twist
Jay County Junior-Senior High School’s production of “Alice in Wonderland: Down the Rabbit Hole,” an adaptation of the 1865 Lewis Carroll novel, opens on Friday night.
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