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Facade funds OK’d for business
A downtown Portland business will get some help with new windows. During back-to-back meetings Thursday morning, Portland Historic Preservation Commission and Portland Facade Committee approved a certificate of appropriateness for new windows on the north side of Reclaiming Design and agreed to cover half of the cost of cutting the …
Foundation awards grants
Local organizations will receive more than $150,000 in support for projects.
Lease OK’d; JCDC offers its response
During a meeting Monday, the Jay County Development Corporation (JCDC) board of directors approved its lease agreement with the city for its office space in Community Resource Center.
County to look at health insurance option
County commissioners heard a case for partially self-funding county employees’ health insurance Monday. Their plan is to see what that would look like with other insurance brokers in the coming weeks.
Raises addressed
DUNKIRK — It took some time, but raises have been approved for 2025. Dunkirk City Council spent more than an hour and 15 minutes discussing the raises section-by-section Monday, generally settling on 5% increases for employees and 10% increases for supervisors.
County will look at its security policies
Jay County Commissioners OK’d creating a task force Monday to update the county’s cybersecurity plan.
McCormick spoke at dinner in Hartford City
Democrat candidate for governor Jennifer McCormick discussed all of those issues during her visit Saturday to the Roosevelt Truman Dinner at the Elks Lodge in Hartford City. In doing so, she pushed another belief — that if voters who care about those issues go to the polls in November, she …
Republicans gathered at Prescott Farms
U.S. Rep. Jim Banks, lieutenant governor candidate Micah Beckwith, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales, State Sen. Jeff Raatz and State Rep. J.D. Prescott, who hosted the event, discussed various issues and pushed for continued GOP leadership in Indiana and the return of former president Donald Trump to the White …
Council, marshal spar in meeting
REDKEY — Tensions are bubbling between police and council. Redkey Town Council discussed taking disciplinary measures against town marshal Zach Moser but took no action during a meeting Thursday. It also agreed to move forward with amending its animal ordinance and expressed issues with ongoing gas line work.
More site monitoring approved for Sheller
The city approved additional environmental work for the former Sheller-Globe site. More will be coming.
Truck struck Meridian project worker
A rural Portland man hit a construction worker with his truck Friday.
Fly-in, Young Eagles are on schedule
It’s time to fly. Portland Municipal Airport is offering several opportunities to get a bird’s eye view of the community in the coming weeks.
Model hobby
Renken, a member of the Indiana Covered Bridge Society, makes various toothpick bridge models. He sets up his collection at shows and festivals throughout Indiana, including Redkey’s Gas Boom Days, Portland’s Heritage Days and, this week, at the show at Jay County Fairgrounds.
Shifting dates
Jay County Fair Board announced Thursday morning that the 2025 Jay County Fair will run from June 28 through July 5 and partner with carnival company Kissel Entertainment for its midway.
Jay rate up by 0.2 points
According to estimates released this week by Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Jay County’s unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points in July to 4.7%.
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